2007 Congressional Hearings
August
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on a follow-up hearing on the notification of family members of next of kin of deceased and wounded process for the Marine Corps.
August 2, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis' Opening Statement
- General Robert Magnus, USMC, Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
Witness:
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve recruiting and retention.
August 1, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis' Opening Statement
- Michael Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
- Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Headquarters, U.S. Army
- Lieutenant General Clyde A. Vaughn, USA, Director of the Army National Guard
- Major General Thomas P. Bostick, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Witnesses:
Exploring the U.S. Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa
August 1, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Opening Statement by Senator Lugar
- Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
- Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Department of Defense, Washington, DC
- Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
- Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, Executive Director, HIV/AIDS Task Force and Director, Africa Program Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
- Mark Malan, Peacebuilding Program Officer, Refugees International, Washington, DC
- Major General Jonathan S. Gration, USAF (Ret.), Former Director, Strategy, Policy, and Assessments United States European Command
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Panel 2
The Tillman Fratricide: What the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew
August 1, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman's Opening Statement
- Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense
- Questions for Secretary Rumselfd
- Response from Secretary Rumsfeld
- Gen. John P. Abizaid (Retired), Former Commander, U.S. Central Command
- Gen. Richard B. Myers (Retired), Former Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Gen. Bryan Douglas Brown (Retired), Former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Lt. Gen. Philip R. Kensinger, Jr. (Retired), Former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
July
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future (Part 4 of 4)
July 31, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
- General Jack Keane, USA (Ret.), Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
- General Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), President, BR McCaffrey Associates, LLC
- Lieutenant General Gregory S. Newbold, USMC (Ret.), Former Director of Operations (J-3) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Dr. Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
- Mr. Daniel Benjamin, Director, Center on the United States and Europe, Senrior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
Witnesses:
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Use of In Lieu Of, Ad Hoc and Augmentee Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
July 31, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Readiness Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
- Major General Jason K. Kamiya, USA, Director of Joint Training, U.S. Joint Forces Command
- Brigadier General Jack B. Egginton, USAF, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command
- Brigadier General David D. Halverson, USA, Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, Headquarters U.S. Army
- Rear Admiral Timothy M. Giardina, USN, Director of Information, Plans and Security, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
- Brigadier General Marke F. Gibson, USAF, Director of Current Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Witnesses:
A Meeting of the Committee on Armed Services to Consider the Nominations of Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, and General James E. Cartwright, USMC
July 31, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- General James E. Cartwright, USMC, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The full committee will meet to mark up H.R. 3087, to require the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq, and H.R. 3159, the "Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007."
July 27, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement on H.R. 3159
- Text of the Chairman's Mark
- Text of the Skelton Amendment
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement on H.R. 3087
- Text of the Abercrombie Amendment
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on H.R. 3087, to require the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq, and H.R. 3159, the "Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007."
July 27, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- General John M. Keane, USA (ret.), Former Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Army
- Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Witnesses:
The Un Human Rights Council: Shortcomings And Prospects For Reform
July 26, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Witnesses:
- Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
- Thomas O. Melia, Deputy Executive Director, Freedom House, Washington, DC
- Peggy Hicks, Global Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch, New York, NY
- Brett D. Schaefer, Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
Panel 1
Panel 2
Allegations of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the New U.S. Embassy in Iraq
July 26, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman's Opening Statement
- John Owens, Former Employee, First Kuwaiti Trading & Contracting Company
- Rory Mayberry, Former Subcontractor Employee, First Kuwaiti Trading & Contracting Company
- Karl Demming, KBR
- Major General (Retired) Charles E. Williams, Director, Office of Overseas Building Operations, Department of State
- William Moser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions, Department of State
- Patrick Kennedy, Director, Office of Management Policy, Department of State
- Howard J. Krongard, Inspector General, Department of State
- KBR Electrical Inspection
- State Department IG Report
- Cable from Baghdad Embassy to State Department Describing Status of Embassy Construction
- Response from State Department to Baghdad Embassy
Exports Controls: Are We Protecting Security and Facilitating Exports?
July 26, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Christopher A. Padilla, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Stephen D. Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Beth M. McCormick, Acting Director, Defense Technology Security Administration, U.S. Department of Defense
- Ann Marie Calvaresi Barr, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- John W. Douglass, President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association of America
- Will Lowell, Managing Director, Lowell Defense Trade, LLC
Panel I
Panel II
Panel III
An Overview of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Are Changes Needed?
July 25, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
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Panel I
- David B. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Steven McGann, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Francis A. Donovan, Director, Office of East Asia Affairs, Bureau of Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development
- David B. Gootnick, M.D., Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Gerald M. Zackios, Foreign Minister, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Tony de Brum, Senator, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Abacca Anjain-Maddison, Senator, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Hiroshi Yamamura, Senator, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Jack Ading, Senator, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- James H. Plasman, Chairman, Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal
- Jonathan M. Weisgall, Legal Counsel, People of the Bikini Atoll
Panel II
BRIEFERS:
Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing the Democratic Transition
July 25, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Charles Gati, Ph.D., Senior Adjunct Professor in European Studies, John Hopkins University, School of Advanced, International Studies (SAIS)
- Martin Sletzinger, Ph.D., Director, East European Studies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Zeyno Baran, Director, Center for Eurasian Policy, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future (Part 3 of 4).
July 25, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
- Francis J. "Bing" West, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Author, No True Glory: a Front-line Account of the Battle of Fallujah
- Major General Paul D. Eaton, USA (Ret.), Former Commander, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, Iraq
- Dr. Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
- Colonel Paul Hughes, USA (Ret.), Senior Program Officer, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations, United States Institute of Peace
Witnesses:
Pakistan's Future: Building Democracy, Or Fueling Extremism?
July 25, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Witnesses:
- R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
- Teresita C. Schaffer, Director, South Asia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
- Dr. Samina Ahmed, South Asia Project Director, International Crisis Group, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Dr. Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Panel 1
Panel 2
Enhancing The Peace Corps Experience: S. 732, The Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act
July 25, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Witnesses:
- Ronald A. Tschetter, Director, Peace Corps, Washington, DC
- Mark L. Schneider, Former Director of the Peace Corps, Senior Vice President and Special Adviser on Latin America International Crisis Group, Washington, DC
- David Kotz, Inspector General, Peace Corps, Washington, DC
- Nicole Fiol, Peace Corps Nominee to Africa, Peace Corps, Washington, DC
- Chuck Ludlam, Volunteer, Senegal, Peace Corps, Washington, DC
- Paula Hirschoff, Volunteer, Senegal, Peace Corps, Washington, DC
- Kevin Quigley, President, National Peace Corps Association, Washington, DC
- Nicole Fiol, Applicant to the Peace Corps, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Panel 1
Panel 2
Panel 3
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on surface combatant construction update.
July 24, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement
- Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, Congressional Budget Office
- Dr. Eric Labs, Congressional Budget Office
- Ronal O'Rourke, Congressional Research Service
- Paul Francis, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office
- Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy
- Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs, Department of the Navy
- Rear Admiral Barry McCullough, USN, Director, Warfare Integration (N8F), Department of the Navy
- Dub Summerall, Executive Director for Surface Combatants, Program Executive Officer, Ships
Witnesses:
Panel One:
Panel Two:
Beyond Iraq: Envisioning a New U.S. Policy in the Middle East
July 19, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Dennis Ross, Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
The Joint Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and Air and Land Forces Subcommittees will meet to receive testimony on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program.
