Vice President of Guatemala, The Honorable Dr. Rafael Espada, Addresses Task Force Conference

BERGEN, Norway, September 28, 2010 - The following is being released by Global Financial Integrity:

The Honorable Dr. Rafael Espada, Vice President of Guatemala, will
address participants of the second annual Task Force on Financial Integrity
and Economic Development conference in Bergen, Norway tonight to close out
the first day of the two-day conference. The Vice President is expected to
highlight recent initiatives by the Guatemalan government aimed at improving
transparency and best governance practices.

The government of Guatemala has undertaken several policy initiatives
that the Vice President is expected to comment on tonight including a
Politically Exposed Persons initiative, a government spending surveillance
program and cooperative agreement with the United Nations Development
Program.

To watch the Presidents' remarks (live 18:30 CEST) go to
conventor.easymeeting.net/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=4b409ac2755d4f5abd9bb
37465a0be8c all of the conference proceedings are available to watch at
www.financialtaskforce.org/live-streams/conference2010/.

To request an interview with the Vice President or any other conference
participants contact Monique Danziger at +1-216-538-0157 or
mdanziger@gfip.org.

Monique Danziger, +1-216-538-0157, mdanziger at gfip.org