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 1999-09-21 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-99-164 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-164 P0b002ee18039b328 f:ns99164 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-164 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-164 NSIAD-99-164 Travel costs International travel Accounting procedures Cost analysis Military aircraft Africa Chile China KC-135 Aircraft KC-10 Aircraft C-17 Aircraft C-5 Aircraft Letter Report NSIAD S99164 Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on President Clinton's 1998 trips to Africa, Chile, and China, focusing on: (1) the estimated costs and the nature of the costs of these trips; and (2) executive branch accounting procedures for such expenses.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) presidential travel to foreign destinations requires planning, coordination, and logistical and personnel support; (2) the estimated incremental costs of President Clinton's trips to Africa, Chile, and China were at least $42.8 million, $10.5 million, and $18.8 million, respectively; (3) the largest of these costs consisted of: (a) operating expenses of the President's aircraft and other military passenger and cargo aircraft; (b) travel expenses, including lodging for the travellers; and (c) telecommunications, vehicle, and other equipment rentals and procurement in the countries visited; (4) these estimates exclude: (a) Secret Service expenses, which are classified; (b) regular salaries and benefits of U.S. government civil and military travellers; and (c) agency planning expenses that may have been incurred in preparing to travel; (5) the executive branch does not have a single system to account for the cost of presidential travel overseas, and the agencies involved use a variety of means to account for expenses; (6) the Department of State routinely accounts for travel, equipment rental, and other costs to support presidential travel; and (7) other agencies that incurred costs in support of the Africa, Chile, and China trips had records available on their costs as well. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-164/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-164.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-164/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-164.pdf GAO/NSIAD-99-164 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-99-164 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-99-164; Presidential Travel: Costs and Accounting for President's; Travel costs International travel Accounting procedures Cost analysis Military aircraft Africa Chile China KC-135 Aircraft KC-10 Aircraft C-17 Aircraft C-5 Aircraft