Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton marked International Anti-Corruption Day with a video address to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She praised global efforts to curb corruption, including the 10-year old OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, and called for new measures to help governments provide effective enforcement mechanisms and help businesses develop robust internal controls and compliance provisions.
Anti-corruption is a tenet of U.S. foreign policy because corrupt practices sabotage development efforts, lead to misuse of public resources, erode confidence in democratic institutions, and ease the way for transnational criminal and illicit networks and terrorists.
If you go to the site, you can see a video of Hillary's speech and/or read a transcript.