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Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

Office of Science and Technology Cooperation

Science

Our Mission

The Office of Science and Technology Cooperation promotes and protects American scientific leadership and uses science, technology, and innovation to advance American foreign policy interests.

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Office of Science and Technology Cooperation

Our Mission

U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future

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