On December 6, the Biden-Harris administration released the first-ever United States Strategy on Countering Corruption. The document outlines an approach for the United States to elevate its fight against corruption. The strategy includes enlisting whistleblowers to curb illicit finance and protecting global whistleblowers who expose corruption.
The Biden-Administration signaled that anti-corruption would be a central aspect of its foreign policy in June when it released a Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest. In the memorandum, President Biden wrote: “Corruption threatens United States national security, economic equity, global anti-poverty and development efforts, and democracy itself. But by effectively preventing and countering corruption and demonstrating the advantages of transparent and accountable governance, we can secure a critical advantage for the United States and other democracies.”
Following the release of the anti-corruption memorandum, whistleblower advocates began calling for the Biden-Harris Administration to include whistleblowers in its anti-corruption strategy. For example, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto penned a piece outlining nine ways the Biden Administration can use whistleblowing to fight corruption.
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