PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT

Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center
With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawai‘i

GAO Work on the Compacts of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands

REPORTS and SELECTED TESTIMONIES: 

Compacts of Free Association: Trust Funds for Micronesia and the Marshall Islands May Not Provide Sustainable Income (GAO-07-513, June 15, 2007 )  http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07513.pdf

Compacts of Free Association: Micronesia 's and the Marshall Islands ' Use of Sector Grants (GAO-07-514R, May 25, 2007 )  http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07514r.pdf

Compacts of Free Association: Micronesia and the Marshall Islands Face Challenges in Planning for Sustainability, Measuring Progress, and Ensuring Accountability (GAO-07-163, December 15, 2006 )  http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07163.pdf

Compacts of Free Association: Development Prospects Remain Limited for Micronesia and the Marshall Islands (GAO-06-590, June 27, 2006 )  http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06590.pdf

Compacts of Free Association: Implementation of New Funding and Accountability Requirements Is Well Underway, but Planning Challenges Remain (GAO-05-633, July 11, 2005 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-05-633

Compact of Free Association: Single Audits Demonstrate Accountability Problems over Compact Funds (GAO-04-7, Oct. 7, 2003 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-04-7

Compact of Free Association: An Assessment of Amended Compacts and Related Agreements. Testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. (GAO-03-1007T, July 15, 2003 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-03-1007T

Compact of Free Association: An Assessment of Amended Compacts and Related Agreements. Testimony before the House Committee on Resources. (GAO-03-988T, July 10, 2003 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-03-988T

Compact of Free Association: An Assessment of Amended Compacts and Related Agreements. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, House Committee on International Relations. (GAO-03-890T, June 18, 2003)  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-03-890T

Foreign Assistance: Effectiveness and Accountability Problems Common in U.S. Programs to Assist Two Micronesian Nations (GAO-02-70, Jan. 22, 2002 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-02-70

Foreign Relations: Kwajalein Atoll Is the Key U.S. Defense Interest in Two Micronesian Nations (GAO-02-119, Jan. 22, 2002 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-02-119

Foreign Relations: Migration From Micronesian Nations Has Had Significant Impact on Guam, Hawaii , and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (GAO-02-40, Oct. 5, 2001)  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-02-40

Foreign Assistance: Lessons Learned From Donors’ Experiences in the Pacific Region (GAO-01-808, Aug. 17, 2001 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-01-808

Foreign Assistance: U.S. Funds to Two Micronesian Nations Had Little Impact on Economic Development (GAO/NSIAD-00-216, Sept. 21, 2000 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?nsiad-00-216

Foreign Relations: Better Accountability Needed Over U.S. Assistance to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands (GAO/RCED-00-67, May 31, 2000 )  http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?rced-00-67

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GAO Contact: Emil Friberg, Assistant Director/Senior Economist, 202-512-8990, friberge@gao.gov