Second U.S. Science Envoy begins travel to France and Middle East
February 13th, 2010 - 4:27 am ICT by BNO NewsWASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The second U.S. Science Envoy, Dr. Elias Zerhouni, began a ten-day trip to France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait last Wednesday, U.S. Department of State announced on Friday.
The purpose of this trip is to seek areas for cooperation on health, technology, education and science issues. In order to complete this objective, Dr. Zarhouni will meet with heads of state, ministers and representatives in the different countries. There are also plans to visit North Africa.
The U.S. Science Envoy program is dedicated to a global engagement in science and technology. When presented, three envoys were announced, Dr. Zerhouni, Dr. Ahmed Zerwail and Dr. Bruce Alberts. Dr. Zerwail has already deployed to Egypt and Turkey while Dr. Alberts plans to visit Indonesia this spring.
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