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Date July 21, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-767 Title

Engaging Foreign Audiences: Assessment of Public Diplomacy Platforms Could Help Improve State Department Plans to Expand Engagement

United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2010 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES Assessment of Public Diplomacy Platforms Could Help Improve State Department Plans to Expand Engagement GAO-10-767 July 2010 ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES Highlights Highlights of GAO-10-767, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Forei...
Date Dec. 9, 2009 Report No. GAO-10-290T Title

State Department: Challenges Facing the Bureau of Diplomatic Security

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate STATE DEPARTMENT Challenges Facing the Bureau of Diplomatic Security Stateme...
Date Nov. 12, 2009 Report No. GAO-10-156 Title

State Department: Diplomatic Security's Recent Growth Warrants Strategic Review

United States Government Accountability Office GAO November 2009 Report to the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate STATE DEPARTMENT Diplomatic Security’s Recent Growth Warrants Strategic Review GAO-10-156 November 2009 STATE DEPARTMENT Highlights Highlights of...
Date Sept. 24, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-1046T Title

Department of State: Persistent Staffing and Foreign Language Gaps Compromise Diplomatic Readiness

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, September 24, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate DEPARTMENT OF STATE Persistent Staffing and Foreign Language Gaps Compromis...
Date Sept. 24, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-989 Title

State Department: Wide Range of Emergency Services Provided to American Citizens Overseas, but Improved Monitoring Is Needed

United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2009 Congressional Requesters STATE DEPARTMENT Wide Range of Emergency Services Provided to American Citizens Overseas, but Improved Monitoring Is Needed GAO-09-989 September 2009 STATE DEPARTMENT Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-989, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Wide Range of Emergency Service...
Date Sept. 17, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-874 Title

Department of State: Additional Steps Needed to Address Continuing Staffing and Experience Gaps at Hardship Posts

United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2009 Report to the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate DEPARTMENT OF STATE Additional Steps Needed to Address Continuing Staffing and Experience Gaps at Hardship Posts GAO-09-874 September 2009 DEPARTM...
Date Sept. 17, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-955 Title

Department of State: Comprehensive Plan Needed to Address Persistent Foreign Language Shortfalls

United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2009 Report to the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate DEPARTMENT OF STATE Comprehensive Plan Needed to Address Persistent Foreign Language Shortfalls GAO-09-955 September 2009 DEPARTMENT OF STATE High...
Date July 20, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-806 Title

Drug Control: U.S. Counternarcotics Cooperation with Venezuela Has Declined

United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2009 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate DRUG CONTROL U.S. Counternarcotics Cooperation with Venezuela Has Declined GAO-09-806 July 2009 DRUG CONTROL Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-806, a report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Accountability Integrity Reliability U.S. C...
Date July 29, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-892 Title

Human Rights: U.S. Government's Efforts to Address Alleged Abuse of Household Workers by Foreign Diplomats with Immunity Could Be Strengthened

United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2008 Report to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate HUMAN RIGHTS U.S. Government’s Efforts to Address Alleged Abuse of Household Workers by Foreign Diplomats with Immunity Could Be Strengthened GAO-08-892 July 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS Highlights Highlights of GAO-08-892, a report to the Subcommittee...
Date Aug. 1, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-1154T Title

State Department: Staffing and Foreign Language Shortfalls Persist Despite Initiatives to Address Gaps

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate STATE DEPARTMENT Staffing and Foreign Language Shortfalls Persist Despite Init...
Date Aug. 4, 2006 Report No. GAO-06-894 Title

Department of State: Staffing and Foreign Language Shortfalls Persist Despite Initiatives to Address Gaps

United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2006 Report to the Chairman Committee on Foreign Relations U.S. Senate DEPARTMENT OF STATE Staffing and Foreign Language Shortfalls Persist Despite Initiatives to Address Gaps GAO-06-894 August 2006 DEPARTMENT OF STATE Highlights Highlights of GAO-06-894, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Accountability I...
Date Sept. 23, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-1010 Title

International Finance: Treasury Has Reduced the Number of Attaches Overseas

United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Treasury Has Reduced the Number of Attachés Overseas GAO-05-1010 a September 2005 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-1010, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Treasury Has Reduced the Number of Attachés Overseas Why GA...
Date July 7, 1999 Report No. NSIAD-99-223R Title

