The Texas A&M University System

Guy Diedrich The Texas A&M University System College Station, Texas 77840-7896 (979) 458-6000 fax (979) 458-6044 gdiedrich@tamus.edu

As Vice Chancellor for Federal and State Relations, Diedrich directs the A&M System’s efforts for federal and state relations, and technology commercialization. The Texas A&M System Office of Federal and State Relations provides a coordinated, systemwide approach to support funding initiatives and achieve policy goals for system members at the federal and state level. The office assists system members in attracting federal and state funding to accomplish important education, research, and service initiatives and strives to strengthen relationships with members of Congress, and federal and state agencies to increase support for priority issues.

The Office of Technology Commercialization commercializes the most promising intellectual properties resulting from the $780 million dollars of annual research funds awarded to the 11 universities, seven agencies and health science center that comprise the Texas A&M System.