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Presidency & Secretariat
The Presidency is a one-year position held by a senior official from an FATF jurisdiction. Since June 2009, the FATF President is Mr. Paul Vlaanderen of the Netherlands.
Mr. Luis Urrutia Corral of Mexico has been nominated the FATF Vice-President. He will be the FATF President in June 2010.
The FATF Secretariat supports the Task Force, President and Vice-President. The Secretariat is housed at the OECD headquarters in Paris.
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18-Nov-2009
FATF President Paul Vlaanderen highlights the importance of the Consultative Forum, a valuable mechanism to pursue a further strengthening of the exchange of information and views between the FATF and private sector bodies across the globe. Mr Vlaanderen addressed the FATF Consultative Forum in London on 30 September.
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03-Nov-2009
Vital parts of the FATF standards are linked to transparency. The financial crisis reinforces the need for fully effective transparency, this is a high priority issue for the FATF. FATF President Paul Vlaanderen, highlights this and other FATF priorities during his speech at the Carribbean Action Task Force Council of Ministers Meeting on 30 October 2009.
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27-Oct-2009
FATF President Paul Vlaanderen emphasises the importance of the relationship of the FATF with the United Nations, and his commitment to encouraging its growth during his Presidency.
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16-Oct-2009
The Chairman's summary which summarises the decisions taken at the October 2009 Plenary of the FATF, including the FATF statement concerning the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) systems of Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and São Tome and Principe.
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28-Aug-2009
Fighting illicit financial activities should be part of a development agenda. This was illustrated by FATF President Mr. Paul Vlaanderen, at the ESAAMLG 9th Council of Ministers meeting in Lesotho on 21 August 2009.
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07-Jul-2009
FATF President Paul Vlaanderen emphasized the crucial role of the FATF Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs) in the successful implementation of FATF standards during his opening remarks at the APG Annual meeting on 7 July. He also highlighted the objectives for his presidency, in particular the FATF initiative related to the global financial crisis.
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12-Dec-2008
The FATF President talks about the FATF Standards and Evaluations and emphasises that the current economic crisis should not distract from the need to protect financial systems from criminal or terrorist misuse.
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03-Dec-2008
The FATF President, Mr. Antonio Gustavo Rodrigues, stressed the fact that money laundering and terrorist financing techniques evolve quickly, require vigilance and an approach from a global perspective. Mr. Vasil Kirov, Moneyval Chairman, noted in his speech that the typologies effort broadens our knowledge and better equips us to fight money laundering and financing of terrorism. In his speech, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco highlights the importance of co-operation between members to exchange experiences, best practices and to ensure a harmonised approach to the problems faced.
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17-Oct-2008
Key outcomes from the FATF Plenary meeting held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 15-17 October 2008.
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25-Aug-2008
Keynote Address by Antonio Gustavo Rodrigues, FATF President, to the 8th Eastern and South African Anti Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) Council of Ministers Meeting in Mombasa, Kenya on 22 August 2008.
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21-Jul-2008
An address by Antonio Gustavo Rodrigues, the FATF President, to the annual meeting of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) on 8 July 2008 in Bali, Indonesia.
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Highlights from the past year
The Annual Report provides an overview of the work carried out by the FATF during 2008-2009 and highlights the key outcomes that have been achieved during this year.
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