Washington D.C., January 8, 2018
Jeannette Von Wolferdorff
Executive Director
Fiscal Spending Observatory of Chile
Republic of Chile
Dear Jeanette,
I am pleased to inform you that the Lead Stewards of the Global Initiative for Fiscal
Transparency have asked me to warmly welcome the Observatorio del Gasto Fiscal en
Chile as a new Steward of the action network. As such, the Observatorio becomes a
member of GIFT and part of the General Stewards Meetings that take place twice a
year. These meetings function as the advisory body of GIFT, providing a forum for GIFT
stakeholders to define and advance the objectives of the initiative and to exchange their
experiences in promoting fiscal openness, understood as fiscal transparency,
participation, and accountability.
We are honored by the Observatorio’s willingness to play a more engaged role in the
guidance of our multi-stakeholder action network and we know that your input will enrich
the plurality of the discussions at GIFT and enlarge the reach of its technical
perspectives. At the same time, we look forward to exploring opportunities for productive
collaboration in advancing the agenda for fiscal transparency, participation and
accountability in Chile.
Some of the functions of the stewards are to define GIFT's guiding principles and norms
and ensure that they continue to evolve to meet the value proposition of the network; to
set the global agenda and provide strategic advice to the action network; to propose
and agree upon the work streams and participate in them; to lead efforts to implement
agreements and report on products and results; to establish working groups and
contribute expertise and resources to them; and to provide intellectual and financial
support, including through in-kind and human resource support.
We will keep you posted of all the communications that regard the Stewards. In a
separate communication, I have sent a letter to all GIFT stewards announcing the good
news about your membership.
I thank you again for your kind consideration.

Juan Pablo Guerrero
Network Director

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