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GAO-01-414SP 1 (2001-03-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmem0001 and id is 1 raw text is: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRADE R MANAGING DIRECTOR Susan S. Westin U DIRECTORS Joseph A. Christoff Jess T Ford Harold J. Johnson Loren Yager PHONE (202) 512-4128 MAILING ADDRESS U.S. General Accounting Office International Affairs and Trade Room 4T55A 441 G Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20548 The United States has become increasingly involved in international issues that range from advancing andprotecting U.S. political and economic interests to responding to global market forces and national and worldwide security threats. International Affairs and Trade helps the Congress address these issues by evaluating economic, political, and security problems worldwide. I S (7 International Affairs and Trade analyzes the effectiveness and management of U.S. foreign aid programs, evaluates the efficiency and accountability of the United Nations and related multilateral organizations, and assesses the strategies used to manage U.S. foreign affairs functions and activities. We also evaluate how trade agreements and programs serve U.S. interests and'assess how the United States can influence improvements in the world financial system and address crises. Another of our key efforts is to determine how effective federal agencies are in combating terrorism and preventing the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Our oversight responsibilities primarily include the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, and some Department of Defense functions. We focus on achieving the following outcomes: improving the current process for planning, executing, and coordinating U.S. military interventions; enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of foreign aid; increasing congressional understanding of the benefits and limitations of U.N. agencies; providing options for improving overseas operations, reducing costs, and decreasing security vulnerabilities; providing analysis and recommendations to improve the implementation of trade agreements, trade adjustment assistance, and trade promotion; recommending strategies to improve accountability at international financial institutions; offering analyses and options for the Congress to consider in debt relief funding requests; and suggesting methods of enhancing controls over exports of U.S. technologies that could facilitate the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. k 64(q i A -G A 0 . .Acountablility Integrity Reliablility

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