United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-07-20 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-970R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-970R P0b002ee18037ef35 f:d01970r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-970R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-970R GAO-01-970R Foreign governments Missing in action (personnel) Personnel management Personnel records Volunteer services Bolivia Camisique (Bolivia) La Paz (Bolivia) Zongo Valley (Bolivia) Correspondence A01431 Walter J. Poirier, a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia, was reportedly last seen on or about February 22, 2001, in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. This report reviews (1) whether the Peace Corps failed to properly supervise Mr. Poirier's activities and (2) the actions taken by the Peace Corps and the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia when informed that Mr. Poirier was missing. GAO found that Mr. Poirier failed to follow certain Peace Corps location and notification procedures. Although the Peace Corps Associate Director responsible for Mr. Poirier while he was in Bolivia knew that Mr. Poirier was not following these procedures, he took no steps to correct the situation and, as a result, lost track of Mr. Poirier. Furthermore, the Associate Director's failure to adequately monitor Mr. Poirier contributed to the difficulties encountered by the U.S. Embassy in its efforts to locate Mr. Poirier. Once it was determined that Mr. Poirier was missing, the U.S. Embassy, Peace Corps, multiple entities of the Bolivian National Police, and fire/rescue teams in and around La Paz and throughout Bolivia conducted an extensive search. To this date, Mr. Poirier has not been found. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-970R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-970R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-970R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-970R.pdf GAO-01-970R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-970R Correspondence GAO-01-970R; The Peace Corps Failed to Properly Supervise Missing Volunteer and Lost Track of Him; Foreign governments Missing in action (personnel) Personnel management Personnel records Volunteer services Bolivia Camisique (Bolivia) La Paz (Bolivia) Zongo Valley (Bolivia)