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Statement by Assistant Secretary Billingslea on Dominican Republic Official Visit | U.S. Department of the Treasury

Statement by Assistant Secretary Billingslea on Dominican
Republic Official Visit
January 17, 2020

SANTA DOMINGO –U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Marshall Billingslea issued the below

statement following his meeting with President Danilo Medina:
I thank President Medina for his hospitality and for a productive series of meetings with him and
his financial authorities today. We discussed a number of global illicit finance threats and
identified concrete areas to strengthen our cooperation.
The United States government, and Treasury in particular, is grateful for its partnership with the
Dominican Republic. We look forward to working with the Dominican Republic and countries
throughout the region to support the Venezuelan people in their e orts to restore democracy,
support the Venezuelan National Assembly and interim President Juan Guaidó, and hold the
corrupt and repressive Maduro regime accountable.
The Treasury Department is committed to expanding its relationship with Dominican Republic
authorities to stem money laundering generated from drug tra icking, human tra icking, and
corruption. We want to continue to work together to take action against criminals such as
Dominican narcotics tra icker and money launderer Cesar Emilio Peralta, who OFAC designated
as drug Kingpin in August 2019.
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