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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release June 10, 1999

June 10, 1999

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SUBJECT:       Delegation of Responsibility Under the Senate Resolution
               of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Convention
               on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in
               International Business Transactions

By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the responsibility of the President, under the July 31, 1998, Senate resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, to submit annual reports to the Congress relating to enforcement and monitoring of that Convention.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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