July 19, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Joint Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and Land Forces Subcommittees
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statment
- John Young, Director of Defense Research and Engineering, MRAP Task Force
- Brigadier General Michael Brogan, USMC, Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command
- Lieutenant General John Castellaw, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources
- Lieutenant General Stephen M. Speakes, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-8
Witnesses:
IRAQ: An Update from the Field
July 19, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Ryan C. Crocker, Ambassador to Iraq, Department of State, Washington, DC (Via Video Conference From Baghdad, Iraq)
Witnesses:
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future (Part 2 of 3).
July 18, 2007 - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
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Witness:
- Daniel L. Byman, Director, Security Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Iraq: Trends and Recent Security Developments.
July 18, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Dr. William Perry, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Center for International Security Cooperation, Stanford University
- Dr. Jessica Tuchman Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Dr. Frederick W. Kagan, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Witnesses:
Food Security in Africa: The Impact of Agricultural Development
July 18, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Committee Chairman Christopher H. Smith's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Michael E. Hess, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development
- Peter McPherson, J.D., President, The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant, Colleges
- Calestous Juma, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard University
Panel I
Panel II
Reconstruction in Iraq's Oil Sector: Running on Empty?
July 18, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Subcommittee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman's Opening Statement
- Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office
- Tariq Shafiq, Director, Petrolog & Associates
- Issam Michael Saliba, Senior Foreign Law Specialist, Middle East and North Africa, Law Library of Congress
Panel I
Panel II
U.S. Policy Options in the Iraq Crisis
July 17, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Steven Simon, Ph.D., Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
- James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, The RAND Corporation
- Michael Rubin, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Via Videoconference
Treaties
July 17, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Treaties
- Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States and Finland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital (Treaty Doc. 109-18)
- Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States and Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (Treaty Doc. 109-19)
- Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States and Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes (Treaty Doc. 109-20)
- Convention Between the United States and Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Accompanying Protocol (Treaty Doc. 110-3)
- Patent Law Treaty and Regulations Under the Patent Law Treaty (Treaty Doc. 109-12)
- The Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Treaty Doc. 109-21)
- The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (Treaty Doc. 110-2)
- Protocol to the 1951 Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation between the United States and Denmark (Treaty Doc. 108-8)
- John Harrington, Acting International Tax Counsel, Office of the International Tax Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.
- Thomas A. Barthold, Acting Chief of Staff Joint Committee on Taxation, United States Congress, Washington, D.C.
- Lois E. Boland, Director of the Office of International Relations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
- Wesley Scholz, Director of the Office of Investment Affairs, Department of State, Washington, D.C.
- William A. Reinsch, President, National Foreign Trade Council, Washington, D.C.
- Janice Lucchesi, Chairman, Organization for International Investment, Washington, D.C.
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Panel 2
Democratic Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moving Forwards or Backwards?
July 17, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Witnesses:
- Barry F. Lowenkron, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, Washington, DC
- Michael E. Hess, Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
- Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC
- Christopher Albin-Lackey, Nigeria Researcher, Human Rights Watch, Washington, DC
- Akwe Amosu, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa, Open Society Institute, Washington, DC
- Dave Peterson, Senior Director, Africa Programer, National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, DC
Panel 1
Panel 2
Ideals vs. Reality in Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Cases of Azerbaijan, Cuba, and Egypt
July 12, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Jennifer L. Windsor, Executive Director, Freedom House
- Morton H. Halperin, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
- Frank Calzón, Executive Director, The Center for a Free Cuba
Beyond Oil & Gas: African Growth and Opportunity Act's Benefits to Africa
July 12, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Committee Chairman Christopher H. Smith's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Florizelle Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Sindiso Ngwenya, Deputy Secretary General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Katrin Kuhlmann, J.D., Senior Vice President for Global Trade, Women's Edge Coalition
- Stephen Hayes, President, The Corporate Council on Africa
Panel I
Panel II
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future (Part 1 of 3)
July 12, 2007 - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
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Witnesses:
- General Wesley K. Clark (USA, ret.), Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
- Max Boot, Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
- Dr. Muqtedar Khan, Assistant Professor, Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution
The Readiness Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on emerging contaminants and environmental management at Department of Defense installations.
July 12, 2007 - The Readiness Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
- Alex A. Beehler, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health), U.S. Department of Defense
- John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources & Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Witnesses:
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on mental health.
July 12, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairwoman Davis' Opening Statement
- S. Ward Casscells, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
- Vice Admiral Donald C. Arthur, USN, Co-Chair, Defense Health Board Task Force on Mental Health, Surgeon General, Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
- Dr. Shelley MacDermid, Co-Chair, Defense Health Board Task Force on Mental Health, Director, The Center for Families at Purdue University, Co-Director, Military Family Research Institute
Witnesses:
The Kyoto Protocol: An Update
July 11, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
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Panel I
- Harlan Watson, Ph.D., Special Representative and Senior Climate Negotiator, Bureau of Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Elliot Diringer, Director of International Strategies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- Margo Thorning, Ph.D., Managing Director, International Council for Capital Formation
Panel II
June
International Students and Visiting Scholars: Trends, Barriers, and Implications for American Universities and U.S. Foreign Policy
June 29, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
- Subcommittee Chairman Bill Delahunt's Opening Statement
- Committee Chairman Ruben Hinojosa's Opening Statement
- Thomas A. Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- James Manning, Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
- George Scott, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team, Government Accountability Office
- Adina Abbey, Founding Director, African New Era Organization
- Katherine S. Bellows, Executive Director, Office of International Programs, Georgetown University
- Philip O. Geier, Ph.D., Executive Director, Davis United World College Scholars Program
- Marlene Johnson, Executive Director and CEO, NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- Jerry M. Melillo, Ph.D., Director, Senior Scientist, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biology Laboratory
- Jessica Vaughan, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Immigration Studies
Panel I
Panel II
Protection and Money: U.S. Companies, Their Employees, and Violence in Colombia
June 28, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
- Subcommittee Chairman Eliot L. Engel's Opening Statement
- Committee Chairman Lynn Woolsey's Opening Statement
- Maria McFarland, Principal Specialist on Colombia, Human Rights Watch
- Daniel Kovalik, Esq., Associate General Counsel, United Steelworkers
- Edwin Guzman, Former Sergeant, National Army, Republic of Colombia
- Francisco Ramirez, President, Sintraminercol
- Otto J. Reich, President, Otto Reich Associates, LLC
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at K-Town: How Mismanagement Has Derailed DOD's Largest Single Facility Construction Project
June 28, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman's Opening Statement
- Air Force Audit of K-Town
- Fact Sheet on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at K-Town
- Air Force Memo on Design Process Problems at K-Town
- Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, Government Accountability Office
- Terrell G. Dorn, Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office
- Bruce A. Causseaux, Senior Level Contract and Procurement Fraud Specialist, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, Government Accountability Office
- Brigadier Gen. Danny K. Gardner, Director of Installations and Mission Support, United States Air Forces in Europe
The Millennium Challenge Corporation in Africa: Promises Versus Progress
June 28, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Christopher H. Smith
- Rodney Bent, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
- David Gootnick, M.D., Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Steven Radelet, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
- Anthony Carroll, Vice President, Manchester Trade Ltd.
