Upon the invitation of Mr. LIU Jiayi, Auditor General of China, Mr, Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, led a delegation of three members to attend the 63rd Meeting of the INTOSAI Governing Board in Chengdu, Sichuan Province and visit CNAO from 11 to 24 November 2012.
Mr. LIU Jiayi met with Mr. Dodaro and his delegation on November 16. The two parties exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, including the economic development in China and the U.S., financial modernization, activities of the INTOSAI Task Force on Global Financial Crisis and the Steering Committee of INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation, and the Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation to be signed between the two SAIs.
After the meeting, Mr. Dodaro gave a speech at CNAO titled "The Evolving Role of Auditing in Helping Meet Dynamic National and International Challenges", which briefly outlined how the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has evolved since its establishment over 90 years ago, and highlighted the GAO's efforts nowadays in the three main areas of oversight, insight and foresight.
That evening, Mr. LIU Jiayi and Mr. Dodaro signed the Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation between CNAO and the U.S. GAO at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, to promote bilateral cooperation and encourage and improve technical collaboration in national audit.