Africa: U.S. Science Diplomacy Bills Stuck in Congress

19 September 2012

Two bills aiming to increase the coordination and support for US science diplomacy in developing countries are unlikely to be passed by the US House of Representatives this summer, according to insiders.

The bills aim to coordinate US research agencies' cooperation with developing countries and to boost the number of US scientists travelling to developing countries as diplomatic staff.

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