Tally --- Yes, embassies in foreign countries perform a wide variety of essential tasks. These tasks are measured on a number of key performance indicators. For example in South Africa, one of the indicators measured is the (1) Number of Economic Diplomacy initiatives undertaken to contribute to South Africa’s economic growth and measures the following outcomes: trade and investment seminars, engagements with chambers of commerce, meetings with targeted government ministries, high-level potential investors and tourism promotion events. And all of these have to do with targets and statistics, rather than the quality of work done.

Source author: Matshedisa Emily Mokoena mokoenamati@gmail.com