LEADER 02576oam 2200493 a 450 001 9910700745603321 005 20110718094124.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002411552 035 $a(OCoLC)709719458 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002411552 100 $a20110329d2010 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEngaging foreign audiences$b[electronic resource] $eassessment of public diplomacy platforms could help improve State Department plans to expand engagement : report to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cU.S. Govt. Accountability Office,$d[2010] 215 $a1 online resource (ii, 43 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aTitle from PDF cover (GAO, viewed Mar. 29, 2011). 300 $a"July 2010." 300 $a"GAO-10-767." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aLetter -- 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. 517 $aEngaging foreign audiences 606 $aDiplomacy 606 $aOverseas information libraries, American 606 $aInternational libraries 606 $aLibrary outreach programs 606 $aSocial media 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 615 0$aDiplomacy. 615 0$aOverseas information libraries, American. 615 0$aInternational libraries. 615 0$aLibrary outreach programs. 615 0$aSocial media. 712 02$aUnited States.$bCongress.$bHouse.$bCommittee on Foreign Affairs. 801 0$bDOS 801 1$bDOS 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910700745603321 996 $aEngaging foreign audiences$93445336 997 $aUNINA