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content of diplomacy throughout. This appreciation should encompass 

 both the positive and negative impacts of technology on diplomacy, 

 and be perceived in both the regional and functional bureaus. There 

 needs to be a deeper appreciation of the relationship between U.S. 

 technological developments and the U.S. international posture, and 

 of the potential contributions to U.S. diplomacy of foreseeable future 

 technological developments. 



The heart of science and technology is invention and change. The 

 problem is to relate this force for change to diplomacy. It implies for 

 the diplomatic process the encouragement of creativeness and increased 

 receptivity toward innovation. 



More particularly, the rate of technological change and its impacts 

 on the diplomatic environment call for a strengthened ability of the 

 functional bureaus to perceive and interpret these changes and 

 impacts, around the world, and for an increased alertness to the 

 predictive power of technology analysis and forecasting. 



