January 2003

Stuart N. Brotman Appointed As Chairman Of The Board Of Directors Of The United States-Israel Science and Technology Foundation: First American To Hold This Position

Lexington, Massachusetts -- Stuart N. Brotman has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States-Israel Science and Technology Foundation, which has offices in Tel Aviv and Washington, DC. Brotman, a Board member since 2001, is the first person to hold this position from the United States. The eight person Board has equal representation from both countries.

The Foundation serves as the administrative arm of the United States-Israel Science and Technology Commission, which was created in 1994 by President Clinton and Prime Minister Rabin to foster long-range cooperation in the development and commercialization of technology by U.S. and Israeli companies. The Commission’s current Co-Chairmen are U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology Phillip Bond and Dr. Eli Opper, Chief Scientist of Israel’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.

“We are committed to fostering closer collaboration in science and technology enterprises between the United States and Israel, which are two of the world’s leading countries in these fields,” said Mr. Brotman, “The results of our work will create stronger connections among the business, financial and research communities that are propelling dynamic progress in both countries and the world at large.”

During its formative years, the Foundation approved funding for a range of projects that involved U.S. and Israeli partners, including the development of next generation gamma cameras; solar thermal electrical generation; aquaculture; seawater desalinization of methyl bromide emissions and Next Generation Internet technologies.

Since June 2000, the Foundation’s focus is in three strategic areas--information technology, biotechnology and standards harmonization. Its primary goals are to build the infrastructure for enhanced cooperation in U.S.-Israeli high technology and biotechnology development (including technology development to enhance national and homeland security), and to remove impediments to cooperation and harmonize technical regulations and standards.

Stuart N. Brotman is President of Stuart N. Brotman Communications, a Lexington-based global management consulting firm serving communications, information, Internet, media, entertainment and sports clients. He was the first faculty member appointed to teach telecommunications at Harvard Law School and currently serves there as a Research Fellow in Entertainment and Media Law.

Mr. Brotman also served three terms as Chairman of the American Bar Association's International Communications Law Committee, taught international communications law and policy at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and served as counsel for a major international law firm with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

He also serves as a Senior Mentor of the Henry Crown Fellowship Program at The Aspen Institute and as an Eisenhower Fellow in Telecommunications. He is the editor or author of four books, including Communications Law and Practice, the leading treatise in electronic media, telecommunications and satellite regulation. From 1978-81, Brotman served as special assistant to the President’s principal communications policy adviser and as a founder of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in Washington, DC.