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            <td>[EXTERNAL] State Department Poised to Close S&T
              Cooperation Office</td>
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            <td>Wed, 7 May 2025 20:57:47 +0000</td>
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            <td>FYI <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fyi@aipcomm.org"><fyi@aipcomm.org></a></td>
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                                        <i>International scientific
                                          collaboration agreements could
                                          face significant disruption or
                                          delay if plans to eliminate
                                          the office go forward.</i> </div>
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                                                screenshot of the State
                                                Department’s S&T
                                                Coordination Office.</span>
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                                        The State Department plans to
                                        eliminate its Office of Science
                                        and Technology Cooperation as
                                        part of a sweeping
                                        reorganization at the agency,
                                        current and former staff members
                                        at the department told FYI<i>.</i>
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                                        Thousands of scientific
                                        collaboration agreements between
                                        the U.S. and foreign countries
                                        are negotiated and overseen by
                                        the office, including agreements
                                        that allow U.S. researchers to
                                        access international science
                                        facilities such as CERN and
                                        ITER. While some of these
                                        agreements automatically renew,
                                        others will lapse without
                                        intervention, potentially
                                        disrupting international
                                        research collaborations and data
                                        sharing agreements as well as
                                        research facility access abroad.
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                                        Staff at the office were told in
                                        late April that their unit would
                                        most likely be closed and their
                                        positions terminated as part of
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                                            effort</span></a> announced
                                        by Secretary of State Marco
                                        Rubio on April 22. A final
                                        decision is expected later this
                                        month and would take effect July
                                        1. Unlike some other science
                                        offices at the department that
                                        are rumored to be facing
                                        consolidation, such as the
                                        Office of the Science and
                                        Technology Advisor and the
                                        Office of the Special Envoy for
                                        Critical and Emerging
                                        Technology, there are no
                                        apparent plans to merge or
                                        reorganize the cooperation
                                        office into another unit. </div>
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                                        “There are grave concerns about
                                        how the work will proceed,” said
                                        a State Department employee who
                                        requested anonymity to speak
                                        freely about internal
                                        discussions. “It is completely
                                        unclear which office will take
                                        on this work and how they would
                                        have the bandwidth and authority
                                        to do so.” </div>
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                                        When senior department officials
                                        told staff the cooperation
                                        office was earmarked for
                                        elimination, the news came as a
                                        surprise, multiple sources told
                                        FYI. The employee quoted above
                                        described the decision as
                                        “baffling,” given how much the
                                        Trump administration claims to
                                        support American leadership in
                                        the technology space. </div>
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                                        “The president himself has
                                        stressed the importance of
                                        emerging technology, and some of
                                        the foremost government experts
                                        in fields like quantum and
                                        biotech are part of the Office
                                        of Science and Technology
                                        Cooperation,” the employee said.
                                        They added that the office is
                                        the only part of the State
                                        Department that works with all
                                        federal science agencies to
                                        “make sure that our approach to
                                        international work is thorough
                                        and covers the broad scope of
                                        American science and tech
                                        priorities.” </div>
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                                        “To say that another office —
                                        which is probably already
                                        operating on a shoestring budget
                                        — can simply take on the work is
                                        laughable,” the employee said. </div>
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                                        The office has around 20 staff
                                        members who are a mixture of
                                        foreign service and civil
                                        service officers, contractors,
                                        and fellows, some with more than
                                        a decade of experience. While
                                        the foreign service officers may
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                                            to new roles</span></a> if
                                        their positions are eliminated,
                                        the rest of the staff are set to
                                        lose their jobs. </div>
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                                        Some staff members told FYI they
                                        are already looking for new
                                        employment but are hopeful that
                                        the department might reverse
                                        course. No staff contacted by
                                        FYI have yet received written
                                        notice of their termination. </div>
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                                        A State Department spokesperson
                                        did not confirm whether the
                                        office is in line for
                                        elimination, stating simply that
                                        the secretary of state has asked
                                        the under secretaries to draw up
                                        reorganization and workforce
                                        optimization plans to be
                                        reviewed this month. </div>
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                                        Science and technology
                                        agreements set to expire over
                                        the next 12-18 months include
                                        ones with countries such as
                                        Japan, Egypt, Oman, Indonesia,
                                        Singapore, Pakistan, Tunisia,
                                        and the UAE. Though some of
                                        these will renew automatically,
                                        the employee said the absence of
                                        the office means the U.S. will
                                        lose its ability to negotiate
                                        changes and “ensure we have the
                                        right protections for research
                                        security, the best access to
                                        data, and the best way forward
                                        for advancing emerging
                                        technology.” Some of the most
                                        high-profile agreements that the
                                        office oversees do not
                                        auto-renew, including those with
