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Treasury Concludes Argentina-United States Dialogue on Illicit Finance | U.S. Department of the Treasury

Treasury Concludes Argentina-United States Dialogue on Illicit
Finance
November 16, 2017

The third meeting of the Argentina-United States Dialogue on Illicit Finance (AUDIF) was held on
November 6-7, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The main objective of this initiative is to identify
and share information on money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit finance threats
that may undermine the economic and financial stability of both countries. The AUDIF is further
charged with developing joint strategies and initiatives to combat these financial crimes.
The most recent Dialogue covered initiatives related to sanctions development,
implementation, and compliance; identification and action against the proceeds of corruption;
and the forging of a common approach towards regional illicit finance threats and
vulnerabilities.
For the United States, the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury co-chaired
the Dialogue along with the Financial Information Unit (FIU) of the Republic of Argentina. They
were joined by representatives from the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),
the United States Department of Justice, and the O ice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), as well
as representatives from the Argentine FIU, Cabinet of Ministers, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
Justice and Human Rights, Central Bank of Argentina, National Securities Commission, Federal
Administration of Public Revenue, Superintendency of Insurance, Ministry of the Treasury, and
the Ministry of Foreign A airs and Worship.
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