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We encourage our partners and allies to echo the commitment we have made here and join in building a new framework for international cooperation to protect all our citizens from the violence, harm, and exploitation wrought by transnational organized crime.

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Fact Sheet: Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime

07/24/2011

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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