United Nations Reform Initiatives: Answers to Hearings Questions

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-283157 July 7,1999 The Honorable Jesse Helms Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Subject: United Nations Reform Initiatives Answers to Hearings Questions Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your Committee’s request for additional information r...
Date April 6, 1995 Report No. T-NSIAD-95-136 Title

Overseas Staffing: U.S. Government Diplomatic Presence Abroad

United States General Accounting Office GAO For R&asc on lklivery Expectedat 1O:OO EDT a.m. Testimony Statement For The Record Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives mdY OVERSEAS STAFFING U.S. Govemment Diplomatic PresenceAbroad Statement of Joseph E. Kelley, Director-in-Charge, International Affairs Issues; Nationa...
Date Sept. 20, 1994 Report No. NSIAD-94-228 Title

State Department: Overseas Staffing Process Not Linked to Policy Priorities

STATE DEPMTMENT 9 dl Owrseas Staffing Process Not Linked to, Policy Priol-ities ’ . not being alhated on the basis of policy priorities. In Octotter 1993, State’s Office 3f the hspxtor General repoti that wnnel and resources are sometimes asgigned to areas of little or no importance to U.S. policy, while posts in counfxies critical to U.S. interests go begging” assessmental U.S. foreign Usin...
Date Aug. 31, 1992 Report No. NSIAD-92-306 Title

Overseas Staffing: Embassies in the Former Soviet Union

OVERSEAS STAFFING Embassies in the Former Soviet Union RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Conmessional Relations. . ~594- . _.._. ,._ RELEAHC . ““*11* .“14111,, ,,““1-1,,” ,,,, IYU.,I,“,m,,,I*,“,,,, ,“,l,~*,v”~~~~m~“I “I I, .I . . ..-... ..- .- -..- .-.. ---- .-- -- ---- GAO United States Genera...
Date Dec. 18, 1989 Report No. NSIAD-90-17 Title

State Department: Proposed Overseas Housing Standards Not Justified

I. ce -..a United Stalks General Accountinn Office i, GAO December 1989 Report to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives STATE DEPARTMENT Proposed Overseas Housing Standards Not Justified GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-234557...
Date Sept. 22, 1989 Report No. T-NSIAD-89-49 Title

Employment: Underrepresentation of Minorities and Women in the Foreign Service

United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Friday 22, 1989 Sept. Underrepresentation in the Foreign Service of Minorities and Women Statement of Joseph E. Kelley Director of Security and International Relations Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division Before the Subcommittee on Civil Service Committee on Post Office and C...
Date July 26, 1989 Report No. NSIAD-89-149 Title

State Department: Professional Development of Foreign Service Employees

.IUlJ I!#!1 STATE DEPARTMENT Professional Development of Foreign Service Employees GAO United States General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division R-2353 10 July 26, 1989 The Honorable Claiborne Pell Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your September 12, 1988, request, we reviewed th...
Date Feb. 23, 1989 Report No. NSIAD-89-73 Title

International Trade: Review of FAS Attache Service

United &Qj( 4 States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives February 1989 INTERNATIONAL TRADE Review of FAS Attache Service GAO/NSIAD89-73 National Security and International Affairs Division B-226269 February 23, 1989 The Honorable E. (Kika) de la Garza Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: At y...
Date Feb. 6, 1989 Report No. NSIAD-89-39 Title

State Department: Problems in the Diplomatic Courier System

United States General Accounting Office GAO February1989 Report to the Secretary of State ' STATE DEPARTMENT Problems in the Diplomatic Courier System GAO/NSIAD-89-39 About Our New Cover... t The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in GAO’S efforts to improve the presentation of our reports. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Securit...
Date March 10, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-47 Title

Procurement: State Department's Purchase of Silverware for Overseas Missions

, United Gltates General Accounting Office ’ ‘GAO l%Iarch 1987 Report to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Ope:rations, Houseof Representatives il PROCUREMENT State Department’s Purchase of Silverware for OverseasMissions 132444 GAO/NSIAD-87-47 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and Internat...
Date Feb. 3, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-73FS Title

Representational Funds: State Department Expenditures at Selected Posts

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Date Feb. 25, 1982 Report No. ID-82-22 Title

International Affairs: Change Is Needed in Overseas Staffing Procedures To Better Assure Consistency With U.S. Program Objectives

c .. .I *., .. . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I-ATIONAL DIVISION B-203467 The Honorable William P. Clark Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs The White House Dear Mr. . FEBRUARY 25,1982 .- Clark: Change is Needed in Overseas to Better Assure Consistency Objectives (1~~82-22) Staffing. Procedures With U.S. Program Subject: Our review of the proc...
Date April 28, 1981 Report No. ID-81-31 Title

