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Author:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Title:

U.S. public diplomacy [electronic resource] : key issues for congressional oversight : report to congressional committees.

Format:

[electronic resource] :

Publisher:

U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

1 online resource (ii, 39 p.) : ill.

Subject:

United States.--Dept. of State--Rules and practice.
United States.--Broadcasting Board of Governors--Rules and practice.
Diplomacy
International broadcasting--Political aspects--United States.
Communication policy--United States.
United States--Foreign relations
United States--Foreign public opinion
United States--Public relations.

Notes:

Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed May 29, 2009). "May 2009." Includes bibliographical references. "GAO-09-679SP."

Summary:

Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. government has spent at least $10 billion on communication efforts designed to advance the strategic interests of the United States. However, foreign public opinion polling data shows that negative views towards the United States persist despite the collective efforts to counteract them by the State Department (State), Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of Defense (DOD), and other U.S. government agencies. Based on the significant role U.S. strategic communication and public diplomacy efforts can play in promoting U.S. national security objectives, such as countering ideological support for violent extremism, we highlighted these efforts as an urgent issue for the new administration and Congress. To assist Congress with its oversight agenda, we have enclosed a series of issue papers that discuss long-standing and emerging public diplomacy challenges identified by GAO and others.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)363757182

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)