[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 6 (Monday, February 14, 1994)]
[Pages 242-243]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the Report on Science, 
Technology, and American Diplomacy

February 8, 1994

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. Chairman:)

    In accordance with Title V of the Foreign Relations Act of Fiscal 
Year 1979, as amended (Public Law 95-426; 22 U.S.C. 2656c(b)), I am 
pleased to transmit this annual report on Science, Technology and 
American Diplomacy for fiscal year 1993.
    Redefining U.S. foreign policy and consolidating the dramatic 
changes of the last few years represents a significant challenge. In the 
post-Cold War world, we seek to support democracy and peace, promote 
sustainable economic growth, and address global problems such as rapid 
rates of population growth, environmentally unsound energy production 
and consumption, global climate change, loss of biodiversity, and the 
spread of AIDS. This report clearly indicates that these problems can be 
addressed effectively through international cooperation in science and 
technology.
    The 1993 Title V report describes the role of international science 
and technology cooperation in the implementation of our foreign policy, 
highlighting a series of themes relevant to important issues affecting 
U.S. interests overseas, including emerging infections; energy, 
environment, and economics; and natural disaster reduction. In addition, 
the report examines science and technology cooperation in two geographic 
regions, Latin America and Asia, on which the Administration has placed 
a renewed emphasis.
    For the first time the Title V report provides a detailed 
examination of science and technology in our foreign assistance 
programs, emphasizing our focus on sustainable development. The United 
States is well positioned to shape the international agenda for 
promoting sustainable development, and to leverage other donors and 
multilateral institutions, through cooperative research programs and 
assistance in the fields of science and technology.
    The report also describes the significant potential for post-Cold 
War defense cooperation. Research of dual-use technologies has the 
potential to enhance our economic well-being through the development of 
new manufacturing processes or marketable products that improve the 
global competitiveness of American businesses. We face the challenge of 
seeking deeper collaborative opportunities with our allies that 
strengthen our technical flexibility and collective security, while 
securing foreign technologies with distinct advantages for domestic 
application.
    I will ensure that our Federal science and technology investments 
are at the forefront of our national agenda, that our country

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maintains its world leadership in science and technology, and that 
international cooperation in science and technology advances our 
domestic agenda, while also supporting the objectives of U.S. foreign 
policy in the post-Cold War era.
    Sincerely,
                                            William J. Clinton

Note: Identical letters were sent to Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the 
House of Representatives; Claiborne Pell, chairman, Senate Committee on 
Foreign Relations; and John Glenn, chairman, Senate Committee on 
Governmental Affairs.