International Affairs: The 1978 Diplomatic Relations Act's Liability Insurance Provision--A Requirement Needing Added Attention

I I UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 INrrRNATlONAL oIvtsmN B-202019 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Alexander of State M. Haig, Jr. APRIL 2%. 1981 Secretary: ze 1978 Diplomatic Relations Act's A Requirement Insurance Provision-Added AttentionTID-81-31) 115054 Liability Needing Subject: / elations Actlof 1978 (Public Law 95-393, \, The Diplomatic September 30, 1978)...
Date Feb. 9, 1981 Report No. ID-81-15 Title

International Affairs: Much More Can Be Done by the State Department To Improve Overseas Real Estate Management

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERF+L Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On International Operations, Committee Department To Improve Overseas Real Estate Management The Department of State is responsible for managing properties in 222 cities located in 138 countries. While State has made some progress in centralizing its real estate management, many of the problems GAO and the Congress have pointed out f...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-56 Title

Government Operations: Apportioning Retirement Benefits to Former Spouses of Federal Employees

?I'he Honorable Patricia Schroeder The Honorable Gladys N&Spellman The Honorable &i&-Leach J- ccc+-l e3 House of Representative& c.'~The Honorable Jphe Honorable United States Subject: Abr ham A. Ribicoff G! Max Baucus SeAte A ‘ s, 113185 Epportioning Retirement Benefits to Former Spouses of Federal Employees (FPCD-80-56) 3 Your joint letter of January 24, 1980,&sked that we examine into the suf...
Date Feb. 26, 1980 Report No. ID-80-17 Title

International Affairs: Diplomatic and Official Passport Retrieval Systems

WASHINGTON. D.C. 20546 B-197054 The Honorable Eax S. Baucus Subcommittee on Limitations Chairman, of Contracted and Delegated Authority Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: FEBRUARY 26.1980 r ’ ,,_,., t4, ‘/, “0 I ’ 1 Subject: Your executive to agency we examine and Official Passport Systems (ID-80-17) ,i 19?‘9, outlined concern letter of June 15, branch pro...
Date April 18, 1979 Report No. ID-79-3 Title

International Affairs: What Is Being Done To Protect the U.S. Diplomatic Community From Terrorism

, . -* Comptroller General O THE UNITED S A E F TTS Onshore Oil And Gas Leasing-Who Wins The Lottery? Presently, most of the 114,000 onshore oil and gas leases for over 93 million acres of Federal land are awarded under a lottery system. The Chairman, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, requested that GAO review alleged irregularities in this leasing, administered by the Department of...
Date Dec. 6, 1978 Report No. ID-78-19 Title

Financial Management: State Department's Office of Inspector General, Foreign Service, Needs To Improve Its Internal Evaluation Process

DOCUMENT RESUME 07984 - [C34285361 State Departmentes Office of Inspector General, Foreign Service, Needs To Improve Its Internal Evaluation Process. ID-78-19; B-134192. December 6, 1978. 29 pp. + 5 appendices (29 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Internal Auditing Systems: Sufficiency of Federal Auditors and Coverage (201); Internal Auditing System...
Date March 24, 1978 Report No. ID-78-28 Title

Government Operations: Information concerning Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger's Travel

DOCUBRIT RBSUBE 07153 - [ 2647733] (Information concerning Former Secretary ' State Henry A. Kissinger's Travel]. ID-78-28; 8-89294. ..ch 24, 1978. 2 pp. + enclosure (1 pp.). Report to Rep. Chalmers p. Wylie; Rep. Leon Kenneth Fasick, Director, International Div. B. Panetta; by J. Contact: International Div. Organization Concerned: Department of congressional Relevance: Rep. Chalmers State. P. Wyl...
Date Dec. 12, 1977 Report No. ID-78-7 Title

Government Operations: The Need to Improve Holiday Administration Overseas

DOCUMENT ESUME 04316 - B3494754] [The Need to Improve Holiday Administration Overseas]. ID-78-7; B-180403. December 12, 1977. 2 pp. + enclosure (9 pp.). Report to Director, Secretary, Department of State; International Div. anagement by J. K. Fasick, Tssue Area: Personnel ard Compensation: (3C5). Compensation Contact: International Div. Budget Function: International Affairs: Conduct of Foreign Af...