US Department of State’s Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption Richard Nephew on Sunday held a meeting with Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain.
He showed keen interest to work with the government agency to combat corruption including money laundering, said an ACC statement.
During the meeting, they exchanged views on the issues related to the ACC’s steps against corruption.
The state department showed keen interest to play an effective role in fighting corruption through increasing mutual cooperation with the ACC, said a statement.
Richard Nephew is known as an American nuclear weapons and sanctions expert.
He was in the US negotiating team trying to revive the Iran nuclear deal. He stepped down from the position last year.
Later, he joined as a program director at the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University and a Senior Research Scholar teaching at the School of International and Public Affairs, at Columbia University.
He is also the author of “The Art of Sanctions”, a book from CGEP's Columbia University Press book series.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, while announcing his appointment on July 5, said: "Richard’s experience and dedication will be an asset to our efforts worldwide to address transnational corruption and kleptocracy, key components of the White House Strategy on Countering Corruption.
Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, earlier, said he would be visiting Bangladesh as part of his tour to the South Asian region.
He is also scheduled to meet Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, among others.
