Exchange Programs: Observations on International Educational, Cultural, and Training Exchange Programs
Abstract
I am pleased to be here today to discuss our ongoing review of U.S. government-funded international educational, cultural, and training exchange programs. The Subcommittee had expressed concern about an apparent proliferation of such exchange and training programs and had requested that we develop an inventory of these programs; provide information on potentially duplicative, overlapping, or fragmented programs; assess the extent of program coordination and oversight; and identify legal requirements that executive branch officials believe unduly inhibit their flexibility in responding to rapidly changing requirements. To develop the inventory of programs, we used the U.S. Information Agency's (USIA) fiscal year 1990 report on federally funded international exchange and training activities as a baseline, but we updated the information to include programs established since 1990. We defined an exchange as the movement of persons between countries for educational, training, or cultural purposes. We excluded programs that did not involve the movement of persons. As a general rule, we attempted to include the programs we believe mainly benefit the participants. I would like to stress that the information presented today represents our preliminary observations based, to a large extent, on testimonial evidence we have not attempted to corroborate. With that caveat, let me summarize the results of our work to date and highlight our preliminary observations in your specific areas of interest.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 1993
- Accession Number
- AD1179785
Entities
People
- Joseph E. Kelley
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office