Papers and Speeches

The following are a selection of speeches and papers given at international conferences:

"APEC Standards and Practices" (PDF)

This paper includes information about standards for financial/asset disclosure and information about current disclosure practices in APEC Economies. The first section lists disclosure-related provisions of international agreements to which at least two APEC Economies have agreed. The second section presents the results of a questionnaire about disclosure practices distributed to APEC Economies. Eric Raile wrote and presented this paper at the September 15, 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Anti-Corruption and Transparency (ACT) Working Group workshop on “Effective Financial/Asset Disclosure for Public Servants” held in San Francisco.

Remarks of Joseph Gangloff, Deputy Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics, U.S. Head of Delegation for the Fifth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity 

These remarks were given to the Fifth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from April 2-5, 2007 (PDF).

"Preconditions for Effective Implementation of Anti-corruption Measures" 

These remarks are part of Deputy Director Jane Ley's presentation at the Fifth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from April 2-5, 2007 (PDF).

"Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Americas: A Comparative Review" 

This paper was written by Eric Raile, OGE's Intergovernmental Program Advisor, to support a presentation made by Jane S. Ley, OGE's Deputy Director for Government Relations and Special Projects, at the OECD-IDB Forum on Implementing Conflict of Interest Policies in the Public Service, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from May 5-6, 2004 (PDF).

"Managing Conflicts of Interest at the U.S. Federal Level (with emphasis on the Executive Branch)" 

This paper reflects the subject of a presentation made by Jane S. Ley, OGE's Deputy Director for Government Relations and Special Projects, at the OECD/OAS Forum on Ensuring Accountability and Transparency in the Public Sector, held in Brasilia, Brazil, on December 5-6, 2001 (PDF).