Inspection Of The Broadcasting Board Of Governors

Inspection of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

This report is the result of an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Radio Free Asia. Contents: Key Judgments; Context; Executive Direction; Language Service Programming; Use of Internet and New Media; Audience Research and Measuring Effectiveness; Maintaining Journalistic Standards; Technical Operations Division; Human Resource Management; Recommendations; Informal Recommendations; Radio Free Asia Principal Officials; Abbreviations. Appendices: Radio Free Asia Code of Journalistic Ethics; Radio Free Asia Awards (2010-2009); Radio Free Asia¿s Social and New Media Distribution. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.

Given the rapid growth of social media worldwide in recent years, especially among young people, embassies are increasingly using social media as an important public diplomacy tool. From the beginning of her time in office, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has voiced support for the use of social media to communicate with people around the world. A May 2010 survey found that over half the U.S. missions had Facebook accounts, and a quarter had Twitter accounts. This sensitive but unclassified report examined the use of social media at 22 U.S. missions. Contents: Key Judgments; Context; Inspection Findings; Social Media Site Review Findings; Other Issues; Recommendations. This is a print on demand report.

An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). It is based on interviews with employees and officials of relevant agencies and institutions, direct observation, and a review of applicable documents. Contents: Key Judgments; Context; Executive Direction; MEPI Restructuring; Public Affairs/Alumni Outreach; Policy and Programming Division; Assistance Management Division; Fiscal Management; Information Management; Regional Operations; List of Recommendations; Informal Recommendations; Principal Officials: Illustrative MEPI Projects FY 2009. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard to find publication.

The principal functions of the Office of the Refugee Coordinator in Jerusalem are to represent U.S. interests and to monitor the operations of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). UNRWA provides food; manages refugee camps, schools, and health clinics; and renders other social services for 4.7 million Palestinian refugees under its protection. Through the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), the U.S. is the largest contributor to UNRWA. U.S. contributions have averaged approx. $225 million per year during the past two fiscal years, while UNRWA's total expenditures have averaged $1.1 billion per year. The purpose of this program review was to evaluate the Jerusalem refugee coordinator's role in the oversight of U.S. contributions to UNRWA and other organizations, and to review the guidance and support that the refugee coordinator receives from Consulate General Jerusalem, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), and the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA). This is a print on demand report.