Panel I
Panel II
Iraq: Is the Escalation Working?
June 27, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Major General John Batiste, USA, Retired, President, Klein Steel Services, Incorporated
- Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Frederick W. Kagan, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on review of the policies and procedures regarding the notification of next-of-kin of wounded and deceased service members.
June 27, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
- Brigadier General Reuben D. Jones, USA, Adjutant General of the Army
- Brigadier General Michael Downs, USMC (ret), Director, Personnel and Family Readiness Division
- Major General Anthony F. Przybyslawski, USAF, Commander, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
- Patrick M. McLaughlin, (Acting) Assistant Deputy, Chief of Naval Operations & Chief Operating Officer, Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) Enterprise
Witnesses:
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on an update on the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Program.
June 26, 2007 - The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement
- Roger Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Expeditionary Warfare
- Lieutenant General Emerson Gardner, USMC, Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps, Programs and Resources
- David Ahern, Director, Portfolio Systems Acquisition, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L)
- Colonel William Taylor, USMC, Program Executive Officer, Marine Corps Land Systems
Witnesses:
The Military Personnel Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the findings of the Independent Review Group and an in-progress review of actions at Walter Reed.
June 26, 2007 - The Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
- John O. Marsh, Former Secretary of the Army, Co-Chair, Independent Review Group
- Togo D. West, Jr., Former Secretary of the Army, Former Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Co-Chair, Independent Review Group
- General Richard A. Cody, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Army
- Major General Gale S. Pollock, USA, Acting Surgeon General, Department of the Army
- Major General Eric B. Schoomaker, USA, Commander, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Brigadier General Michael S. Tucker, USA, Deputy Commanding General, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Colonel Terrence McKenrick, USA, Commander, Warrior Transition Brigade, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Panel 2:
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on structure, process and tools for improving Department of Defense management.
June 26, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Gordon R. England, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Jack D. Patterson, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller
- Paul A. Brinkley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Business Transformation
Witnesses:
Briefing and Hearing: Violence in Central America
June 26, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- Subcommittee Chairman Eliot L. Engel's Opening Statement
- Dan Burton
- José Guillermo Castillo Villacorta, Ambassador of Guatemala
- Roberto Flores Bermudez, Ambassador of Honduras
- Lainie Reisman, Director, Inter-American Coalition for the Prevention of Violence
- Geoff Thale, Program Director, Washington Office on Latin America
- Roy Godson, Ph.D., President, National Strategy Information Center, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University
BRIEFERS:
WITNESSES:
The Future of NATO: How Valuable an Asset?
June 22, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Subcommittee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- General Bantz J. Craddock, Commander, U.S. European Command, Supreme Allied Command of Europe, United States Army
Strategic Assessment of U.S.-Russian Relations
June 21, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
- Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Former National Security Advisor, Counselor and Trustee, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
- Lt. General Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), Former National Security Advisor, President, The Scowcroft Group, Washington, DC
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Panel 2
To mark up, under sequential referral, S. 1538, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, and to consider certain military nominations pending before the Committee.
June 21, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
Staff attendance at this meeting will be restricted.
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on Organizing the Roles, Missions, and Requirements of the Department of Defense.
June 20, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Dr. John Hamre, President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Dr. Andrew Krepinevich, President, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Witnesses:
World Refugee Day 2007
June 20, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Judy Cheng-Hopkins, Assistant High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- William E. Fitzgerald, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. Department of State
- Anne C. Richard, Vice President, Government Relations & Advocacy, International Rescue Committee
- Joel R. Charny, Vice President for Policy, Refugees International
- Neal Porter, Director of International Services, The Center For Victims of Torture
- Daoud I. Hari, Resettled Darfurian Refugee
Briefer:
Panel I
Panel II
South America and the United States: How to Fix a Broken Relationship
June 19, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Subcommittee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Mr. Michael Shifter, Vice President for Policy, Inter-American Dialogue
- Mr. Peter H. Smith, Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin American Studies, University of California
- Jaime Daremblum, Ph.D., Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Senior Fellow Hudson Institute
Working in a War Zone: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Civilians Returning from Iraq
June 19, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman's Opening Statement
- George M. Staples, Director General, Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources, Department of State
- Laurence G. Brown, M.D., Director, Office of Medical Services, U.S. Department of State
- Mr. Steve Kashkett, Vice President, American Foreign Service Association
Panel I
Panel II
To consider the nomination of the Honorable Preston M. Geren, to be Secretary of the Army.
June 19, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
Is There a Human Rights Double Standard? U.S. Policy Toward Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Uzbekistan
June 14, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Amr Hamzawy, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Martha Brill Olcott, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Mr. Thomas Malinowski, Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
- Mr. Thomas W. Lippman, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute
Deal or No Deal: The State of the Trans-Atlantic Relationship
June 14, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Chairman, International Committee on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims, Former Secretary of State
The United States-South Korea FTA: The Foreign Policy
June 13, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
- Subcommittee Chairman Brad Shermans' Opening Statement
- Edward R. Royce
- Karan K. Bhatia, Deputy Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
U.N. Peacekeeping Forces: A Force Multiplier for the U.S.?
June 13, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Timothy E. Wirth, Ph.D., President, United Nations Foundation
- James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, National Security Research Division, RAND Corporation
- Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade Team, Government Accountability Office
- Steven Groves, J.D., Bernard and Barbara Lomas Fellow, The Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
Hearing Examines Statements Made by GSA Administrator Doan in Reference to the Hatch Act
June 13, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman's Opening Statement
- Invitation Letter to GSA Administrator Lurita Doan
- Exhibits from the Hearing
- Testimony of Administrator Doan
The full committee will meet to receive testimony on China: Recent Security Developments.
June 13, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Richard P. Lawless, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Affairs, Department of Defense
- Major General Philip M. Breedlove, Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Witnesses:
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on the development of the Iraqi Security Forces.
June 12, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Meehan's Opening Statement
- Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, USA, Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq
- Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Witnesses:
Foreign Assistance Reform: Successes, Failures, and Next Steps
June 12, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Henrietta H. Fore, Acting Administrator for the Agency for International, Development, and Acting Director of Foreign Assistance
- Dr. Lael Brainard, Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow and Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development, Washington, D.C.
- Sam Worthington, President and CEO, InterAction, Washington, D.C.
- Dr. Steve Radelet, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development, Washington, D.C.
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Panel 2
Meeting of the Committee on Armed Services to Consider Nominations
June 12, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Michael G. Vickers, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
- Vice Admiral Eric T. Olson, USN, for appointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States Special Operations Command
- Thomas P. D'Agostino, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, Department of Energy and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Nigeria at a Crossroads: Elections, Legitimacy and a Way Forward
June 7, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Christopher H. Smith
- Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democratic Institute
- Wole Soyinka, Ph.D., Fellow, DuBois Institute, Harvard University
- Lorne W. Craner, President, International Republican Institute
Panel I
Panel II
Meeting of the Committee on Armed Services to consider the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute, USA, to be Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan.
June 7, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Prepared Statement of Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute, USA
- Advance Policy Questions Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute
The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on procurement of Navy boat barriers.
