Audit of Regionalization Efforts in Latin America and

Audit of Regionalization Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean Audit Report No. 1-598-05-001-P November 9, 2004 San Salvador, El Salvador November 9, 2004 MEMORANDUM FOR: LAC/EMT Director, Carla Royalty FROM: RIG/SanSalvador, Steven H. Bernstein “/s/“ SUBJECT: Audit of Regionalization Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean (Report No. 1-598-05-001-P) This memorandum is our final report on the subject audit. In finalizing this report, we considered your comments on our draft report and have included your response in Appendix II. This report contains seven recommendations for your action. Based on your comments, management decisions have been reached for these recommendations. Determination of final action will be made by the Bureau for Management’s Office of Management Planning and Innovation (M/MPI/MIC). Once again, thank you for the cooperation and courtesy extended to my staff throughout the audit. 1 This page intentionally left blank. 2 Table of Summary of Results 5 Contents Background 5 Audit Objectives 6 Audit Findings 6 What plans did the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean have for regionalization of support functions? 6 A Formal Plan Was Not Developed 6 Dedicated ...