For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 3, 2001
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
May 2, 2001
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
Pursuant to the resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the
Inter-American Convention Against Corruption adopted by the Senate on
July 27, 2000, the President must submit to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations an annual implementation report each year for a 5-year
period. Attached is the first such report.
As this report illustrates, countries throughout our hemisphere have
taken important steps through legislative and executive actions to
implement the Convention. These actions are indica-tions of
the realization that corruption threatens political and economic
stability and undermines democracy. This report also
outlines the steps taken to establish an evaluation mechanism -- known
as the Committee of Experts -- to oversee implementation of the
Convention.
I look forward to working with the Congress to ensure that we continue
to combat corruption in our hemisphere and across the globe.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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