U.S. Initiatives Aim to Tap Into Scientists’ Skills

U.S. Initiatives Aim to Tap Into Scientists’ Skills

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The U.S. Department of State has increased its efforts to promote international cooperation in science and engineering by launching two new outreach initiatives.

One will seek to tap into US-based scientific diasporas — scientists from developing countries and elsewhere who are currently working in the United States. The second will support the engagement of US academics traveling abroad in local programs set up by embassies in the countries that they visit.