3月26日上午,美国国会财会总署(GAO)主管苏珊·威斯汀女士(Susan Westin,其职衔相当于美国国务院次国务卿一职)率领的代表团一行四人访问了本中心。中心汪尧田主任、沈大勇秘书长、本刊编辑部戴芷华主任,以及主任助理汪成参加了会见。苏珊·威斯汀女士首先介绍了美国国会财会总署的性质与任务以及代表团此行的目的。美国国会财会总署是国会的一个独立的调研部门。其主要任务是协助国会完成其宪法赋予的责任,更好地履行监督、制定政策和有关财政拨款的决策,进一步提高联邦政府的职能,改善联 On the morning of March 26, a delegation of four headed by a delegation led by Susan Westin, the head of the U.S. Congressional Accounting Administration (GAO), whose rank is equivalent to the U.S. State Department deputy secretary of state, visited the Center. Wang Yao, director of the center, Secretary-General Shen Dayong, editor in chief Dai Zhiju, director and assistant director Wang Cheng attended the meeting. Susan Westin first introduced the nature and mandate of the U.S. Congress and the mission of the delegation. The United States Congressional Accounting Department is an independent research department of the National Assembly. Its main task is to assist Congress to fulfill its constitutional responsibilities, to better perform its oversight, to formulate policies and make decisions on financial allocations, to further enhance the federal government’s functions and to improve the joint