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legal and financial systems from being exploited by those who engage in, or launder the proceeds of, corruption.

The United States continues to take action to prevent the U.S. The United States also has been a leader in providing funding for capacity building to fight corruption and promote good governance. The United States was a leader in developing fundamental international legal frameworks such as the UN Convention against Corruption and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Anti-Bribery Convention and the rest of the global architecture for international legal cooperation in areas such as asset recovery and denial of entry. The United States has been a global leader on anticorruption efforts since enacting the first foreign bribery law, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), in 1977. The United States views corruption as a growing threat to the national security of our country and allies around the world. By contrast, pervasive corruption siphons revenue away from the public budget and undermines the rule of law and the confidence of citizens in their governments, facilitates human rights abuses and organized crime, empowers authoritarian rulers, and can threaten the stability of entire regions.

Preventing corruption preserves funds for public revenue and thereby helps drive development and economic growth. Government continue to drive a robust agenda to stem corruption around the world and hold to account those who exploit the public’s trust for private gain.