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Tuesday, 22 February, 2000, 12:21 GMT
Albright marries science and diplomacy
By BBC News Online's Damian Carrington in Washington DC
The US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, believes science and technology must play an "integral role" in US international relations and world affairs in general.
In a wide-ranging speech, she stated that she believed that the US would sign up to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which forbids the testing of nuclear weapons. She said that US diplomats and scientists should ensure that the Global Positioning System should become the world's standard satellite navigation system. She dismissed concerns from outside the US that genetically-modified (GM) foods could harm human health as "unsubstantiated", and addressed drug trafficking and the employment of former nuclear weapons scientists. She promised a statement in March on how she intended to "enhance the State Department's ability to handle science and technology issues" and also committed herself to appointing a science advisor as soon as possible.
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