March 31, 2000 - WASHINGTON D.C.

(Considered at the Meeting of the Working Group held on February 22, 2000)

8:30 a.m.             Registration of participants

9:00 a.m.             I.             OPENING SESSION
                                           -             Remarks by the Chair of the Working group on Probity and Public Ethics, Ambassador Beatriz Ramacciotti, Permanent
                                                         Representative of Peru
                                           -             Presentation by the Secretary General of the OAS,
                                                         Dr. César Gaviria

9:30 a.m.             II.             COOPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
                                             CORRUPTION

             1.             INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

                            a.             Role of international lending institutions:  information regarding their activities and principal projects:
                                            -             International Monetary Fund
                                            -             World Bank
                                            -             Inter-American Development Bank
                             b.            Experiences with implementing mechanisms to follow up on international commitments to the fight against corruption:
                                            -             OECD
                                            -             Council of Europe
                                            -             United Nations

             2.              PRIVATE SECTOR
                             a.             Commitments and proposals regarding probity: codes of conduct and other private sector efforts
                             b.             Corruption: negative impact on trade and investment

             3.              CIVIL SOCIETY
                              a.             The role of civil society in enhancing probity and public ethics
                              b.             Preventive measures
                                              -             NGOs
                                              -             Academia
                                              -             Other entities

2:30 p.m.               III.          IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "INTER-AMERICAN
                                              PROGRAM FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIGHT
                                              AGAINST CORRUPTION" AG/RES. 1477 (XXVII-O/97)
                                              -              Ratification of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption
                                              -              Adaptation of domestic legislation
                                              -              Exchange of information
                                              -              National institutions responsible for fighting corruption
                                              -              Education and training
                                              -              The needs of countries in terms of cooperation
                                              -              Measures to give priority for the implementation of the Inter-American Program to fight corruption

                              IV.          FINAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS