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    "ocrText": "Originally Processed With FOIA(s):\nFOIA Number:\n2005-0336-F\n2005-0336-F\nFOIA\nMARKER\nThis is not a textual record. This is used as an\nadministrative marker by the George Bush Presidential\nLibrary Staff.\nRecord Group/Collection:\nGeorge H.W. Bush Presidential Records\nCollection/Office of Origin:\nScience and Technology Policy, Office of (OSTP)\nSeries:\nBromley, D. Allan, Files\nSubseries:\nInternational Files\nOA/ID Number:\n62064\nFolder ID Number:\n62064-011\nFolder Title:\nInternational Subject, White House: Human Frontier Science Program [1992]\nStack:\nRow:\nSection:\nShelf:\nPosition:\n0\n0\n0\n0\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 21, 1992\nDear Minister Fontana:\nI have been truly impressed by the success of the Human Frontiers Science Program\n(HFSP), the high quality of the science under the HFSP, and the degree of international\ncollaboration supported through the program. I am also pleased to say that U.S.\nsupport for the program will be increased. I look forward the HFSP's continuing\nsuccess with great confidence.\nAs a strong supporter of HFSP, I have put considerable thought into the question of\nwho should succeed Sir James Gowans when he retires in 1993. A number of excellent\ncandidates have been forwarded to the HFSP Board of Trustees. As you know, I have\nidentified a potential American candidate who would be superbly qualified, and whom\nyou may well know -- Lawrence Bogorad. Dr. Bogorad is an internationally recognized\nleader in molecular biology and leads an active research lab at Harvard University. He\nalso currently serves as editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\n(PNAS).\nI believe that Dr. Bogorad is the strongest candidate for the position of Secretary\nGeneral. I will be calling you in the near future to discuss his nomination.\nI regret that we were not able to meet during my recent visit to Italy. I hope we have\nthe opportunity in the near future.\nSincerely yours,\nD. Allan Bromley\nThe Assistant to the President\nfor\nScience and Technology\nThe Honorable Sandro Fontana\nMinister of University and Scientific Research\nLungo Tevere Thaon di Revel #76\n00196 Rome\nItaly\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDear Mr. Hippo Vice President:\nOctober 21, 1992\nI have been favorably impressed by the early accomplishments of the Human Frontier\nScience Program (HFSP), including the high quality of the science and the degree of\ninternational collaboration supported through the program. As you are aware, the U.S.\nsupport for the program is being increased.\nAs an element of my concern for the HFSP, I have put considerable thought into the\nquestion of who should succeed Sir James Gowans as Secretary General when he retires\nin 1993. A number of candidates have been forwarded to the HFSP Board of Trustees.\nI have identified a potential American candidate for the position who would be superbly\nqualified, and whom you may well know -- Lawrence Bogorad. Dr. Bogorad is an\ninternationally recognized leader in molecular biology and leads an active research lab\nat Harvard University. He also currently serves as editor of the Proceedings of the\nNational Academy of Sciences (PNAS).\nI believe that Dr. Bogorad is, on balance, the candidate for the position of Secretary\nGeneral who would contribute best to the future success of the HFSP. I will be calling\nyou in the next few days to discuss the selection process.\nI look forward to our meeting under the Joint Consultative Group.\nSincerely yours,\nAllan\nD. Allan Bromley\nThe Assistant to the President\nfor\nScience and Technology\nThe Honorable Filippo Maria Pandolfi\nVice President\nCommission of the European Communities\n200 Rue de la Loi\nBrussels, Belgium\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20506\nOctober 21, 1992\nDear Heinz:\nI have been favorably impressed by the early accomplishments of the Human Frontier\nScience Program (HFSP), including the high quality of the science and the degree of\ninternational collaboration supported through the program. As you are aware, the U.S.\nsupport for the program is being increased.\nAs an element of my concern for the HFSP, I have put considerable thought into the\nquestion of who should succeed Sir James Gowans as Secretary General when he retires\nin 1993. A number of candidates have been forwarded to the HFSP Board of Trustees.\nI have identified a potential American candidate for the position who would be superbly\nqualified, and whom you may well know - Lawrence Bogorad. Dr. Bogorad is an\ninternationally recognized leader in molecular biology and leads an active research lab\nat Harvard University. He also currently serves as editor of the Proceedings of the\nNational Academy of Sciences (PNAS).\nI believe that Dr. Bogorad is, on balance, the candidate for the position of Secretary\nGeneral who would contribute best to the future success of the HFSP. I will be calling\nyou in the next few days to discuss the selection process.\nSincerely yours,\nAllen\nD. Allan Bromley\nThe Assistant to the President\nfor\nScience and Technology\nHis Excellency Heinz Riesenhuber\nMinister for Science and Technology\nHeinmannstrasse 2\n5300 Bonn\nGermany\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 21, 1992\nDear Professor Ursprung:\nI have been truly impressed by the success of the Human Frontiers Science Program\n(HFSP), the high quality of the science under the HFSP, and the degree of international\ncollaboration supported through the program. I am also pleased to say that U.S.\nsupport for the program will be increased. I look forward the HFSP's continuing\nsuccess with great confidence.\nAs a strong supporter of HFSP, I have put considerable thought into the question of\nwho should succeed Sir James Gowans when he retires in 1993. A number of excellent\ncandidates have been forwarded to the HFSP Board of Trustees. As you know, I have\nidentified a potential American candidate who would be superbly qualified, and whom\nyou may well know -- Lawrence Bogorad. Dr. Bogorad is an internationally recognized\nleader in molecular biology and leads an active research lab at Harvard University. He\nalso currently serves as editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\n(PNAS).\nI believe that Dr. Bogorad is the strongest candidate for the position of Secretary\nGeneral. I will be calling you in the near future to discuss his nomination.\nI regret that we were not able to meet during my recent visit to Italy. I hope we have\nthe opportunity in the near future.