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Date May 26, 1983 Report No. ID-83-32 Title

International Affairs: Status of U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation

a’ I c ‘- < BY THE CDMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Europe And The Middle East Committee On Foreign Affairs House Of Representatives RELEASED OF THE UNITEDSTATES Status Of U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission On Economic Cooperation The U.S. Government has been assisting the Saudi Arabian Government in implementing a broad range of development projects since inception...
Date Feb. 15, 1983 Report No. ID-83-26 Title

International Affairs: Delaying U.S. Payments to International Organizations May Not Be the Best Means To Promote Budget Restraint

r * , . tvb’ “sm m234’ 5 BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Committee On Foreign Relations United States Senate Delaying U.S. Payments To International O rganizations May Not Be The Best Means To Promote Budget Restraint The United States changed its method of paying annual contributions to selected international organizations from quarterly to a lump sum payment duri...
Date Aug. 11, 1982 Report No. ID-82-11 Title

Energy: The Changing Structure of the International Oil Market

STUDY BY THE STAFF OF THE U.S. General Accounting Office The Changing Structure Of The International Oil Market During the past 10 years, the international oil market has experienced periods of acute shortages and surpluses; producers have taken title to oil produced in their countries and the role of the major oil companies is now limited primarily to marketing, distribution, and refining operati...
Date July 13, 1982 Report No. ID-82-16 Title

Inter-American Foundation: Alternative to Traditional Foreign Assistance

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The President Inter-American Foundation Inter-American Foundation: Alternative To Traditional Foreign Assistance In 1969, the Congress created the InterAmerican Foundation as an experimental program providing new direction and emphasisfor U.S. aid to Latin America. It ischaracterized by (1) independence from United States and host governments’ short-t...
Date April 26, 1982 Report No. ID-82-27 Title

Malaria Control in Developing Countries: Where Does It Stand and What Is the U.S. Role

. 4 c / ,6 h’ THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR, AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Malaria Control In Developing Countries: -;-Where Does It Stand? -‘-What Is The U.S. Role? I mm A0 recommends that the Agency for International Development re-examine existing pfogram guidelines in light of changes srnce the last agencywide statement. These changes involve a resurgen...
Date April 22, 1982 Report No. 118148 Title

International Affairs: GAO Reviews of Foreign Assistance Programs

*, Y UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 1982 Statement Frank Director, of C. Conahan Division International before the Subcommittee on Foreign of the Operations Senate Appropriations on GAO Reviews of Committee 118148 Foreign Mr. Chairman and Members of Assistance Programs the Subcommittee: to provide wor...
Date Feb. 3, 1982 Report No. 117437 Title

Agriculture and Food: Letter of Inquiry on AID Agricultural Research Activities

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.d. 20548 The Honorable Administrator, Development M. Peter McPherson Agency for International 117437 Dear Mr. McPherson: We have completed our survey of AID's agricultural research Our survey shows that many problems relating to agriactivities. identified in several studies and reports by cultural research, (See attachment for a list of continue...
Date May 15, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-30 Title

NORAD's Missile Warning System: What Went Wrong?

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Committee On Government House Of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED Operations NORAD’s Missile Warning System: What Went Wrong? The importance and criticality of the North American Air Defense Command’s (NORAD’s) computer system have recently been emphasized when false missile warning messages were generated and the Nation’s nucl...
Date April 28, 1981 Report No. ID-81-24 Title

International Affairs: Management Problems With AID's Health-Care Projects Impede Success

c . . !@whf ‘hn4 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES Report ToThe Congress Management Problems With AID’s Health-Care Projects Impede Success The extent and gravity of poor health conditions throughout thedeveloping world are such that malnutrition, common infections and diseases, and the effects of high birth rates pose constant threats to the populace. Although strides have been made...
Date April 21, 1981 Report No. ID-81-30 Title

International Affairs: Improving Independent Evaluation Systems in the Multilateral Development Banks

