Inspection of Embassy Warsaw and Constituent Post, Poland

Submitting OIG:

Department of State OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of State

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

ISP-I-24-18

Component, if applicable:

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Inspection / Evaluation

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

$243,993

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw should update and implement planning guidance and processes for official visits.
2	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw should bring its public diplomacy award files into compliance with Department standards for federal assistance award monitoring and evaluation.
3	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should bring all consular spaces into compliance with Department standards.
4	Open	No
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, in coordination with Embassy Warsaw, should review the letter of agreement guiding the bureau’s activities in Poland, as well as the bureau’s current and planned foreign assistance to Poland, and implement any changes to the letter of agreement as required.
5	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw should bring its safety, health, and environmental management program into compliance with Department standards.
6	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should bring its fire protection program into compliance with Department standards.
7	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should bring the emergency egress on all floors of the embassy chancery into compliance with Department standards.
8	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw should eliminate the safety hazards at its warehouse in accordance with Department safety and fire standards.
9	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should report all unauthorized construction projects and rectify each project in accordance with Department standards.
10	Open	No
Embassy Warsaw should comply with all Department Motor Vehicle Safety Management Program standards for chauffeurs and incidental drivers under chief of mission authority.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Embassy Warsaw should update and implement planning guidance and processes for official visits.

Open

Embassy Warsaw should bring its public diplomacy award files into compliance with Department standards for federal assistance award monitoring and evaluation.

Open

Embassy Warsaw, in coordination with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, should bring all consular spaces into compliance with Department standards.

Open

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, in coordination with Embassy Warsaw, should review the letter of agreement guiding the bureau’s activities in Poland, as well as the bureau’s current and planned foreign assistance to Poland, and implement any changes to the letter of agreement as required.