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                                        and the European Union. </div>
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                                        The office is also involved in
                                        managing joint science and
                                        technology funds with countries
                                        such as <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aip.us17.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dbe8b78d2ef406eb6026a6ba21-26id-3D18c69e9fe9-26e-3D9596d5ce83&d=DwMFaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=SGaYNSADUPYXfK5QBgXfQmUYAPWtOHJVBy3dP3DEiTo&m=qBLXzP9rGh4o_Z_NkY3acoazwvkxvFyCimMbV2F8CeKGLbyM05aJct4feBu3e-Nz&s=03kJKmlCqbMzlUf9xrB6roUObowDefZsB8A1KINEZX0&e=" target="_blank" title="" style="margin:0; padding:0; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #0029F4; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-decoration: none; " color="#0029F4" data-cms-ai="0" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="margin:0; padding:0; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #0029F4; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-decoration: none;">Israel,</span></a>
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                                        and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aip.us17.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dbe8b78d2ef406eb6026a6ba21-26id-3Dba696f6c6c-26e-3D9596d5ce83&d=DwMFaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=SGaYNSADUPYXfK5QBgXfQmUYAPWtOHJVBy3dP3DEiTo&m=qBLXzP9rGh4o_Z_NkY3acoazwvkxvFyCimMbV2F8CeKGLbyM05aJct4feBu3e-Nz&s=S_8AgrdU4P2qPzPaBIzDDS1ksQF8XIVTmeAMrKx-fDs&e=" target="_blank" title="" style="margin:0; padding:0; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #0029F4; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-decoration: none; " color="#0029F4" data-cms-ai="0" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="margin:0; padding:0; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #0029F4; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-decoration: none;">Egypt,</span></a>
                                        as well as the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aip.us17.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dbe8b78d2ef406eb6026a6ba21-26id-3D8edda98b97-26e-3D9596d5ce83&d=DwMFaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=SGaYNSADUPYXfK5QBgXfQmUYAPWtOHJVBy3dP3DEiTo&m=qBLXzP9rGh4o_Z_NkY3acoazwvkxvFyCimMbV2F8CeKGLbyM05aJct4feBu3e-Nz&s=vwtiIRGEtLlCNUTzxAGRedhOrH7OxTgZ9_ALq_mLWWI&e=" target="_blank" title="" style="margin:0; padding:0; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #0029F4; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-decoration: none; " color="#0029F4" data-cms-ai="0" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="margin:0; padding:0; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #0029F4; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-decoration: none;">U.S.
                                            Science Envoy Program</span></a>
                                        and the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aip.us17.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dbe8b78d2ef406eb6026a6ba21-26id-3D52c6f92e6d-26e-3D9596d5ce83&d=DwMFaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=SGaYNSADUPYXfK5QBgXfQmUYAPWtOHJVBy3dP3DEiTo&m=qBLXzP9rGh4o_Z_NkY3acoazwvkxvFyCimMbV2F8CeKGLbyM05aJct4feBu3e-Nz&s=huanuG-EHLxeEhIchOkmzaNjRsAwL8L4Hieb5L_T-V4&e=" target="_blank" title="" style="margin:0; padding:0; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #0029F4; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-decoration: none; " color="#0029F4" data-cms-ai="0" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="margin:0; padding:0; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #0029F4; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-decoration: none;">Embassy
                                            Science Fellows Program,</span></a>
                                        among others. It is unclear what
                                        will happen to these programs if
                                        the office is eliminated. </div>
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                                        The cooperation office is “one
                                        of those tiny supports upon
                                        which the majority of major
                                        international science projects
                                        rest,” said Cole Donovan, a
                                        former long-time employee of the
                                        office, in a social media post
                                        last week. In addition to U.S.
                                        researchers potentially losing
                                        access to international
                                        facilities, Donovan warned that
                                        the closure of the office could
                                        potentially pause progress on
                                        major science facilities under
                                        construction in the U.S. if
                                        agreements covering
                                        international financial
                                        contributions are not completed.
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                                        Speaking to FYI, Donovan noted
                                        that the Case-Zablocki Act
                                        requires that federal agencies
                                        consult with the State
                                        Department before entering into
                                        any international agreements
                                        representing the United States.
                                        All of the agreements that touch
                                        on science, with the exception
                                        of those related to space, come
                                        through the cooperation office
                                        for review. Science agreements
                                        represent one of the largest
                                        categories of international
                                        agreements that the department
                                        reviews, Donovan said, as so
                                        many involve information sharing
                                        or have to be checked to ensure
                                        they protect American
                                        intellectual property rights. </div>
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                                        Asked about the potential
                                        fallout of eliminating the
                                        office, Donovan said he was
                                        concerned that the loss of rapid
                                        and routine approval for
                                        international scientific
                                        relationships could have
                                        widespread implications that may
                                        not be immediately obvious. The
                                        U.S. has agreements with
                                        international forecasting and
                                        emergency management
                                        organizations, for example,
                                        which “if not maintained, could
                                        damage the ability of scientists
                                        to share timely emergency
                                        information in response to
                                        natural disasters,” he said. </div>
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                                        “I think the impact is probably
                                        going to be much larger than
                                        people expect, and not
                                        necessarily in ways that people
                                        might think about,” Donovan
                                        added. </div>
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                                                      States Angle for
                                                      NASA Headquarters</span></a>
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                                                  MAY 07, 2025 </p>
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                                                Politicians from Texas,
                                                Florida, and Ohio are
                                                pushing to move NASA
                                                headquarters out of
                                                Washington, DC. </td>
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                                                      Week of May 5,
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                                                  MAY 05, 2025 </p>
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                                                - Trump proposes
                                                slashing science budgets<br>
                                                - NSB to meet amid
                                                funding chaos<br>
                                                - Publishers to assemble
                                                climate research amid
                                                NCA upheaval </td>
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                                                      Cuts Hit STEM
                                                      Career Pipelines</span></a>
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                                                  MAY 02, 2025 </p>
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                                                NSF has already
                                                terminated hundreds of
                                                STEM education-related
                                                grants, and Trump’s 2026
                                                budget proposes even
                                                deeper cuts across the
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