1 44 ,,,, BY THECOlVkTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES ’ Evaluation Systems In The Multilateral Development Banks The multilateral development ban’ks, of which the United States is a member--the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank--have made progress in impl’ementing independent evaluation systems. Evaluation reports p’rovide Bank member governmen...
Date March 30, 1981 Report No. ID-81-41 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Government Exchange Programs Are Not Being Coordinated in Japan and India

8I Report To The Director, International Communication Agency . ww BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFl;E” U.S.Government Exchange Programs Are Not Being Coordinated In Japan And India As part of Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 and the Executive order implementing it, the U.S. International Communication Agency was charged with the responsibility to coordinate the international info...
Date Jan. 1, 1981 Report No. 114607 Title

Financial Management: The International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management--Organization, Goals and By-Laws

i Dt4e 7 eglc 4 The "Audit Tolerance Level"
Date Dec. 10, 1980 Report No. ID-81-3 Title

International Affairs: American Employment Generally Favorable at International Financial Institutions

.I BY THECOMPiROLLER GENERAL Of THEUNITEDSTATES +,“,940 R!QcxxtTo The Congress Arjnerican Employment Generally Favorable At International Financial Institutions Dep rtment of the Treasury, the primary agen y responsible for American employment in t 4 e World Bank, Inter-American Developmerit Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Intetnational Monetary Fund relies on the job jmarket to provide qualif...
Date Nov. 19, 1980 Report No. ID-81-11 Title

International Affairs: Improving the Management and Coordination of Reviews, Inspections, and Evaluations in the U.N. System

REPORTBY THE ~ I Cbmptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improving The Management And Cpordination Of Reviews, Inspections, And Evaluations In The UN, System Th aim of the Joint inspection Unit of the United Nations is to improve ma1 agement and coordination in the U,f’$. system. The Unit is the only organization that has authority to review, inspect, and evaluate the U.N. sydtem organizations a...
Date Oct. 30, 1980 Report No. ID-81-8 Title

International Affairs: AID Needs Clarification on Defense Base Act Insurance Requirements

4 \ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IMOINATIONAL DIVISION OCTOBER 30,198O B-162408 The Honorable Administrator, International Douglas J. Bennet, Agency for Development .. Jr. lllllI II 113660 Dear Mr. Bennet: Subject: LID Needs Clarification Insurance on Defense Base Act (ID-81-08) We have reviewed insurance requirements of the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651) as th...
Date June 11, 1980 Report No. ID-80-29 Title

Cooperation in Agricultural Assistance: An Elusive Goal in Indonesia

I. ~WY BY THECOMPTROLLER‘GENERAL ‘* I Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Cooperation In Agricultural Assistance: An Elusive Goal In Indonesia From 1970 to 1978,17 members of the donor assistance consortium for Indonesia have provided the Indonesian Government with about $10 billion in overall assistance. An additional $1.9 billion was providedin 1979. Much of this assistance has been ai...
Date June 1, 1980 Report No. 114608 Title

Special Publications: Approaches to Government Auditing Around the World

*~~ /73 50 COMMISSION ON AUDIT VOLUME 20 JUNE 1980 ISSN-0115-3129 MW -TSv e- c) 5'Q CONTENTS I 2 7 14 23 EDITOR Aurora V. Mendoza Cecilio L. Dizon Genielle B. Romano M Editonal Annual Financial Report of the Government A Constitutional .randate (Conclusion) Internal Control (Conclusion) Audit of Financial Institutions (Conclusion) The Role of the Commission on Audit in Government Infrastructure Co...
Date Nov. 8, 1979 Report No. 110834 Title

International Affairs: United Nations Finances

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. November 8, 1979 Statement of Elmer B. Staats Comptroller before Subcommittees General a joint of the United hearing States @Jl" s and of the Organizations on International International House! Committee OperationsHS~oll~I on Foreign on Affairs d&O Mr. Chairmen ,I United Nations Finance 3 L...
Date Nov. 8, 1979 Report No. 094323 Title

International Affairs: United Nations Finances

United Statar General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2~00 porn. November 8, 1979 Statement Comptroller General of States and \\ lllg Elmer B. Staats of the United before a joint hearing of the 0 2/ Subcommittees on International Organizations International on i Mr. Chairmen and We appreciate ~ ing and United of this improve , will to Operations Affairs...
Date Oct. 3, 1979 Report No. 110531 Title

