Mr. Chair, as I understand it, in the United States the Department of State is responsible for the U.S. relationship with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. I don't have a comment on the U.S. system; it is very much their business to decide how things are run.
I would note, in the same way, that not all international organizations or bilateral institutions are managed by Global Affairs in Canada, and not all of them are managed by the Department of State. For example, in Canada, Global Affairs is responsible for the relationship with the Roosevelt Campobello park, but my understanding is that on the United States' side, the responsibility for that relationship is managed by the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service.
Really, there are a number of different models. There are a number of different ways to manage a successful relationship with a bilateral institution.