Security of U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel abroad : background, federal initiatives, and staff training / Teresa D. Boles, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SECURITY OF U.S. DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL ABROAD: BACKGROUND, FEDERAL INITIATIVES, AND STAFF TRAINING; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SECURING U.S. DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL ABROAD: BACKGROUND AND POLICY ISSUES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; HOST NATION RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE VIENNA CONVENTIONS; U.S. RESPONSIBILITIES AND POSTURE; PHYSICAL SECURITY AT U.S. DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES; INCIDENT RESPONSE; THE ATTACK IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA, ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2012; EMBASSY SECURITY FUNDING.

Chapter 2: SECURING U.S. DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL ABROAD: LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH INITIATIVESSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE BENGHAZI ATTACK; LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE TO THE BENGHAZI ATTACK; APPENDIX A. DEPARTMENT OF STATE FACT SHEET ON BENGHAZI ARB IMPLEMENTATION; APPENDIX B. SELECTED CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON BENGHAZI ATTACK; APPENDIX C. SELECTED DIPLOMATIC SECURITY-RELATED LEGISLATION, 112TH AND 113TH CONGRESSES (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

Chapter 3: COUNTERING OVERSEAS THREATS: GAPS IN STATE DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY TRAINING MAY INCREASE RISK TO U.S. PERSONNELWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; MOST STATE AND USAID ASSIGNED PERSONNEL COMPLETED FACT TRAINING, BUT GAPS IN STATE DEPARTMENT DATA PREVENT COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT FOR SHORT-TERM TDY PERSONNEL; STATE DEPARTMENT'S GUIDANCE AND MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT OF COMPLIANCE WITH FACT TRAINING REQUIREMENT HAS WEAKNESSES; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION.

APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGYOBJECTIVE 2: STATE'S AND USAID'S OVERSIGHT OF THEIR PERSONNEL'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE FACT TRAINING REQUIREMENT; APPENDIX II: EXAMPLES OF ANTI-U.S. ATTACKS OVERSEAS: SEPTEMBER 2012 TO SEPTEMBER 2013; APPENDIX III: FACT TRAINING COMPLIANCE AMONGSTATE AND USAID ASSIGNED PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED ASREQUIRED TO COMPLETE FACT TRAINING; INDEX.

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