Press Statement - February 13, 1998
| Media contact: | Bill Noxon | (703) 306-1070 | wnoxon@nsf.gov |
Statement by Dr. Richard N. Zare
Chairman, National Science Board
On President Clinton's Intent to Nominate Neal Lane as Assistant to the President for Science & Technology and Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy
I congratulate President Clinton on an outstanding appointment. Science in this country is at a critical juncture. We're on the threshold of what Neal Lane and others call "a golden era of science." Lane will be the "scientist's science advisor," with the vision and leadership to carry this nation's science and engineering enterprise into that golden era of scientific discovery.
Lane also will be the "public's science advisor." He knows what it means to explain the benefits of scientific research and development to the public; he knows how to integrate research and education to enable a U.S. workforce capable of meeting 21st century science and technology challenges; and he has a track record of promoting partnerships -- especially between industry and institutions of higher learning.
Lane's accomplishments as director of the National Science Foundation for the past five years truly constitute an enviable record, particularly in the realm of advancing computing and communications. I have had the rare privilege of seeing up close his skills of persuasion and consensus building. He has worked ceaselessly to make visible the high road, and his summons for others to follow that road has been met by an upwelling of bipartisan support. This appointment is NSF's loss but the nation's gain. Editors: Dr. Zare will be available on February 13th at (650) 723-3062 or via e-mail: zare@stanford.edu.
Also see:
White House Announcements
- President Clinton names Dr. Neal F. Lane as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
- President Clinton names Dr. Rita R. Colwell as Director of the National Science Foundation.
Related Statements:
- By NSB Chairman Richard N. Zare on On President Clinton's Intent to Nominate Dr. Rita R. Colwell as Director, NSF
- By NSF Director Neal Lane on President Clinton's Intent to Nominate Lane as Assistant to the President for Science & Technology and Director, OSTP
- By NSF Director Neal Lane On President Clinton's Intent to Nominate Dr. Rita R. Colwell as Director, NSF
- By NSB Chairman Richard N. Zare on On President Clinton's Intent to Nominate Dr. Rita R. Colwell as Director, NSF
- By NSF Director Neal Lane on President Clinton's Intent to Nominate Lane as Assistant to the President for Science & Technology and Director, OSTP
- By NSF Director Neal Lane On President Clinton's Intent to Nominate Dr. Rita R. Colwell as Director, NSF
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