[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 26299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10484]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notices: 8720]


Certification Related to the Government of Haiti Under Section 
7045(D)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (Div. K, Pub. L. 113-76)

    Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State, 
including under section 7045(d)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (Div. K, Pub. 
L. 113-76), I hereby certify that Haiti is taking steps to hold free 
and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament; 
the Government of Haiti is respecting the independence of the 
judiciary; and the Government of Haiti is combating corruption and 
improving governance, including passage of the anticorruption law to 
enable prosecution of corrupt officials and implementing financial 
transparency and accountability requirements for government 
institutions.
    This Certification shall be published in the Federal Register, and 
copies shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.

John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-10484 Filed 5-6-14; 8:45 am]
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