Ethics
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release January 21, 2009
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN WELCOMING SENIOR STAFF AND CABINET SECRETARIES TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Room 450
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
1:18 P.M.
President Obama believes that the world’s major economies have a special responsibility to prevent and tackle corruption and to establish legal and policy frameworks that ensure the integrity of markets and promote a clean business environment.
All Cabinet agencies release open government plans and highlight
flagship initiatives on transparency, participation, collaboration
WASHINGTON, D.C.
As Sunshine Week begins, I want to applaud everyone who has worked to increase transparency in government and recommit my administration to be the most open and transparent ever, an effort that will strengthen our democracy and ensure the public’s trust in their government.