Energy: U.S. Participation in the International Energy Agency

UP?I'XD STATES GENEPAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE OM DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, 1979 STATEMENTOF J. KENNETH FASfCK DIRECTOR, INTERKATIONAL DIVISION BEFORE THE do')' SUECOtIMITTEEON AKTITRUST, MONOPOLY ANC 0 a-' EUSINESS RIGHTS CF THE SEKATE JUDICIARY COMKITTEE -5 I3 PARTICIPATICV IN THE " INTERNATIONAL ENERG, AGENCY2 D p fir, Chairman and Menbers ...
Date Oct. 1, 1979 Report No. 094332 Title

Special Publications: Improving Public Management and Performance

Date Sept. 27, 1979 Report No. ID-79-57 Title

International Affairs: United States Government Agencies' Relations With Canada and Mexico

ek# k *. UNITED STATE GENERALACCOUNTING OFFJCE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 4 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 4 SEPTEMBER 27, 1979 l&J P ’ B-196090 The Honorable United States Cear Senator Sublect: PPax S. Eaucus Senate Baucus: t Agencies' Relations States Governm l- United Klth Canada and Mexico (D-79-57) 7 that we report Your letter of June 18, 1979, requested agencies are organized to deal with on how U.S. Go...
Date Sept. 24, 1979 Report No. ID-79-56 Title

International Affairs: Improving Financial Management in the United Nations by Strengthening Audits and Evaluations

f 1± / Report To The Congres s F ~-. UNI JE l Improving financial Managemen t In the Unified Nations by Strengthenin g Audits and Evaluation s Financial management can he improved in th e United Nations and Its SpeClailje(l agencies , whose combined budgets exceed 52 hllll(rll , tflrollgh more effective illl(llts till(t E .'Vai(Iitioiis . This is essential to the effective use of thes e large fu...
Date Sept. 20, 1979 Report No. ID-79-46 Title

International Affairs: Training and Related Efforts Needed To Improve Financial Management in the Third World

d BV THE COMPTROLLER’ ~SENERAL mwr? rt * * gress OF THE UNITEDSTATES , Training and lated E orts Needed anagement rove Fin in the Third World Developing country governments continue to experience a shortage of tramed flnanclal management personnel which often results In an InabIlIty to produce timely and accurate fmanclal data for government declslonmakers In fact,the Agency for lnternatronal De...
Date Aug. 10, 1979 Report No. ID-79-26 Title

U.S. Participation in International Organizations: An Update

--’ . ‘2 r .. */ L 4 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL lalrll~llllilrrnril~ LM110102 OF THE UNITEDSTATES U.S. Participation In tional Organizations: te U.S. participation in international organizations should be better managed. Since our last review the President and the Secretary of State have attempted to improve the direction and coordination of U.S. policy as well as to promote reform of the U.N....
Date June 27, 1979 Report No. 109832 Title

Financial Management: Financial Management in the United Nations System

L'nited States General Accounting 20548 Washington, I3. C. Office FUR RELEASE OF: !TELIVE~Y Expected at 10:OG a.m. Wednesday, June 27, 1979 Statement J+ Kenneth Director, before Subcommittees International a joint hearing cf Fasick 4 Division of 3( elf td--Organizations and the 1 Y k on International International Operations on Foreign on Affairs House Committee Financial l!r . Chairmen Management...
Date Oct. 18, 1978 Report No. ID-78-49 Title

International Affairs: Independent Review and Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES ~M107440 ~~l~~~lll~lll~l~lll Independent Review And Evaluation At The Asian Development Bank This report discusses what has so far been done at the Asian Development Bank toward establishing an effective review system. An expansion of Bank activities and the need for more current and independent reviews of Bank procedures call for ...
Date Aug. 15, 1978 Report No. ID-78-50 Title

International Affairs: Multilateral and Bilateral Assistance for Developing Foreign Mineral Projects

