[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Part III
The President
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Executive Order 13055--Coordination of United States Government
International Exchanges and Training Programs
                        Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 139 / Monday, July 21, 1997 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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                Executive Order 13055 of July 15, 1997
Coordination of United States Government
                International
                Exchanges and Training Programs
                By the authority vested in me as President by the
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                America, and in order to improve the coordination of
                United States Government International Exchanges and
                Training Programs, it is hereby ordered as follows:
                Section 1. There is hereby established within the
                United States Information Agency a senior-level
                Interagency Working Group on United States Government-
                Sponsored International Exchanges and Training (``the
                Working Group''). The purpose of the Working Group is
                to recommend to the President measures for improving
                the coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of
                United States Government-sponsored international
                exchanges and training. The Working Group shall
                establish a clearinghouse to improve data collection
                and analysis of international exchanges and training.
                Sec. 2. The term ``Government-sponsored international
                exchanges and training'' shall mean the movement of
                people between countries to promote the sharing of
                ideas, to develop skills, and to foster mutual
                understanding and cooperation, financed wholly or in
                part, directly or indirectly, with United States
                Government funds.
                Sec. 3. The Working Group shall consist of the
                Associate Director for Educational and Cultural Affairs
                of the United States Information Agency, who shall act
                as Chair, and a comparable senior representative
                appointed by the respective Secretary of each of the
                Departments of State, Defense, Education, and the
                Attorney General, by the Administrator of the United
                States Agency for International Development, and by
                heads of other interested executive departments and
                agencies. In addition, representatives of the National
                Security Council and the Director of the Office of
                Management and Budget shall participate in the Working
                Group at their discretion. The Working Group shall be
                supported by an interagency staff office established in
                the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the
                United States Information Agency.
                Sec. 4. The Working Group shall have the following
                responsibilities:
                    (a) Collect, analyze, and report data provided by
                all United States Government departments and agencies
                conducting international exchanges and training
                programs;
                    (b) Promote greater understanding of and
                cooperation on, among concerned United States
                Government departments and agencies, common issues and
                challenges faced in conducting international exchanges
                and training programs, including through the
                establishment of a clearinghouse for information on
                international exchange and training activities in the
                governmental and nongovernmental sectors;
                    (c) In order to achieve the most efficient and
                cost-effective use of Federal resources, identify
                administrative and programmatic duplication and overlap
                of activities by the various United States Government
                agencies involved in Government-sponsored international
                exchange and training programs, and report thereon;
                    (d) No later than 1 year from the date of this
                order, develop initially and thereafter assess annually
                a coordinated strategy for all United States
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                Government-sponsored international exchange and
                training programs, and issue a report on such strategy;
                    (e) No later than 2 years from the date of this
                order, develop recommendations on performance measures
                for all United States Government-sponsored
                international exchange and training programs, and issue
                a report thereon; and
                    (f) Develop strategies for expanding public and
                private partnerships in, and leveraging private sector
                support for, United States Government-sponsored
                international exchange and training activities.
                Sec. 5. All reports prepared by the Working Group
                pursuant to section 4 shall be made to the President,
                through the Director of the United States Information
                Agency.
                Sec. 6. The Working Group shall meet on at least a
                quarterly basis.
                Sec. 7. Any expenses incurred by a member of the
                Working Group in connection with such member's service
                on the Working Group shall be borne by the member's
                respective department or agency.
                Sec. 8. If any member of the Working Group disagrees
                with respect to any matter in any report prepared
                pursuant to section 4, such member may prepare a
                statement setting forth the reasons for such
                disagreement and such statement shall be appended to,
                and considered a part of, the report.
                Sec. 9. Nothing in this Executive order is intended to
                alter the authorities and responsibilities of the head
                of any department or agency.
                    (Presidential Sig.)
                THE WHITE HOUSE,
                     July 15, 1997.
[FR Doc. 97-19341
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