On International Anti-Corruption Day 2021, the United States reiterates its commitment to elevating anti-corruption as a core national security priority and a key pillar of the Summit for Democracy. I am pleased to announce today the State Department is establishing a Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption, who will integrate and elevate the fight against corruption across all aspects of U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance. The coordinator, working closely with interagency and international partners, will lead State Department implementation of the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption, announced this week by the White House, as we bring all our resources to what President Biden has called “the challenge of our time.”
The United States is also taking additional bold actions today to combat corruption and promote accountability through sanctions and visa restrictions under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program and Department of State’s Section 7031(c) visa restriction authority.
