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Profile In Public Integrity: Jaime Torres Melo, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity
Profile In Public Integrity: Jaime Torres Melo, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity
Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)
Jaime Torres-Melo is the Veedor (Ombudsman) of the city of Bogotá. The Veeduría Distrital is responsible for citizen oversight, corruption prevention, procurement controls, accountability and handling complaints and claims in the district and local administrations within the city. The agency seeks to promote citizen oversight, improve public management in Bogotá and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of public policies. Jaime holds a MSc. in Development Management from The London School of Economics (LSE). Jaime has been a professor at several universities and held a number of positions within the non-governmental sector and the Colombian government, among other roles.
Profile In Public Integrity: Karl Racine, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity
Profile In Public Integrity: Karl Racine, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity
Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)
Attorney General Karl A. Racine is the first elected Attorney General of the District of Columbia. With his inauguration at the beginning of 2015, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) began an era of independence for the agency and accountability to District residents. As the chief legal officer for the District of Columbia, Attorney General Racine relies on his prior legal and leadership experience as a public defender and the first African-American managing partner of a top-100 US law firm, Venable LLP, to advise the Mayor and District agencies, defend the city in court and use the law to …