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1 online resource (129 pages) |
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Religion and Spirituality
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Religion and spirituality series.
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INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT ELEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS ; INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT ELEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT: STATE DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSION ARE IMPLEMENTING RESPONSIBILITIES BUT NEED TO IMPROVE INTERACTION* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND ; The Act Established International Religious Freedom as a U.S. Foreign Policy Objective ; The Act Established Two Separate Entities and Outlined Their Responsibilities. |
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The Act Established State's Office and Ambassador-atLarge for International Religious Freedom and Outlined State's ResponsibilitiesThe Act Established USCIRF and Outlined Its Responsibilities ; STATE IS IMPLEMENTING THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES ESTABLISHED IN THE ACT BUT HAS PROVIDED INCONSISTENT REPORTING POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE AMBASSADOR ; State Is Implementing the Primary Responsibilities Established in the Act ; Ambassador and Office Are Implementing Primary Responsibilities Independently and Through Efforts of Other State Entities. |
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Ambassador, Office, and Other State Entities Promote Religious Freedom Ambassador Advises the President and Secretary of State ; Ambassador and Other State Officials Represent the United States Diplomatically Regarding Religious Freedom; State Annually Publishes the International Religious Freedom Report; Ambassador and Office Support the Secretary of State in Implementing Other Responsibilities Established in the Act; State Has Designated Countries of Particular Concern, and the U.S. Government Has Taken Some Corresponding Actions ; State Developed Religious Freedom Training. |
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State Established an International Religious Freedom Website Ambassador's Organizational Status Is Lower Than Other Ambassadors'-at-Large, and State Has Provided Inconsistent Reporting Policy and Guidance ; USCIRF IS IMPLEMENTING ITS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AS OUTLINED IN THE ACT AND HAS UNDERTAKEN OTHER ACTIVITIES ; USCIRF Conducts Ongoing Review of the Circumstances of Religious Freedom Violations; USCIRF Provides Policy Recommendations ; USCIRF's Annual Report Focuses on Countries That USCIRF Considers the Worst Offenders. |
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USCIRF Has Provided Technical Assistance and Recommendations to Foreign Officials STATE AND USCIRF HAVE NOT DEFINED HOW THEY SHOULD INTERACT, WHICH HAS AT TIMES CREATED FOREIGN POLICY TENSIONS ; Act Directs State Office and USCIRF to Cooperate, but Agencies Have Not Defined How They Should Interact ; State and USCIRF's Interaction Has Fluctuated ; State and USCIRF's Limited Interaction Created Foreign Policy Tensions That State Had to Mitigate ; NGOS GENERALLY RATED OVERALL U.S. GOVERNMENT EFFORTS POSITIVELY WHILE RAISING SOME CONCERNS AND SUGGESTING SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS. |
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NGOs Generally Rated Overall U.S. Government Progress Positively While Suggesting Improvements. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
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International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (United States) |
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Freedom of religion -- United States.
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LAW -- Constitutional. |
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LAW -- Public. |
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Freedom of religion |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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Print version: Hunter, Don C. International Religious Freedom Act: Elements and Implementation Efforts. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2013 9781626188969 |
| ISBN |
9781626188976 |
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1626188971 |
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1626188963 |
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9781626188969 |
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