Congressmen Cohen and Levin Lead Letter Urging Appointment of a State Department Coordinator for Global Anti-Corruption Efforts

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Andy Levin (MI-09) today led a letter with 24 Congressional colleagues asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken to appoint a Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption.

The letter reads in part:

"As the Biden administration takes great strides towards elevating anti-corruption as a core national security priority, we write to urge you to appoint quickly a strong leader to the role of Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption.

"We welcomed your announcement on December 9, 2021, of your intent to establish a State Department Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption. Tackling corruption strengthens democracies by rooting out malign influence, enhancing transparency of the policymaking process, and creating a more even playing field for citizens from all backgrounds, and has been recognized as a national security priority by the Biden administration… Anti-corruption efforts are strongest when coordinated with our counterparts around the world, ensuring that kleptocrats have nowhere to turn to hide their illicit wealth."

See the entire letter and its co-signers here.

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