Cablegate: Results Report: Dvc "Financial Disclosure Reporting For

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UNCLAS LIMA 003501

SIPDIS

STATE FOR IIP/G/WHA (CBARONE), INFO IIP/T/ES(GCHRISTISON), INFO
WHA/PDA (SLEBENS/MDCONNERS/GADAMS), WHA/PD (GGALLEGOS), WHA/AND
(JMONSERRAT)

E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP PE
SUBJECT: RESULTS REPORT: DVC "FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTING FOR
OFFICIALS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH" -- TRACKER 24282

1. As part of Post's efforts to aid the Peruvian government in
their anti-corruption initiatives, PAS Lima organized a DVC on
Financial Disclosure Reporting on 4 August. U.S. speaker, Carol
E. Dixon, Counsel of the House of Representatives Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct, shared information with Genaro
Matute, Peru's Comptroller General, Ana Mara Risi, Head of the
Financial Disclosure Bureau and the Comptroller's financial
disclosure unit on how the ethics program and the financial
disclosure system are run in the U.S. legislative branch. The
DVC was a follow-up on programs conducted with Barbara Mullen-
Roth, Office of Government Ethics last November and Hiram Morales
from the Puerto Rican OGE in July.

2. Carol Dixon's participation was excellent. During her 30-
minute presentation, Ms. Dixon gave an overview of the
legislative ethics program and the functions of the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct. She also provided information
regarding laws, rules, regulations, and other standards of
conduct for House of Representatives members and employees. Ms.
Dixon stressed that it was essential to keep civil society
informed about the public official's financial interests in order
to increase the confidence in the government. At the end of the
program, the Comptroller General indicated that his office will
implement several procedures to improve the Peruvian financial
disclosure system based on the information provided during the
event.

3. Results: As a result of Post's extensive programming with the
Comptroller's office, they have introduced a bill to Congress to
modify the Constitution which would give the Comptroller's office
access to public servant's confidential bank and tax information.
A second bill will be introduced to set an annual fixed date when
financial disclosure reports must be filed and to require that
government officials file reports within 30 days of their
termination date. This bill will also set up administrative
sanctions such as late filing fees for those who fail to submit
their reports or submit them without meeting the established
terms and conditions.

4. Audience Size: 35 staff members of the Financial Disclosure
Bureau attended the program.

5. Quality of U.S. support and IIP offices involved:
Excellent/Outstanding - Our thanks to Gretchen Christison and DVC
team for their close coordination with post and flexibility to
test Lima's translation equipment.

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