02576oam 2200493 a 450 991070074560332120110718094124.0(CKB)5470000002411552(OCoLC)709719458(EXLCZ)99547000000241155220110329d2010 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEngaging foreign audiences[electronic resource] assessment of public diplomacy platforms could help improve State Department plans to expand engagement : report to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2010]1 online resource (ii, 43 pages) illustrations, mapsTitle from PDF cover (GAO, viewed Mar. 29, 2011)."July 2010.""GAO-10-767."Includes bibliographical references.Letter -- Background -- State Utilizes a Broad Range of External Outreach Platforms around the World -- State Faces Various Challenges to Using Overseas Platforms, but Officials Have Identified Several Opportunities for Leveraging These Platforms -- State Intends to Expand Its Use of Outreach Platforms through Varying Plans for Individual Platforms -- Despite Plans to Expand Engagement with Foreign Audiences, State Has Not Evaluated Its Outreach Platforms, Making It Difficult to Assess Their Relative Effectiveness -- Conclusions -- Recommendations for Executive Action -- Agency Comments and Our Evaluation -- Appendix I. Objectives, Scope, and Methodology -- Appendix II. Maps of Overseas Public Diplomacy Platforms -- Appendix III. Comments from the Department of State -- Appendix IV. GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments.Engaging foreign audiences DiplomacyOverseas information libraries, AmericanInternational librariesLibrary outreach programsSocial mediaUnited StatesForeign relationsDiplomacy.Overseas information libraries, American.International libraries.Library outreach programs.Social media.United States.Congress.House.Committee on Foreign Affairs.DOSDOSGPOBOOK9910700745603321Engaging foreign audiences3445336UNINA