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PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL STABILITY
Exploiting our international leadership in science and technology to
enhance national security by:
Addressing global issues such as environmental degradation, energy
and resource scarcity, population growth, and health.
Promoting democracy and sustainable development through
international science and technology cooperation.
Leveraging foreign science and technology to strengthen the domestic
science and technology enterprise.
Using science and technology as a catalyst to help build new markets
for American goods overseas.