UNITED STATESGENERALACCWNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-161470 llllllllllll~llllllllllllBlllllllllllllllllllll LMi06860 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Peter V. Domenici Senate Domenici: Your letter of April 17, 1978, requested us to provide you with information about U.S. financial assistance for developing foreign mineral projects. Your letter specifically requested information on...
Date June 22, 1978 Report No. ID-78-21 Title

International Affairs: The Independent Review and Evaluation System of the Inter-American Development Bank Needs Support

DOCUMENT 06282 - [B17467921 RESUME The Independent Review and Evaluation System of the Inter-American Development Bank Need6 SupFcrt. ID-76-21; B-161470. June 22, 1978. 20 pp. + 5 appendices (7 pp.). Report to the Congress; General. by Robert F. Iellei, Acting Comptzol.ler Issue Area: International Economic and Military Programs: U.S. Participation in Activities of International organizations (609...
Date June 5, 1978 Report No. ID-78-14 Title

International Affairs: Effectiveness of the World Bank's Independent Review and Evaluation System

DOCUMENT RESUBE 06281 I'B15866031 Effectiveness of the Wo.-ld Bank's Independent eview and Evaluation System. ID-78-14; B-161470. June 5, 1978. 3C pp.FF appendices (10 pp.). Report to the Conqress; y Elmer B. + 3 Staats, Ccapticller Generdl. Issue Area: International Economic ad ilitary Programs: U.S. Participation in Activities of International Organizations (609). Contact: International Div. Bud...
Date May 11, 1978 Report No. ID-78-38 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Statements of Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, Inc.

bOCUB2T RSUOE 05957 B13663851 [rExaination of Financial Statements of Gorgas aleorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Sdicine, Inc. ]. ID-78-38; ay 11, 1978. 2 pp. * 4 enclosures (8 pp*) . B-114867. Report to Board of Directors, Gorgas esorial Inst. of Tropical and Preventive edicine, Inc.; by Eluer . Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: -counting and Financial Reporting (2800). Contact: ...
Date April 25, 1978 Report No. ID-78-23 Title

International Affairs: A Summary of Lending by International Financing Institutions to Selected Coffee-Growing Developing Countries

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES A Summary Of Lending By International Financing Institutions To Selected Coffee-Growing Developing Countries This report summarizes GAO's responses to questions raised by the Chairman, Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition, House Committee on Agriculture, on loans and assistance to coffee-producing countries by i...
Date Jan. 10, 1978 Report No. ID-78-4 Title

Energy: U.S. Energy Conservation Could Benefit from Experiences of Other Countries

DOCUMENT RESUME 04555 - [B0125024] U.S. Energy Conservation Could Benefit from Experiences of Other Countries. ID-78-4; B-178205. January 10, 1978. 21 pp. + appendix (12 pp.). Report to Secretary, Department of Energy; Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Liv. Issue Area: Energy (1600). Contact: Entergy and Minerals Div. by Monte Canfield, Budget Function: batural Resources, Environment, and Energy ...
Date Oct. 19, 1977 Report No. ID-77-29 Title

International Affairs: Additional U.S. Air Force Airbasing Requirements in Support of NATO (Unclassified Digest of a Classified Report)

Date May 16, 1977 Report No. ID-77-12 Title

International Affairs: Need for U.S. Objectives in the International Labor Organization

DOCUMENT 02248 A1452436] ESUME Need for U.S. Objectires in the International Labor Organization. ID-77-12; B-168767. ay 16, 1977. 54 pp. Repo.t to Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: International Economic and Military Programs: U.S. Participation in Activities of International Organizations (609). Contact:...
Date May 16, 1977 Report No. ID-77-13 Title

International Affairs: The United States Should Play a Greater Role in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

DOCUMENT RESUME 02132 A14524431 The United States Should Play a Greater Role in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ID-77-13; B-159652. Mav 16, 1977. 66 pp. Report to Sen. Abraham ibicoff, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: International conomic and Military Programs: U.S. Participation in Activities of ...
Date May 16, 1977 Report No. ID-77-15 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Participation in the World Health Organization Still Needs Improvement

