Not sure if this belongs in CPU, but since it's a CPU manufacturer, here it goes.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- March 1, 2006 --President George W. Bush has appointed AMD (NYSE: AMD) chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

The PCAST comprises leaders from the private sector, academic and research communities. The council advises the President on issues related to technology, scientific research priorities, and math and science education.

“We are at a critical juncture in the U.S. in terms of establishing policies in technology, research and education that will foster competitiveness in our global economy,” said Ruiz. “I am honored to have the opportunity to assist the President in this capacity. By strengthening our nation’s competitive capabilities, we can provide continued leadership in development of technology designed to address real-world problems, and not for technology’s sake alone.”

Ruiz currently serves on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), which provides industry-based advice and expertise to the President on issues and problems related to implementing national security and emergency preparedness communications policies. Ruiz also previously served as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN), a body that provides policy advice on trade issues to the United States’ Trade Representative, the President’s principal trade policy advisor.

PCAST currently consists of 23 individuals from the top ranks of companies and universities across the nation. The council is co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Present members include Stephen B. Burke, president of Comcast Cable Communications; Michael S. Dell, chairman, Dell Inc., Robert J. Herbold, executive vice president of Microsoft Corporation and Gordon E. Moore, chairman emeritus, Intel Corp.

Ruiz is one of 14 new PCAST appointees, which also include the heads of companies such as BellSouth Corporation, Duke Energy, EMC Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline and Verisign, Inc., as well as chiefs from the University of Alabama, Boston University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

WOO HOO GO HECTOR GO!!!!!

Finally some cred for us AMD Fanboys good going hector and bush too this is the first none dumbass thing he's done as president

sweet

exactly what i said

is AMD US based?


i thought it was foreign?

AMD is based out of Sunnyvale, California. They have Fabrication Plants in foreign countries.

~~Mad Mod Mike, pimpin' the world 1 rig at a time

That's good news.

and don't forget amd makes amd makes flash memory too in texas

Wow...the best news is that there isn't any Bush bashing in this thread yet (kidding).

Looks like he is a AMD fanboy too so he can't be all bad.

Who's an AMD fanboy?

~~Mad Mod Mike, pimpin' the world 1 rig at a time

Bush

Wow, that's pretty awesome. Doesn't say a whole lot for Intel

Maybe it's because Bush heard that AMD's chips are intelligently designed?! Ha ha, I kill me.

...Hey, where'd everyone go?

bush isn't that dumb, i think the us should go kick the assholes's aroundthe world's asses on a regular basis. Canada's military embarasses the hell out of me. Sure he says dumb things like "iraqistan" and "strategeries" but that doesn't make him bad.

Speaking as an American, I'd be shocked if he could turn on a computer. And I pray someone someday will tell him that NUCULAR IS NOT A WORD!!!