Mexican-born Mario Molina isin Obama's transition team.
David Dickson and Paula Leighton write in SciDev.Net (21 November 2008):
Prospects for enhanced US interest in promoting science in developing countries have been substantially raised by two appointments to the team set up by president-elect Barack Obama to oversee the design and staffing of his new administration.Comment: This is an example of how the Obama administration has an initial advantage in repairing the damage done to American prestige and reputation abroad by the Bush administration. JAD
Matthew Taylor, former adviser to Tony Blair, has some interesting advice on handling the transition into power: http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/politics/a-new-dawn/
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