DOCUMENT 02242 - [A1452432] RESUME U.S. Participation in the World Healt'i Organization Still 977. 52 pp. Improvement. ID-77-15; B-164031(2). May 16, Needs Report to Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: International Economic and Military Programs (600); Military Programs: U.S. International Economic a Devel...
Date May 5, 1977 Report No. ID-77-20 Title

International Affairs: Alternative Methods for Funding U.S. Support of International Atomic Energy Agency Activities

DOCUMENT RESUME 02245 A145246] /// Alternative Methods for Funding U.S. Support of Interrnational Atomic Energy Agency Activities. ID-77-20; B-181963. May 5, 1977. 5 pp. Report to Sen. John Glenn, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: International Economic and Milita...
Date June 16, 1976 Report No. ID-76-19 Title

Education: Improvement Needed in Language Training and Assignments for U.S. Personnel Overseas

* 9p/yy ak0- OqEI 4L 5 _ GEN&ETED S TA TES i GIjRL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Improvement Needed In Language Training And Assignments For U.S. Personnel Overseas Department of State United States Information Agency The Department of State and the United States Information Agency are required by law to designate Foreign Service Officer positions which require knowledge of a foreign language and to fill them...
Date May 5, 1976 Report No. ID-76-15 Title

International Affairs: Need for an International Disaster Relief Agency

5 (tIL\’ Y BY THE CO OF THE UNIT illllIlllllllIllllllllllIl~llllll~ LM098265 Department Agency for of State International Development GAO’s case study of the worldwide effort in the Sahel region of Africa that the response to future disasters be more timely and better managed. relief shows should To insure a timely, effective, and efficient world response to future disasters, GAO believes the ...
Date Aug. 2, 1974 Report No. B-168767 Title

Financial Management: Actions Recommended To Alleviate Serious Financial Problems Facing United Nations

B-168767 Department of State ,!I-> ,,il J. ,-. ,‘.; . _‘. .- -’ 1 COMFTROLLER GENERAL WASHINOTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20540 B-168767 , ,To the President of the Senate and the, ‘, Speaker of the House of Representatives This. is our report on actions recommended to the Secretary, o,f State to alleviate serious financial problems facing the,, United Nations. We made our review pursuant...
Date July 18, 1974 Report No. ID-74-52 Title

International Affairs: Numerous Improvements Still Needed in Managing U.S. Participation in International Organizations

REPQRT TO THE, CONGRESS Numerous Improvements Still Needed In Managing U.S. Participation t n fnbiyndional Organizations &.i66767 Oepartment of State and other agencies I \, COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE D.t UNITE0 STATES ZXda I ‘I‘ii is is our report on nmcrou5 needed in managing ‘U.S. participation organizations. Federal participation ?I~cs;c organizations is admini5terc~i .;tntc ...
Date March 16, 1973 Report No. B-177681 Title

International Affairs: United States Interests and Activities in Nepal

es Interests 6.177681 Department of State Agency for International Peace Corps United States Information Development Agency MPTROLLER,.. UNITED STATES ’ COMPTROLLER GENERAL. WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. 2CG48 !STATES B-177681 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This provides report, together with its separate classified appendix, an overview of U.S. i...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 090931 Title

Special Publications: Audits Can Help Build Confidence in International Organizations

Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 090938 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Summer 1973

r INDEXES TO T H E GAO REVIEW Copies of indexes to the 1971 issue of The GAO Review are available free of charge to all interested readers. An index to the 1972 issue is now being prepared. Staff members m a y obtain copies through their division or ofice liaison representatives (see inside back cover). Readers outside GAO may obtain copies b y writing the Distribution Section, General Accounting ...
Date June 8, 1971 Report No. 092984 Title

Agriculture and Food: Review of the Agricultural Sector Loan to Chile

).,“. . l 1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 lIllIlllllllI1lIIllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM092984
Date Jan. 1, 1968 Report No. 091141 Title

Special Publications: Hearings and Legislation

Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 088323 Title

International Affairs: GAO Takes a Look at United States Contributions to International Organizations