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On the recordJanuary 26, 1994
I commend the Senator from South Dakota for his leadership on this issue. The Senator is on exactly the right track with his efforts. The United Nations needs the oversight of its budget and programs that would be provided by an office of inspector general. As the Senator will recall, when he offered a similar amendment to the foreign operations appropriations bill last year I indicated my support for his initiative, but I wanted to wait for consideration of the State Department authorization bill which is now before the Senate. This bill includes authorization for the general assessment for overall U.N. funding and I thought it would be preferable to attach such an amendment to that funding rather than the voluntary contributions for the specialized agencies contained in the foreign operations bill. The Senator from South Dakota graciously agreed to withhold his amendment and I thank him. I can now fully support this very important effort to encourage the United Nations to create an independent, effective inspector general.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
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Byrd supports the establishment of an inspector general for the United Nations to oversee its budget and programs.

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