ScienceInsider

by Eli Kintisch

From Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday in Morocco:

The State Department has established a science envoys program, and I’m pleased to announce today that the first envoys will be three of America’s leading scientists: Dr. Bruce Alberts, a former president of our National Academy of Sciences; Dr. Elias Zerhouni, a former director of our National Institutes of Health; and Dr. Ahmed Zewail, the Nobel Prize-winning chemist. Each of these men has agreed to travel to North Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to fulfill President Obama’s mandate to foster scientific and technological collaboration. The State Department will also expand positions for environment, science, technology, and health officers at our embassies.

Alberts is the editor in chief of Science, of which ScienceInsider is a part. Thanks to Alan Kotok of Science Careers for the tip.