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Secretary Henry A, Kissinger has also expressed concern for the 

 Tole of science and teclinology in his Department. His most explicit 

 statement of the theme was contained in his first speech as Secretary 

 of State, before the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 

 1973, when he addressed the delegates as — 



. . . members of a community drawn by modern science, technology, and new 

 forms of communication into a proximity for which we are still politically un- 

 prepared. Technology daily outstrips the ability of our institutions to cope with 

 its fruits. Our political imagination must catch up with our scientific vision. 



And later, before the special session of that body, April 15, 1974: 

 ". . - Science and technolog}^ are becoming our most precious resource." 

 With this receptive leadership and recognition the science ojffice in 

 the Department of State during the years from about 1966 on was 

 increasingly active. Principal tasks of the Bureau during these years, 

 included : 



— Testimony before numerous committees of Congress; 



— Backstopping and annual briefing sessions for U.S. scientific 

 attaches ; 



— Preparation of numerous policy memoranda to the Secretary ; 



— Participation in studies under the aegis of the National 

 Security Council; 



— Management of the International Science and Technology 

 Committee (formerly under the Federal Council for Science and 

 Technology, but now delegated to the Department of State) ; 



— Providing a central advisory service for the Department of 

 State on issues with scientific and technological content; 



— Attendance at international scientific conferences ; 



— Assistance in negotiating bilateral agreements and subsec^uent 

 follow-on implementation; 



— Providing input to international programs of other agencies — 

 the National Science Foundation, U.S. Atomic Energy Commis- 

 sion, Department of the Treasury, and others; 



— Supporting U.S. delegations at U.N. agencies, Organization 

 for Economic Cooperation and Development, North Atlantic 

 Treaty Organization, and others; 



— Various expedients to increase the technical competence of 

 the Foreign Service ; and 



— Publication of literature and speeches describmg State De- 

 partment science activities. 



Evolution of SCI; Expanded Duties 



After Dr. Rollefson left the Department, and first Kretzman and 

 then Pollack took over as "acting," a vigorous search turned up no 

 acceptable and willing replacement. Accordingly, Pollack was desig- 

 nated Director of International Scientific and Technological Affairs, 

 July 14, 1967. His previous service as deputy and acting executive 

 director of the_ prestigious Bureau of European Affairs (EUR) and 

 as Deput}^ Assistant Secretary for Personnel, a point of bureacratic 

 influence, significantly contributed to his effectiveness in his new 

 post. He was reconfirmed in it September 18, 1969, and remained 

 there until he resigned August 15, 1974. In this post his task was — 



... to advise and assist the Secretary in his consideration of scientific and 

 technological factors affecting foreign policy, to coordinate and provide guidance 

 to the international scientific and technological activities of the Government, 



