Statements from Wm. A. Wulf, Former President

2006 | 2005 |2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997

2006

• Academies' Presidents Statement on President Bush's "American Competitiveness Initiative" (Feb. 1, 2006)

2005

• Academies' Presidents commemorate International Human Rights Day. (Dec. 9, 2005)
• Academies' Presidents Comment on U.S. Commerce Dept. Proposal (429 KB file, requires free Adobe Acrobat) (June 24, 2005)
• Recommendations for Enhancing the U.S. Visa System to Advance America's Scientific and Economic Competitiveness and National Security Interests (May 18, 2005)

2004

• Letter to The New York Times Concerning Plans for a Nationwide Identity System (June 7, 2004)
• Academies' Presidents Comment on U.S. Visa Policies (May 13,2004)
• Academies' Presidents Comment on OMB Peer Review Guidelines (April 15, 2004)

2003

• Statement on Affirmative Action (April 1, 2003)
• Statement on Joining MIT's Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Behalf of the University of Michigan (Feb. 14, 2003)
• Statement to Accompany Release of Holdren-Laverov Letter Report (Feb. 5, 2003)

2002

• Current Visa Restrictions Interfere with U.S. Science and Engineering Contributions to Important National Needs (Dec. 13, 2002)
• Science and Security in an Age of Terrorism (Oct. 18, 2002)
• Letter to Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak Concerning Sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim (Aug. 1, 2002)
• Agreement on Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Health Between the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences (Feb. 5, 2002)
• Preventing the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Materials (Feb. 5, 2002)
• The Development of Knowledge-Based Economies (Feb. 5, 2002)

2001

• Presidents' Statement on Bioterrorism (Oct. 29, 2001)
• Cyber Security: Beyond the Maginot Line (Statement to the House Science Committee)
• Letter to U.S. President George W. Bush About Preventing Terrorist Threats (Sept. 25, 2001)
• Letter to Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak Concerning Sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim (May 31, 2001)

2000

• Open Letter to the U.S. Attorney General regarding the case of Dr. Wen Ho Lee (Aug. 31, 2000)

1999

• Presidents' Statement to OSTP: Responsible Conduct of Research (Dec. 10, 1999)
• Presidents' Letter to Sybil Francis of OSTP: Proposed Research Misconduct Policy (Nov. 29, 1999)
• Presidents' Statement on Balancing Openness and Secrecy at U.S. Weapons Laboratories (Nov. 19, 1999)
• Presidents' Statement: Federal Funding of Scientific and Engineering Research and Development (Sept. 22, 1999)
• Testimony to the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development ~ July 20, 1999
• Presidents' Statement: Scientific Openness and National Security ~ May 21, 1999

1998

• Presidents' Statement to Vernon Ehlers, U.S. House Committee on Science, on Unlocking our Future: Toward a New National Science Policy (Oct. 9, 1998)
• Presidents' Statement: Actions Are Needed To Promote Research Sharing (Sept. 8, 1998)
• Op-Ed: Education for an Age of Technology (June 26, 1998)
• Tech Literacy: Letter to the White House (June 11, 1998)
• Remarks to AAAS Annual Meeting: Better Preparing Our Engineers for the 21st Century (Feb. 16, 1998)

1997

• Presidents' Statement: Preparing for the 21st Century: Science and Technology Policy in a New Era (Oct. 23, 1997)