\nSincerely yours,\nD. Allan Bromley\nThe Assistant to the President\nfor\nScience and Technology\nProf. Dr. Heinrich Ursprung\nState Secretary (Staatssekretar)\nEDI/Gruppe fuer Wissenschaft und Forschung\n3003 Bern\nSwitzerland\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 21, 1992\nDear Hubert:\nI have been favorably impressed by the early accomplishments of the Human Frontier\nScience Program (HFSP), including the high quality of the science and the degree of\ninternational collaboration supported through the program. As you are aware, the U.S.\nsupport for the program is being increased.\nAs an element of my concern for the HFSP, I have put considerable thought into the\nquestion of who should succeed Sir James Gowans as Secretary General when he retires\nin 1993. A number of candidates have been forwarded to the HFSP Board of Trustees.\nI have identified a potential American candidate for the position who would be superbly\nqualified, and whom you may well know - Lawrence Bogorad. Dr. Bogorad is an\ninternationally recognized leader in molecular biology and leads an active research lab\nat Harvard University. He also currently serves as editor of the Proceedings of the\nNational Academy of Sciences (PNAS).\nI believe that Dr. Bogorad is, on balance, the candidate for the position of Secretary\nGeneral who would contribute best to the future success of the HFSP. I will be calling\nyou in the next few days to discuss the selection process.\nI enjoyed our lunch last month and look forward to many such occasions in the future.\nSincerely yours,\nMan\nD. Allan Bromley\nThe Assistant to the President\nfor\nScience and Technology\nThe Honorable Hubert Curien\nMinister for Research and Science\n1 Rue Descartes\n75231 Paris Cedex 05\nFrance\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 21, 1992\nBill\nDear Minister Stewart:\nI have been truly impressed by the success of the Human Frontiers Science Program\n(HFSP), the high quality of the science under the HFSP, and the degree of international\ncollaboration supported through the program. I am also pleased to say that U.S.\nsupport for the program will be increased. I look forward the HFSP's continuing\nsuccess with great confidence.\nAs a strong supporter of HFSP, I have put considerable thought into the question of\nwho should succeed Sir James Gowans when he retires in 1993. A number of excellent\ncandidates have been forwarded to the HFSP Board of Trustees. As you know, I have\nidentified a potential American candidate who would be superbly qualified, and whom\nyou may well know -- Lawrence Bogorad. Dr. Bogorad is an internationally recognized\nleader in molecular biology and leads an active research lab at Harvard University. He\nalso currently serves as editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\n(PNAS).\nI believe that Dr. Bogorad is the strongest candidate for the position of Secretary\nGeneral. I will be calling you in the near future to discuss his nomination.\nSincerely yours,\nAllan\nD. Allan Bromley\nThe Assistant to the President\nfor\nScience and Technology\nThe Honorable William Stewart\nChief Scientific Advisor, Cabinet Office\n70 Whitehall\nLondon SW1A-2AS\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 21, 1992\nDear Wataru:\nAs we have recently discussed by telephone, I have been favorably impressed by the\nearly accomplishments of the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), including the\nhigh quality of the science and the degree of international collaboration supported\nthrough the program. As you are aware, the U.S. support for the program is being\nincreased.\nAs an element of my concern for the HFSP, I have put considerable thought into the\nquestion of who should succeed Sir James Gowans as Secretary General when he retires\nin 1993. A number of candidates have been forwarded to the HFSP Board of Trustees.\nAs you know, I have identified a potential American candidate for the position who\nwould be superbly qualified, and whom you may well know -- Lawrence Bogorad. Dr.\nBogorad is an internationally recognized leader in molecular biology and leads an active\nresearch lab at Harvard University. He also currently serves as editor of the\nProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).\nYou know well from our telephone conversations that I believe that Dr. Bogorad is, on\nbalance, the candidate for the position of Secretary General who would contribute best\nto the future success of the HFSP. I will be calling you in the next few days to continue\nour discussion on the selection process.\nSincerely yours,\nMan\nD. Allan Bromley\nThe Assistant to the President\nfor\nScience and Technology\nThe Honorable Wataru Mori, M.D.\nCouncil for Science and Technology\nPrime Minister's Office\n2-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku\nTokyo 100\nJapan\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 21, 1992\nDear Bill:\nI have been favorably impressed by the early accomplishments of the Human Frontier\nScience Program (HFSP), including the high quality of the science and the degree of\ninternational collaboration supported through the program. As you are aware, the U.S.\nsupport for the program is being increased.\nAs an element of my concern for the HFSP, I have put considerable thought into the\nquestion of who should succeed Sir James Gowans as Secretary General when he retires\nin 1993. A number of candidates have been forwarded to the HFSP Board of Trustees.\nI have identified a potential American candidate for the position who would be superbly\nqualified, and whom you may well know -- Lawrence Bogorad. Dr. Bogorad is an\ninternationally recognized leader in molecular biology and leads an active research lab\nat Harvard University. He also currently serves as editor of the Proceedings of the\nNational Academy of Sciences (PNAS).\nI believe that Dr. Bogorad is, on balance, the candidate for the position of Secretary\nGeneral who would contribute best to the future success of the HFSP. I will be calling\nyou in the next few days to discuss the selection process.\nI look forward to seeing you at the end of the month for our disucssions under the Joint\nConsultative Mechanism.\nSincerely yours,\nAllan\nD. Allan Bromley\nThe Assistant to the President\nfor\nScience and Technology\nThe Honorable William C. Winegard\nMinister for Science\n235 Queen's Street\n11th Floor East\nGovernment of Canada\nOttawa, Ontario\nCanada K1A0H5"
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