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Executive Order 13055

Coordination of United States Government International Exchanges and Training Programs

This executive order establishes an Interagency Working Group within the United States Information Agency to improve coordination of federal international exchange and training programs. The group is tasked with data collection, eliminating duplication, developing a coordinated strategy, and creating performance measures across agencies including State, Defense, Education, Justice, and USAID.

Federal Register Open PDF 62 FR 39099

Impact dates

  1. Recommendations on performance measures due

  2. Initial coordinated strategy for all USG-sponsored international exchange and training programs due

Key directives

  • Establish Interagency Working Group in USIA with designated agency representatives
  • Create clearinghouse for data collection and analysis on international exchanges and training
  • Collect, analyze, and report data from all federal agencies conducting such programs
  • Identify administrative and programmatic duplication and overlap
  • Develop coordinated strategy no later than 1 year from order date
  • Assess strategy annually thereafter
  • Develop performance measures recommendations no later than 2 years from order date
  • Meet at least quarterly
  • Submit all reports to President through USIA Director

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Establishment of Interagency Working Group within USIA
  • Creation of interagency staff office in USIA Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs

Near term (90d)

  • Working Group begins quarterly meetings
  • Initial data collection and clearinghouse establishment begins

Long term

  • Coordinated strategy due by July 15, 1998
  • Performance measures recommendations due by July 15, 1999
  • Annual strategy assessments thereafter
  • Ongoing identification of duplication and overlap

Risks & tensions

  • Voluntary NSC and OMB participation may limit oversight leverage
  • Disagreement provisions (Section 8) could produce diluted consensus reports
  • USIA was later merged into State Department (2000), potentially complicating institutional continuity
  • No enforcement mechanism for agency compliance with data requests
  • 'Other interested' agency membership is vague and discretionary
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