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The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office

GAO-11-479CG Published: Mar 31, 2011. Publicly Released: Mar 31, 2011.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the House Democracy Partnership: Members of Parliament from Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon and Pakistan in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2011. Major topics of this presentation include: who we are and how we do our work, demand for service and impact of work, and the importance of collaboration and capacity building.

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