June 6, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement
- Mr. Thomas BetroM, Director, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
- Cathy Riddick-Brown, Deputy Assistant Director for Acquisition and Logistics, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
- James A. Williams, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration (GSA)
Witnesses:
The Full Committee will meet to receive testimony on Department of Defense body armor programs.
June 6, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Murray Neal, CEO, Pinnacle Armor, Inc.
- Philip E. Coyle, III, Senior Advisor, World Security Institute
- Lieutenant General N. Ross Thompson III, Military deputy/director, Army Acquisition Corps, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
- Brigadier General Mark Brown, Program Executive Officer (PEO), U.S. Army
- Roger Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Littoral and Mine Warfare, Department of the Navy
- Colonel Ed Smith, Product Group Director, Combat Equipment and Support Systems, U.S. Marine Corps
- Douglas D. Thomas, Executive Director for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Air ForceM
- Colonel Kevin Noonan, Program Executive Office - Special Operations Forces (SOF) - Warrior, U.S. Special Operations Command
- William 'Bill' M. Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Dr. Jonathan Morgan, Deputy Director, National Institute of Justice
Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Panel 2:
U.S. Policy Challenges in North Africa
June 6, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Tom Lantos, Chairman
- C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State
May
Training of development of the Iraqi police service
May 24 - House Armed Services Committe, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Meehan's Opening Statement
- No witnesses available
- Colonel Richard Swengros, USA, Assistant Commandant U.S. Army Military Police School
- Colonel Robert J. Coates, USMC, Assistant Chief of Staff for Training and Experimentation Group First Marine Expeditionary
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. McCarthy, USMC, Executive Officer Fifth Marine Regiment
- Lieutenant Colonel Brad Felling, USAF Reserve
- First Lieutenant Cadetta Bridges, USANG, Headquarters Detachment Commander 372nd Military Police Battalion
Panel I
Panel II
The Reauthorization of OPIC
May 24, 2007 - The House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
- Subcommittee Chairman Brad Sherman's Opening Statement
- Robert Mosbacher, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., President and CEO, Center for Security Policy
- Jeff Vogt, Esq., Global Economic Policy Specialist, AFL-CIO
- Jonathan Sohn, Senior Associate, World Resources Institute
- Tim Kane, Ph.D., Director, Center for International Trade and Economics, The Heritage Foundation
Panel I
Panel II
Hearing on Mental Health Problems Confronting Soldiers Returning from Iraq, Afghanistan
May 24, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman's Opening Statement
- Army Specialist Thomas Smith
- Richard and Carol Coons, Parents of Army Master Sergeant James Coons
- Tammie LeCompte, Wife of Army Specialist Ryan LeCompte
- Army Specialist Michael Bloodworth
- Dr. Thomas Insel, Director, National Institute of Mental Health
- Dr. Michael E. Kilpatrick, Department of Defense, Deputy Director, Deployment Health Support, accompanied by Dr. Jack Smith, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Clinical and Program Policy
- Dr. Antonette Zeiss, Department of Veterans Affairs, Deputy Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, accompanied by Dr. Al Batres, Chief Officer, Office of Readjustment Counseling
- Dr. John A. Fairbank, Duke University, Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Major General Gale S. Pollock, Army Surgeon General
- Written Statement from Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
- Written Statement of Toni Reinis
Panel One
Panel Two
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on training of development of the Iraqi police service.
May 24, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Meehan's Opening Statement
- No witnesses available
- Colonel Richard Swengros, USA, Assistant Commandant, U.S. Army Military Police School
- Colonel Robert J. Coates, USMC, Assistant Chief of Staff for Training and Experimentation Group, First Marine Expeditionary
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. McCarthy, USMC, Executive Officer, Fifth Marine Regiment
- Lieutenant Colonel Brad Felling, USAF Reserve, First Lieutenant Cadetta Bridges, USANG, Headquarters Detachment Commander, 372nd Military Police Battalion
Witnesses:
Panel One:
Panel Two:
International Food Aid Programs: Options to Enhance Effectiveness
May 24, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- William P. Hammink, Director, Office of Food for Peace, U.S. Agency for International Development
- Thomas Melito, Ph.D., Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Annemarie Reilly, Chief of Staff, Catholic Relief Services
- David Evans, Vice President, Government Resources and Programs, Food for the Hungry
Panel I
Panel II
U.S. Assistance to the Palestinians
May 23, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Gary L. Ackerman, Chairman
- C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Lieutenant General Keith W. Dayton, United States Security Coordinator
- Mr. Mark Ward, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development
Iraq: Is Reconstruction Failing?
May 22, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Tom Lantos, Chairman
- Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., J.D., Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Vulture Funds and the Threat to Debt Relief in Africa: A Call to Action at the G8 and Beyond
May 22, 2007 - House Committe on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Danny Glover, Chairman of the Board, TransAfrica Forum, Inc.
- Emira Woods, M.A., ABD, Co-Director for Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies
- Neil Watkins, National Coordinator, Jubilee USA Network
Panel I
Panel II
Training of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and employment of transition teams
May 22, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Meehan's Opening Statement
- Mr. Peter Velz, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Middle East) Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Brigadier General Michael Jones, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Middle East) Joint Staff
Nominations
May 22, 2007 - Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
- Cameron R. Hume, To be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia
- Mr. James R. Keith, To be Ambassador to Malaysia
- Ms. Miriam K. Hughes, To be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia
- Mr. Hans G. Klemm, To be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Mr. Ravic R. Huso, To be Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
United States European Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
May 17, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- General Bantz J. Craddock, USA Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Russia: Rebuilding the Iron Curtain
May 17, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Tom Lantos, Chairman
- Stephen Sestanovich, Ph.D., George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
- Michael McFaul, Ph.D., Professor, Stanford University
- David Satter, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Briefing: Africa's Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report
May 16, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Cecilia Ugaz, Deputy Director, Human Development Report Office, United Nations Development Program
- Amina Salum Ali, Permanent Representative to the United States, The African Union
Africa's Water Crisis and the U.S. Response
May 16, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress
- Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Walter North, J.D., Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development
- Mr. Peter Lochery, Director of the Water Team, CARE
- Mr. Malcolm S. Morris, Chairman, Millennium Water Alliance
Panel I
Panel II
Panel III
Public Diplomacy in the Middle East and South Asia: Is the Message Getting Through?
