Bill > HRes623

This resolution recognizes the critical role of science diplomacy in addressing complex global challenges and advancing U.S. foreign policy interests. It affirms that international scientific collaboration can serve as a powerful tool for communication and cooperation across cultural and national boundaries, highlighting examples like CERN and SESAME that demonstrate how scientific partnerships can bridge political divides. The resolution calls on the Secretary of State to take several specific actions, including developing technology foresight assessments, establishing a Science and Technology Advisory Board with independent experts, elevating the Science and Technology Adviser to an Assistant Secretary-level position, evaluating and improving the technical expertise of Foreign Service Officers, and exploring the potential recreation of a Foreign Service Reserve Officer specialty focused on science and technology. The underlying premise is that modernizing the State Department's scientific capabilities will enhance its ability to effectively pursue diplomatic objectives in the 21st century, leveraging science as a means of building international understanding and addressing shared global challenges.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/623/all-info