Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Inspector General (OIG) operates under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. OIG is responsible for detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and violations of law and to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the operations of USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation
Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is a bilateral United States foreign aid agency created by the George W. Bush administration in 2004, applying a new philosophy towards foreign aid.-Background and formation:...

, the United States African Development Foundation
African Development Foundation
The United States African Development Foundation is an "Independent United States Government Agency" which provides grants of up to $250,000 to community groups and small enterprises that benefit under served and marginalized groups in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, and the Inter-American Foundation
Inter-American Foundation
The Inter-American Foundation, or IAF, is an independent agency of the United States government that funds development projects undertaken by grassroots groups and nongovernmental organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean...

. Upon request, OIG also provides oversight services to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is an independent agency of the United States Government that mobilizes U.S. private sector investment in new and emerging markets overseas in order to support both the sustainable economic development of those markets and the creation of American jobs...

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The OIG fulfills these responsibilities by conducting audits, investigations, inspections, and other reviews. OIG accomplishments are reported in semiannual reports to the Congress as prescribed by the Inspector General Act. OIG’s published plans and reports, testimony, and press releases are available on its Web site.
OIG is organized into four operational units: Audit, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Investigations, and Management. It has nine overseas offices located in Baghdad, Iraq; Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Islamabad, Pakistan; Kabul, Afghanistan; Manila, Philippines; Pretoria, South Africa; San Salvador, El Salvador; and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Inspector General
Inspector General of the U.S. Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development's Inspector General, Donald A. Gambatesa, began his tenure on January 17, 2006. Appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he presides over the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International...

Donald A. Gambatesa began his tenure on January 17, 2006.
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