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Statement of Dr. John H. Marburger, III Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy Before the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Committee on Science and Technology United States House of Representatives - NASA

Fulbright Program: In April 2006 I traveled to Israel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fulbright Exchange Program. While there, I met with Israeli academics and Palestinian researchers and supported cooperation between Israeli scientists and independent Palestinian researchers and other scientists throughout the Arab World. At that time I also traveled to Jordan where I discussed the Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME). SESAME is an important scientific endeavor created under the auspices of UNESCO in 2004 that involves Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Pakistan, Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, and Bahrain. I also received a briefing by the Director at the Alexandria Library (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) in Egypt, which is an outstanding example of a center that provides a cultural focus for regional discussions on topics ranging from medical research, to peace, to ethics and culture. I have advocated support for such centers in presentations to Department of State sponsored meetings.

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International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East

The International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) is an independent laboratory formally created under the auspices of UNESCO on 30 May 2002. It is located in Allaan, by the Al-Balqa nahia of the Balqa governorate of Jordan.

The founding members of SESAME are Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, the Palestinian Authority, and Turkey. The project was launched in 1999 and the ground breaking ceremony was held on 6 January 2003. Construction work began the following July, with a scheduled possible completion date of 2015. However financial and technical infrastructural obstacles could force the project to be halted and shutdown status in the near future. President of the SESAME Council is Christopher Llewellyn Smith, the Chair of the ITER Council and a former Director-General of CERN. The first president of SESAME council was Herwig Schopper, the former CERN director general…

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