May 16, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman's Opening Statement
- Jeremy Curtin, Coordinator, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
- Gretchen Welch, Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources, U.S. Department of State
- Thomas A. Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Alina L. Romanowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Joaquin F. Blaya, Board Member, Broadcasting Board of Governors
- Mr. D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, Board Member, Broadcasting Board of Governors
Panel I
Panel II
U.S. Re-Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight Climate Change
May 15, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, (Former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs)
- David John Jhirad, Ph.D., Vice President for Science and Research, World Resources Institute
- W. David Montgomery, Ph.D., Vice President, CRA International
Is There a Human Rights Double Standard? U.S. Policy Toward Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia
May 10, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Bill Delahunt's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Christopher M. Smith
- Sulayman S. Nyang, Ph.D., Professor, African Studies Department, Howard University
- Ms. Lynn Fredriksson, Advocacy Director for Africa, Amnesty International USA
- J. Peter Pham, Ph.D., Director, The Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Every State a Superpower? Stopping the Spread of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
May 10, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Threat Initiative, (Former U.S. Senator from Georgia)
- Joseph Cirincione, Vice President for National Security, Center for American Progress
- Henry D. Sokolski, Executive Director, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center
Economic and Military Support for the U.S. Efforts in Iraq: The Coalition of the Willing, Then and Now
May 9, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Mr. Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade Team, Government Accountability Office
- Mr. Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle East Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service
- Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
- Transcript
H.R. 1585 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
May 9, 2007 - House Armed Services Committe
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Smith's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Tauscher's Opening Statement
- Chairman Skelton's Statement on the Full Committee Mark
Nominations
May 09, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Lt. Gen. Dell L. Dailey, USA, To be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank, and status of Ambassador at Large
- Dr. Mark P. Lagon, To be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat, Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large
H.R. 1585 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
May 8, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Jewish and Palestinian Refugees
May 8, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman's Opening Statement
- Howard M. Sachar, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs, The George Washington University
- Shibley Telhami, Ph.D., Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland
Arab Opinion on American Policies, Values, and People
May 3, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman
- James Zogby, Ph.D., Senior Analyst, Zogby International
- David Pollock, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Transcript
H.R. 1585 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
May 3, 2006 - House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
H.R. 1585 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
May 3, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
Navy Force Structure Requirements and programs to meet those Requirements in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
May 3, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Seapower
- Donald C. Winter Secretary of the Navy
- Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN Chief of Naval Operations
United States Central Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
May 3, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Admiral William J. Fallon, USN Commander United States Central Command
H.R. 1585 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
May 2, 2007 - House Armed Services Committe, Strategic Forces Subcommittee
H.R. 1585 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
May 2, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
H.R. 1585 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
May 2, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee,Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
Department of Energy atomic energy defense programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008
May 2, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- James A. Rispoli, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management
- Mr. Glenn S. Podonsky, Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer Department of Energy
A Review of the State Department's 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
May 2, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Subcommittee Chairman Bill Delahunt's Opening Statement
- Barry F. Lowenkron, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State
The Future of Political, Economic and Security Relations with China
May 1, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
April
Air Force and Navy aviation programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 26, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Service, Airland
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Air Force
- Lieutenant General Carrol H. Chandler, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space & Information Operations, Plans & Requirements Vice Chief of Staff Department of the Air Force
- Lieutenant General Donald J. Hoffman, USAF Military Deputy Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Department of the Air Force
- Mr. William Balderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Air Programs Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Department of the Navy
- Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw, USMC Deputy Commandant for Aviation United States Marine Corps
- Rear Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, USN Director, Air Warfare Vice Chief of Naval Operations Department of the Navy
Navy
Legal issues regarding individuals detained by the Department of Defense as unlawful enemy combatants
April 26, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Servies
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Panel I
- Patrick J. Leahy United States Senator, Vermont
Panel II - Mr. Daniel J. Dell'Orto, Principal Deputy General Counsel Department of Defense
- Rear Admiral John D. Hutson, USN (Ret.) Former Judge Advocate General of the Navy
- Mr. Jeffrey H. Smith, Former General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Mr. Neal K. Katyal, Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Center
- Mr. Mark P. Denbeaux Professor of Law Seton Hall Law School
- Mr. David B. Rivkin, Jr., Partner Law Firm of Baker Hostetler
Efforts to Deal with America's Image Abroad: Are They Working?
April 26, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs Office of International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
- Transcript
Efforts to improve the Department of Defense's language and cultural awareness capabilities
April 25, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr., USA (Ret.) President Colgen, Inc.
- Dr. Andre Van Tilborg, Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology Department of Defense
- Mrs. Gail H. McGinn, Deputy Under Secretary for Plans Department of Defense
Contracting for the Iraqi Security Forces
April 25, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Meehan's Opening Statement"
- Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Bruce Swartz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division U.S. Department of Justice
- Gary J. Motsek, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Program Support), U.S. Department of Defense
- Colonel Anita M. Raines, Chief, Logistics Services Division J4 Directorate, Joint Staff U.S. Department of Defense
- Dr. Deborah D. Avant, Director, Institute for Global and International Studies George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
- Doug Brooks, President International Peace Operations Association
- Gerald Burke, Major, Massachusetts State Police (Retired)Former Senior Advisor, Iraqi Ministry of Interior and Iraqi Police Service
Panel I
Panel II
Whether the Army is properly sized,organized, and equipped to respond to the most likely missions over the next two decades while retaining adequate capability to respond to all contingencies along the spectrum of combat in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 25, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Airland
- Preston M. Geren, III, Acting Secretary United States Army
- General George W. Casey, USA Chief of Staff United States Army
Oversight Committee Issues Three Subpoenas To Further Investigations against the Republican National Committee
April 25, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman's Opening Statement
- Statement on the Consideration of the First RNC Subpoena
- Statement on the Consideration on the Second RNC Subpoena
- RNC's April 25 Response to the Committee
- Statement on the Consideration of a Subpoena for the Testimony of Secretary Rice
Oversight Committee Holds Hearing on Tillman, Lynch Incidents
April 24, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman'sOpening Statement
- Mary Tillman, mother of Cpl. Pat Tillman
- Kevin Tillman, brother of Cpl. Pat Tillman
- Invitation to Jessica Lynch, former Private, U.S. Army
- Testimony of Jessica Lynch
- Dr. Gene Bolles, former Chief of Neurosurgery, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
- Invitation to Thomas F. Gimble, Acting Inspector General, Department of Defense
- Testimoney of Thomas Gimble
- Brigadier General Rodney Johnson, Army Criminal Investigative Command
- Specialist Bryan O'Neal, U.S. Army
- Senior Chief Petty Officer Stephen White, Navy Seal
- Lt. Col. John Robinson, formerly of U.S. Army Central Command (CENTCOM)
- Document Request Letter to Major General Galen B. Jackman
- Exhibits from the Hearing
Panel I:
Panel II:
Readiness of United States ground forces in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Plan
April 24, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Readiness and Management Support
- Colonel Michael F. Beech, USA Commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Fort Hood, Texas
- Colonel Lewis A. Craparotta, USMC Commander, 1st Marine Regiment Camp Pendleton, California
- Colonel Timothy E. Orr, USARNG Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division Iowa Army National Guard
United States Pacific Command, United States Forces Korea, and United States Special Operations Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 24, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN Commander, United States Pacific Comman
- General Burwell B. Bell III, USA Commander, United Nations Command and Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command Commander, United States Forces Korea
- Vice Admiral Eric T. Olson, USN Deputy Commander, United States Special Operations Command
U.S. - Colombia Relations
April 24, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- Subcommittee Chairman Eliot L. Engel's Opening Statement
- Dan Burton
- J. Dennis Hastert, Member of Congress, Former Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives
- Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Charles Shapiro, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia, Senior Fellow on International Policy, Phelps Stokes Fund, Former Governor of Chocó, Colombia
- Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, Esq., Principal Researcher and Specialist on Colombia, Human Rights Watch
- Mark Schneider, Senior Vice President, Special Adviser on Latin America, International Crisis Group, Former Director of the Peace Corps
- Robert Charles, President, The Charles Group, LLC, Former Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
Panel I
Panel II
Panel III
PEPFAR: An Assessment of Progress and Challenges
April 24, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Mark R. Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities
April 19, 2007 - House Armed Services Committe, Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
- Ms. Davi M. D'Agostino, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Ms. Sharon L. Pickup, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Mr. Michael J. Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Mr. Joe Landon, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR)Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Brigadier General Walt Davis, USA Commander Joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence
- Lieutenant General David A. Deptula, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance U.S. Air Force
- Major General Jeffrey Sorenson, Deputy for Acquisitions and Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
- Rear Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, USN Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Deputy Director, Air Warfare
- Brigadier General Randolph Alles, USMC Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
Panel I
Panel II
Department of Defense's management of costs under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) contract in Iraq.
