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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on foreign policy at the State Department, March 3, 2021, in Washington. Credit:
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When the US State Department announced the new International Anticorruption Champions Award last month, it set off ripples of media coverage across the world. The award honors anti-corruption advocates in countries where democracy is under attack and the COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for corruption to thrive.
A dozen inaugural winners nominated by US embassies were named, including Ecuador’s attorney general; the chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation; and a director at the Central Bank of Iraq.
A new US award honors anti-corruption advocates around the world msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.