State Department Names First S&T Adviser

Dr. Norman P. Neureiter has been sworn in as Science and Technology Adviser to Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright. In his capacity as Science and Technology Adviser, Dr. Neureiter will work directly with the most senior Department officials to ensure strong leadership on science-related issues. He will chair a senior-level science policy committee at the Department and will serve as the Department's principal liaison with the science, engineering and technology community -- in government, academia, and the private sector -- to promote active, long-term partnerships and to identify common objectives.

Secretary Albright acted to appoint a Science and Technology Adviser upon the recommendation of the Department's Senior Task Force on Strengthening Science at State, convened in October 1999 by Under Secretary for Global Affairs Frank E. Loy and Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security John D. Holum. The Task Force was guided by a study undertaken by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, and by legislation enacted in 1999 calling for the appointment of a State Department Science and Technology Adviser.

Before taking early retirement in 1996, Dr. Neureiter was Vice President of Texas Instruments Japan. Dr. Neureiter also has previously served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (during 1969-1973).

Dr. Neuriter’s bio can be viewed at: http://www.state.gov/www/global/oes/neureiter_norman.html