On March 9, 2022, the US Department of State designated “former Ecuadorian President Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz, Sr. due to his involvement in significant corruption, including misappropriation of public funds, accepting bribes, and interfering with public processes.” The statement of the public designation was “made under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021, as carried forward by the Continued Appropriations Act, 2022.” It “reaffirms the commitment of the United States to combat corruption that undermines the Ecuadorian people’s faith in its democratic institutions.”