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Excerpts taken from www.state.gov Global Corruption The United States has been a leader in the multinational effort to end bribery and corruption in international business practices, a campaign that has been supported by the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and other multilateral organizations and institutions. In saluting the delegates at the Second Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity, President Bush stated that increasing accountability and transparency in governance around the world is an important foreign policy objective for his Administration and that the United States is committed to support global anti-corruption initiatives This website provides, under appropriate subheadings that will appear in the navigation box at left, links to documents, reports, and other online resources related to Combating International Bribery and Corruption. Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs The Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) formulates and carries out U.S. foreign economic policy, integrating U.S. economic interests with our foreign policy goals so that U.S. firms and investors can compete on an equal basis with their counterparts overseas. It implements American economic policy in cooperation with U.S. companies, U.S. Government agencies, and other organizations. Under the direction of Assistant Secretary E. Anthony Wayne, the bureau negotiates agreements with foreign governments and advances U.S. positions in such international organizations as the International Monetary Fund or World Trade Organization. EB officers: Work with the World Trade Organization to establish fair rules of international trade Lead U.S. negotiations on bilateral civil aviation treaties Negotiate bilateral and regional investment treaties in partnership with USTR Combat bribery in international commerce; and Coordinate issues related to economic sanctions. The EB Bureau's organizational structure consists of five units, each headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary: Energy, Sanctions and Commodities (EB/ESC); International Communications and Information Policy (EB/CIP); International Finance and Development (EB/IFD); Trade Policy and Programs (EB/TPP); Transportation Affairs (EB/TRA). Civil and Foreign Service officers and support staff bring a wide variety of educational and private sector backgrounds to offices in Washington, DC. They develop U.S. policy, administer programs, negotiate, and represent the Department before Congress, U.S. business and industry, and international organizations. Overseas, embassy economic officers lay the groundwork for negotiations, report on economic trends and the commercial climate, and maintain constant contact with foreign governments to represent U.S. interests. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ======================================================================== To view GoaNet's archives http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net ======================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't want so many e-mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead!