April 19, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Byron L. Dorgan, United States Senator, North Dakota
- Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
- Mr. William H., Reed Director Defense Contract Audit Agency
- Mr. Keith D. Ernst, Acting Director Defense Contract Management Agency
- Mr. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, The Auditor General Department of the Army
- Major General Jerome Johnson, USA Commanding General United States Army Sustainment Command
Military space programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 19, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Strategic Forces
- Ronald M. Sega, Under Secretary of the Air Force
- General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF Commander, Air Force Space Command
- Major General William L. Shelton, USAF Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space United States Strategic Command
- Vice Admiral James D. McArthur, Jr., USN Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command
- Ms. Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Government Accountability Office
Current Situation in Darfur
April 19, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- John Prendergast, Senior Advisor, International Crisis Group
- Ms. Mia Farrow, Actress, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Alex de Waal, Ph.D., Director, Social Science Research Council, Lecturer, Harvard University
The Political Situation in Lebanon
April 18, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Committee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman's Opening Statement
- C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Mark Ward, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development
- Transcript
Nominations
April 18, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- R. Niels Marquardt, To be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar and the Union of Comoros
- Janet E. Garvey, To be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon
- Phillip Carter, III, To be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Central Command
April 18, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Admiral William Fallon, USN Commander, U.S. Central Command
Readiness impact of quality of life and family support programs to assist families of Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve military personnel in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 18, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Personnel and Readiness and Management Support
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Panel I
- Saxby Chambliss United States Senator, Georgia
- Michael L. Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- Dr. Lynda C. Davis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Military Personnel Policy
- Mr. John McLaurin Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Human Resources
- Lieutenant General Roger A. Brady, USAFDeputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel Headquarters, United States Air Force
- Ms. Joyce Wessel Raezer, Chief Operating Officer National Military Family Association
- Mrs. Connie McDonald Spouse of an Army Servicemember
- Mrs. Paula Sumerall Spouse of a National Guard Service member
- Mrs. Launa Hall Spouse of an Air Force Servicemember
- Mrs. Mary Piacentini Spouse of an Army Reserve Service member
Panel II
Panel III
Whether the Army and Marine Corps are properly sized, organized, and equipped to respond to the most likely missions over the next two decades while retaining adequate capability to respond to all contingencies along the spectrum of combat
April 17, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., President Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- General Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Ret.) President BR McCaffrey Associates LLC
- Dr. Lawrence J. Korb Senior Fellow Center for American Progress
- Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr., USA (Ret.) President Colgen, Inc.
Current readiness of U.S. ground forces in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 17, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Service, Readiness and Management Support
- Lieutenant General James J. Lovelace, Jr., USA Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 Headquarters, Department of the Army
- Lieutenant General Richard F. Natonski, USMC Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations Headquarters, United States Marine Corps
The Outlook for the Independence of Kosova
April 17, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs disability rating systems and the transition of service members from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs
April 12, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services and Veratan's Affairs
- Gordon R. England, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs
- Preston M. Geren, III, Acting Secretary United States Army
- Dr. Gerald Cross Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs
- Lieutenant General James Terry Scott, USA (Ret.) Chairman Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission
Darfur: A 'Plan B' to Stop Genocide?
April 11, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Andrew S. Natsios, President's Special Envoy to Sudan, Department of State, Washington, DC
- Susan E. Rice, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
- Lawrence G. Rossin, Senior International Coordinator, Save Darfur Coalition, Washington, DC
- Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, Director, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
Panel I
Panel II
Nuclear nonproliferation programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and the Proliferation Security Initiative at the Department of Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 11, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services - Emerging Threats and Capabilities
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Panel I
- Sam Nunn, Former United States Senator, Georgia
- Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator, Indiana
- William H. Tobey, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation National Nuclear Security Administration
- Mr. Joseph A. Benkert, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Global Security Affairs Department of Defense
Panel II
Ballistic Missile Defense Programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 11, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services - Strategic Forces
- Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering, III, USAF Director Missile Defense Agency
- Lieutenant General Kevin T. Campbell, USA Commanding General United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
- Charles E. McQueary, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Department of Defense
- Mr. Paul L. Francis, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management
- Mr. Brian R. Green, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic Capabilities Department of Defense
Military installation, environmental, and base closure programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 10, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Readiness and Management Support
- Mr. Philip W. Grone, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment)
- Keith E. Eastin, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment)
- B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)
- William C. Anderson Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment and Logistics)
Overseas basing plans in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
April 10, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Readiness and Management Support
- Mr. Philip W. Grone Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment)
- Major General Michael J. Diamond, USAR Deputy Director, J-4/7 Headquarters United States Central Command
- Rear Admiral Frank C. Pandolfe, USN Deputy Director for Strategy and Policy, J-5 The Joint Staff
- Mr. Joseph A. Benkert Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs
March
Posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 29, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy
- Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chief of Naval Operations
- General James T. Conway, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps
Overview of morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) programs
March 29, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
- Ms. Leslye A. Arsht, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community & Family Policy
- Brigadier General Belinda Pinckney, USA Commanding General U.S. Army, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command
- Rear Admiral Mark A. Handley, USN Vice Commander, Navy Installations Command
- Mr. Michael P. Downs, Director, Personal and Family Readiness Division Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
- Mr. Arthur J. Myers, Director of Air Force Services
Military Commissions Act and the continued use of Guantanamo Bay as a detention facility
March 29, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Mr. William H. Taft, IV Of Counsel, Fried Frank, Former Legal Adviser, Department of State, Former Acting Secretary of Defense
- Mr. Neal K. Katyal, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
- Mr. Patrick Philbin, Former Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice
- Ms. Elisa Massimino, Director of the Washington, D.C. Office, Human Rights First
The 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and the Promotion of Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy
March 29, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Lorne W. Craner, President, International Republic Institute
- Harold Hongju Koh, Dean, Yale Law School
- John Shattuck, Chief Executive Officer, The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Trade, Foreign Policy and the American Worker
March 28, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
- Subcommittee Chairman Brad Sherman's Opening Statement
- Lou Dobbs, Anchor and Managing Editor, CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight
- Carla A. Hills, Chair and CEO, Hills & Company, Former United States Trade Representative
- Scott N. Paul, Executive Director, Alliance for American Manufacturing
- Thea Lee, Policy Director, AFL-CIO
- Yvette Pena Lopes, Legislative Representative, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- Transcript
Panel I
Panel II
African Opinion on U.S. Policies, Values, and People
March 28, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, and Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Devra Coren Moehler, Ph.D., Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University
- Transcript
Opening up of the Bad Arolsen Holocaust Archives in Germany
March 28, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe
- Subcommittee Chairman Robert Wexler's Opening Statement
- Elton Gallegly
- Alcee Hastings, Chairman, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, U.S. House of Representatives
- J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Paul Shapiro, Director, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- David Schaecter, President, Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA, Inc.
