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USAU Draft with FO Comments UNCLASSIFIED ISP-I-18-20 Office of Inspections May 2018 Inspection of the U.S. Mission to the African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED May 2018 OFFICE OF INSPECTIONS Bureau of African Affairs Inspection of the U.S. Mission to the African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ISP-I-18-20 What OIG Found What OIG Inspected OIG inspected the executive direction, Since their arrival in September 2016, the Ambassador and program and policy implementation, the Deputy Chief of Mission have led the U.S. Mission to management controls, and resource the African Union in advancing Integrated Country management operations of the U.S. Mission to Strategy goals. the African Union. The mission could not implement a strategy that encompassed all U.S. Government foreign assistance What OIG Recommended programs and funding priorities because it did not have OIG made 3 recommendations to enhance insight into foreign assistance funding provided to the oversight of foreign assistance programs, African Union by other Department of State and U.S. develop a social media strategy to guide Government entities. public diplomacy online engagement efforts, Public Affairs Section staff did not have a common and improve grants management. understanding of the key audiences it wanted to reach in the mission’s multilateral operating environment. In its comments on the draft report the The U.S. Mission to the African Union did not provide Department concurred with all 3 sufficient oversight and documentation in administering recommendations. OIG considers all its public diplomacy grants. recommendations resolved. The Department’s response to each recommendation, and OIG’s reply, can be found in the Recommendations section of this report. The Department’s formal written responses are reprinted in their entirety in Appendix B. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CONTENTS CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTION ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Tone at the Top and Standards of Conduct ..................................................................................................... 2 Execution of Foreign Policy Goals and Objectives ......................................................................................... 3 Adherence to Internal Controls ............................................................................................................................. 4 Security and Emergency Planning ........................................................................................................................ 5 Developing and Mentoring Future Foreign Service Professionals .......................................................... 5 POLICY AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION........................................................................................................ 5 Political-Economic Section ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Foreign Assistance ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Public Diplomacy ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 10 PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS ................................................................................................................................................. 11 APPENDIX A: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY........................................................................... 12 APPENDIX B: MANAGEMENT RESPONSES ......................................................................................................... 13 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 OIG INSPECTION TEAM MEMBERS ....................................................................................................................... 17 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CONTEXT Headquartered in Addis Ababa, the African Union (AU) is a forum of all 55 African states. This entity was established in 2001 with the goal of advancing the continent’s economic and political integration. Intended as a venue to achieve consensus on African and global issues, the institution continues to grow in importance through its work on peace and security, democracy and governance, trade, investment, and economic opportunity. Its guiding ethos—“African solutions to African problems”—reflects the organization’s commitment to solving Africa’s problems, disseminating best practices, and amplifying the continent’s voice on the world stage. In 2017, the AU’s newly elected leaders declared their intent to further bolster the organization’s credibility by fulfilling member-states’ pledges to substantially finance the AU’s operations and programs themselves, thus reducing dependence on outside donors. Leaders also committed to increase accountability by emphasizing results and impact in AU programs. Peacekeeping and conflict prevention is an area in which the AU already has seen results. For example, the AU’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia generally is regarded as a success. In addition, the United Nations (UN) Security Council in June 2017 reinforced the AU’s conflict prevention efforts in the Sahel region of western and north-central Africa by passing a resolution supporting the creation of a five-nation collective counterterrorism force, known as G5-Sahel.1 Despite its successes in peacekeeping and conflict prevention, the AU still faced considerable challenges in realizing its goals, which adversely affected U.S. policy and assistance implementation. The AU Commission, which implements the organization’s policies and programs, was severely short-staffed. In addition, AU member states sought greater transparency, accountability, and effectiveness from the organization in areas such as human rights, governance, and internal peace and security. The United States supported the AU’s reform efforts and proposal to finance 100 percent of its internal operations, 75 percent of its programs, and 25 percent of its peacekeeping costs but criticized the proposal to do so through the imposition of a tariff on all imports to member states. In 2006, the United States became the first non-African country to establish a diplomatic observer mission to the AU. In a 2013 memorandum of understanding, the United States and the AU agreed on four areas of joint cooperation, which the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) reflected in its Integrated Country Strategy (ICS): Strengthening democracy and governance. Engaging the AU to promote peace and security. Enhancing trade and investment. Promoting opportunity and development in Africa. 1 G-5 Sahel is composed of military and police from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, supported by UN and French forces, to fight terrorism and transnational organized crime in the Sahel region. ISP-I-18-20 1 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED The Department provided $935,000 in foreign assistance to the AU in FY 2016 and $1.1 million in FY 2017. This assistance focused on strengthening the AU’s capacity by providing technical assistance and training in peacekeeping, conflict prevention, rule of law, disease control, famine early warning tools, trade facilitation, and youth employment. USAU is housed in Embassy Addis Ababa and is supported by the embassy’s management platform.2 Led by the Ambassador to the African Union, the mission’s authorized staff at the time of the inspection consisted of 16 direct-hire Americans, 1 eligible family member, 1 personal service contractor, and 6 locally employed (LE) staff members. Other agencies in the mission include the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Health and Human Services. USAU’s operating costs are included in Embassy Addis Ababa’s Diplomatic and Consular Program budget. OIG evaluated USAU’s policy implementation and management controls consistent with Section 209 of the Foreign Service Act.3 OIG also inspected USAU’s resource management in conjunction with its inspection of Embassy Addis Ababa.4 EXECUTIVE DIRECTION OIG assessed leadership of the U.S. Mission to the African Union on the basis of 22 interviews that included comments on the Ambassador's and the Deputy Chief of Mission's (DCM) performance; 8 staff questionnaires; and OIG’s review of documents and activities during the course of the on-site portion of the inspection. Tone at the Top and Standards of Conduct Both the Ambassador and the DCM arrived in September 2016. The Ambassador, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, is accredited to the AU and to the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa.5 She previously served as Senior Faculty Advisor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, and as Ambassador to Mali, where she was recognized with the Department’s 2013 Diplomacy for Human Rights Award. The DCM previously
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