United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-11-08 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-6 P0b002ee1803799c2 f:ns97006 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-6 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-6 NSIAD-97-6 Strategic planning Interagency relations Foreign aid programs Foreign policies Foreign economic assistance International relations International trade Agency missions Letter Report NSIAD

GAO summarized the views presented at its 1996 conference on foreign affairs issues, focusing on the: (1) changed environment for foreign policy; (2) influence and impact of U.S. programs; (3) role of multilateral institutions; (4) world trade interests of the United States; and (4) structure of the U.S. foreign affairs apparatus.<p/>GAO found that: (1) conference participants agreed that increased effort needs to be directed at improving management efficiency and program effectiveness; (2) policymakers need to define U.S. interests more clearly and to specify how they are to be achieved; (3) objective assessments of the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy programs serving U.S. interests continue to be needed; (4) policymakers need to be kept informed on the activities, operations, budgets, and management reform efforts of multilateral organizations in order to assess how well U.S. interests are being carried out; and (5) policymakers need to understand how various U.S. agencies are in practice operating overseas and whether coordination mechanisms need to be strengthened. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-6/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-6.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-6/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-6.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-6 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-6; Foreign Affairs: Perspectives on Foreign Affairs Programs and Structures; Strategic planning Interagency relations Foreign aid programs Foreign policies Foreign economic assistance International relations International trade Agency missions Title 19 Section 2411 19 U.S.C. 2411