- Leo Rechter (Invited), President, National Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (NAHOS)
- Transcript
Panel I
Panel II
Poverty and Inequality in the Americas: The Unaddressed Problem
March 28, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- Subcommittee Chairman Eliot L. Engel's Opening Statement
- Dan Burton's Statement
- Nancy Birdsall, Ph.D., President, Center for Global Development
- Joy Olson, Executive Director, Washington Office on Latin America
- Ben Powell, Managing Partner, Agora Partnerships
- Transcript
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on information technology
March 28, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Smith's Opening Statement
- John Grimes, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and Chief Information Officer Department of Defense
- Lieutenant General Charles Croom, USAF Director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Outside perspectives on transitioning security to the Iraqi security forces
March 28, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Meehan's Opening Statement
- Dr. Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Mr. Robert Perito, Senior Program Officer United States Institute of Peace
- Ms. Olga Oliker, Senior International Policy Analyst RAND Corporation
- Dr. Frederick Kagan, Resident Fellow American Enterprise Institute
Active component, Reserve component,and civilian personnel programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 28, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Personnel
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Panel I
- David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- Thomas F. Hall, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
- Dr. Stephen L. Jones, DHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
- Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, USA Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 United States Army
- Vice Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., USN Chief of Naval Personnel United States Navy
- Lieutenant General Ronald S. Coleman, USMC Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs United States Marine Corps
- Lieutenant General Roger A. Brady, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel United States Air Force
Panel II
Strategic forces programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 28, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services - Strategic Forces
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Panel I
- General James E. Cartwright, USMC Commander United States Strategic Command
- Lieutenant General Carrol H. Chandler, USAF Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Plans and Requirements Headquarters, United States Air Force [submitted in lieu of Lietentant General Chandler's]
- Rear Admiral Stephen E. Johnson, USN Director, Strategic Systems Programs Naval Systems Command
- Thomas P. D'Agostino Acting Administrator National Nuclear Security Administration Department of Energy
- Mr. Brian R. Green Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic Capabilities Department of Defense
Panel II
Readiness of the Army and Air National Guard
March 27, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Readiness Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
- Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, USA, Chief, National Guard Bureau
- Lieutenant General Clyde A. Vaughn, USA, Director, Army National Guard
- Lieutenant General Craig R. McKinley, USAF,Director, Air National Guard
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for missile defense programs
March 27, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Tauscher's Opening Statement
- Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering, USAF, Director Missile Defense Agency
- Lieutenant General Kevin T. Campbell, Commanding General USASMDC/ARSTRAT
- Dr. Charles E. McQueary, Director, OT&E
- Mr. Brian Green, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic Capabilities Department of Defense
Nominations
March 27, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Claude M. Kicklighter to be Inspector General, Department of Defense
- James R. Clapper, Jr., to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
- S. Ward Casscells, MD, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
- William C. Ostendorff to be Principal Deputy Administrator,National Nuclear Security Administration
Army ground force acquisition programs
March 27, 2007 - House Armed Services Committe, Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
- Dr. James I. Finley, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense
- Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Department of the Army
- Lieutenant General John M. Curran, Deputy Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, United States Army
- Mr. Paul L. Francis, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Government Accountability Office
State of the military health care system
March 27, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's Opening Statement
- Major General Gale S. Pollock, USA, Acting Surgeon General of the Army, Department of the Army
- Vice Admiral Donald C. Arthur, USN, Surgeon General Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
- Lieutenant General James G. Roudebush, USAF, Surgeon General, Department of the Air Force
- Mr. David J. McIntyre, Jr., President and CEO TriWest Health Alliance
- Mr. David Baker, President and CEO Humana Military Healthcare Services
- Mr. Steve Tough, President Health Net Federal Services
Panel I
Panel II
Can Iraq Pay for its Own Reconstruction?
March 27, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, and Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee Chairman Bill Delahunt's Opening Statement
- Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
- David Satterfield, Senior Adviser, Coordinator for Iraq, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
U.S.-China Relations
March 27, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
- Subcommittee Chairman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega's Opening Statement
- Thomas J. Christensen, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
Iraqi Volunteers, Iraqi Refugees: What is America's Obligation?
March 26, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
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Panel I
- Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State
- Major General Paul D. Eaton (USA, Ret.), Via videoconference
- George Packer, Staff Writer, The New Yorker, Executive Board Member, PEN American Center
- Kristele Younes, Advocate, Refugees International
- Sarah (alias), Former employee, U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Via teleconference
- Transcript
Panel II
Reorganization of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
March 26, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Emerging Threats and Capabilities
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Panel I
- Christopher R. Henry Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
- Thomas W. O'Connell Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
Panel II
Second Report to Congress by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves
March 23, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (ret.), Chairman, Commission on the National Guard and Reserves
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request and the status of space activities
March 23, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Tauscher's Opening Statement
- Ronald Sega, Under Secretary of the Air Force
- Donald Kerr, Director, National Reconnaissance Office
- General Kevin Chilton, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command
Nominations
March 22, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Ford M. Fraker, To be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Department of Defense Aircraft Programs
March 22, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Joint Air and Land Forces and Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittees
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Panel I
- Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's Opening Statement
- Mr. David G. Ahern, Director, Portfolio Systems Acquisition, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
- Mr. James P. Woolsey, Assistant Director, Cost Analysis and Research Division, Institute for Defense Analyses
- Mr. Michael J. Sullivan, Director for Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office
- Brigadier General Stephen Mundt, USA, Director of Army Aviation, Headquarters, U. S. Army
- Mr. William Balderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Naval Air Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
- Rear Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, USN, Director, Air Warfare Division (OPNAV 88), Headquarters, U. S. Navy
- Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Aviation Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
- Lieutenant General Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Requirements Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
- Lieutenant General Donald J. Hoffman, USAF, Military Deputy Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Panel II
United States Southern Command, United States Northern Command, and United States Joint Forces Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 22, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN Commander, United States Southern Command
- Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN Commander, United States Northern Command Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command
- General Lance L. Smith, USAF Commander, United States Joint Forces Command/North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation
Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Oil Dependence
March 22, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- John M. Deutch, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Daniel Yergin, Ph.D., Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Inc.
- Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
- Transcript
Prospects For Peace in Guinea
March 22, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Christopher H. Smith
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Walter North, J.D., Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Administrator of the Africa Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development
- Lansine Kaba, Ph.D., Madeleine Haas Russell Distinguished Visiting Professor, Brandeis University
- Herschelle Challenor, Ph.D., Consultant on African Affairs, Former Director of Democracy and Governance in Guinea, USAID
- Haskell S. Ward, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Global Alumina Corporation
- Transcript
Panel I
Panel II
Polling Data on European Opinion of American Policies, Values and People
March 22, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, and Subcommittee on Europe
- Subcommittee Chairman Robert Wexler's Opening Statement
- John K. Glenn, Ph.D., Director of Foreign Policy, German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Kellyanne Conway, J.D., CEO and President, The Polling Company, Inc.
