On December 9, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks and participate in a conversation with three of the 2022 Department of State Anti-Corruption Champion Award (ACCA) honorees at 5:30 p.m. during the closing session of the IACC at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The conversation will provide an opportunity for a candid dialogue about efforts to promote transparency, accountability, and rule of law in communities around the globe.
The Department of State and Transparency International are co-hosting this year's IACC in Washington, D.C., December 6-10.
Thousands of participants from civil society, international organizations, the business community, and governments around the globe will gather in-person and virtually to focus on this year's theme of "Uprooting Corruption: Defending Democratic Values."
The event will be open press and live streamed on www.state.gov and www.YouTube.com/statedept.