- Transcript
U.S. Policy Toward Pakistan
March 21, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman's Opening Statement
- Husain Haqqani, Director, Center for International Relations, Boston University
- Marvin G. Weinbaum, Ph.D., Scholar in Residence, Public Policy Center, The Middle East Institute
- Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow, Asia Studies Center, Heritage Foundation
- Transcript
Department of Defense counterproliferation, counterterrorism, and science and technology priorities
March 21, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Smith's opening statement
- John Young, Director, Defense Research and Engineering
- Dr. James Tegnelia, Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Dr. Anthony J. Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
- John Young, Director, Defense Research and Engineering
- Dr. Thomas H. Killion, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology
- Rear Admiral William Landay III, USN, Chief of Naval Research
- Mr. Terry Jaggers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition
Panel I
Panel II
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Strategic Command, Northern Command, Transportation Command, and Southern Command
March 21, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
- Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN, Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM
- General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command
- Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Commander, U.S. Southern Command
Chad and the Central African Republic: The Regional Impact of the Darfur Crisis
March 20, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Panel I
- James C. Swan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations, New York, NY- Ken Bacon, President, Refugees International, Washington, DC
- John Prendergast, Senior Adviser, International Crisis Group, Washington, DC
Panel II
Panel III
H.R.1538, Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007
March 20, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's statement
- Wounded Warrior Act of 2007
- Abercrombie amendment
- Akin amendment
- En Bloc amendment
U.S. shipyard modernization initiatives and ship cost reduction
March 20, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Taylor's opening statement
- Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
- Ms. Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs
- Rear Admiral Charles Goddard, USN, Program Executive Officer, Ships
- Rear Admiral David Architzel, USN, Program Executive Officer, Carriers
- Rear Admiral William Hilirades, USN, Program Executive Officer, Submarines
- Ms. Cynthia Brown, President, American Shipbuilding Association
- Mr. Phillip Teel, President, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
- Mr. Mike Toner, Executive Vice President, Marine Systems Group General Dynamics
Panel I
Panel II
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests for military construction, family housing, base closures and facilities' operations and maintenance
March 20, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Readiness Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' opening statement
- Philip Grone, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment
- Keith Eastin, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations and Environment
- B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment
- William C. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations, Environment and Logistics
Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program.
March 20, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Michael W. Wynne Secretary of the Air Force
- General T. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff United States Air Force
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Department of Energy's atomic energy defense activities
March 20, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Tauscher's opening statement
- Mr. Thomas D'Agostino, Acting Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
- James Rispoli, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy
- Mr. Glenn Podonsky, Director, Office of Health, Safety and Security, U.S. Department of Energy
Proposed Legislation on Iraq
March 20, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
U.S. Policy Toward South Pacific Island Nations, Including Australia and New Zealand
March 15, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
- Subcommittee Chairman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega's Statement
- Glyn Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
U.S.-Turkish Relations and the Challenges Ahead
March 15, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe
- Subcommittee Chairman Robert Wexler's Statement
- Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Dan Fata, Deputy Assistant Secretary, European and NATO Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
- General Joseph W. Ralston, Special Envoy, Countering the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), U.S. Department of State
- Letter from Secretaries Robert Gates and Condoleezza Rice
Posture of the United States Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
March 15, 2007
- Honorable Preston M. Geren, III Acting Secretary United States Army
- General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA Chief of Staff, United States Army
Nomination
March 15, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Zalmay Khalilzad, To be Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative to the United Nations
Federal ship construction loan guarantee program
March 15, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's opening statement
- Mr. Sean Connaughton, Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
- Ms. Cynthia Brown, President, American Shipbuilding Association
- Mr. Roy G. Bowman, Thompson Coburn LLP, Attorneys at Law
- Mr. Martin Gottlieb, Managing Director, Argent Group
- Mr. Charles Raymond, Chairman and CEO, Horizon Lines
- Mr. H. Clayton Cook, Jr., Seward & Kissell, LLP Attorneys at Law
Panel I
Panel II
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. European Command and Joint Forces Command
March 15, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- General Bantz J. Craddock, USA, Commander, U.S. European Command, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- General Lance Smith, USAF, Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation
Harnessing technological innovation: challenges and opportunities
March 15, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
- James Andrew Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow, Technology and Public Policy Programs, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- David H. Lehman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Command and Control Center, The MITRE Corporation
- Dr. Brian Cohen, Institute for Defense Analyses
- Stuart Starr, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Extrajudicial Killings In The Philippines: Strategies To End The Violence
March 14, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Panel I
- Mr. Eric G. John, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC
- Mr. Jonathan D. Farrar, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, Washington, DC
- Mr. T. Kumar, Advocacy Director for Asia & the Pacific, Amnesty International USA, Washington, DC
- Mr. G. Eugene Martin, Executive Director , Philippine Facilitation Project, U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington, DC
- Bishop Eliezer Pascua, General Secretary of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
- Ms. Marie Hilao-Enriquez, General Secretary of KARAPATAN, Quezon City, Philippines
Panel II
Global Polling Data on Opinion of American Policies, Values and People
March 14, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
- Transcript
The American Red Cross Governance Reform
March 14, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Statement
- Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Chairwoman, American Red Cross
- Karen Hastie Williams, J.D., Partner, Retired, Crowell & Moring, LLP
- Transcript
Tibet: Status of the Sino-Tibetan Dialogue
March 13, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary, Democracy and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Lodi G. Gyari, Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Richard Gere, Chairman of the Board of Directors, International Campaign for Tibet
- Transcript
Haiti's Development Needs
March 13, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- Subcommittee Chairman Eliot L. Engel's Opening Statement
- Dan Burton's Opening Statement
- Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development
- Wyclef Jean, Artist, Founder of Yéle Haiti
- Transcript
Panel I
Panel II
Nominations
March 13, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- James R. Kunder, To be Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
- Douglas Menarchik, To be Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development for Europe and Eurasia
- Dr. Paul J. Bonicelli, To be Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Ms. Katherine Almquist, To be Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development for Africa
- Margrethe Lundsager, To be U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund
- Mr. Eli Whitney Debevoise, II, To be U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Mr. Curtis S. Chin, To be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the Rank of Ambassador
Panel I
Panel II
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request to meet readiness needs.
March 13, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Readiness Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' opening statement
- General Richard Cody, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Army
- General John D.W. Corley, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Air Force
- General Robert Magnus, USMC, Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
- Admiral Robert F. Willard, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy
Overview of military resale programs
March 13, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's opening statement
- Michael L. Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
- Major General Paul Essex, USAF, Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service
- Rear Admiral Robert E. Cowley III, USN, Commander, Navy Exchange Service Command
- Mr. Patrick B. Nixon, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Defense Commissary Agency
- Mr. Michael P. Downs, Director, Personal and Family Readiness Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Submarine force structure and acquisition policy
March 8, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's opening statement
- Vice Admiral John J. Donnelly, USN, Commander, Submarine Forces
- Rear Admiral Carl V. Mauney, USN, Director, Submarine Warfare Division N87
- Rear Admiral William H. Hilarides, USN, Program Executive Officer, Submarines
- Ms. Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs
- Mr. John Casey, President, Electric Boat Corporation
- Mr. Mike Petters, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrup Grumman Newport News
- Mr. Winfred Nash, President, BWXT Nuclear Operations Division
- Mr. Ron O'Rourke, Senior Naval Analyst, Congressional Research Service
Panel I
Panel II
Challenges and obstacles wounded and injured service members face during recovery
March 8, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Statement
- Dr. David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- Dr. William Winkenwerder, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
- General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army
- Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, USA, The Surgeon General, U.S. Army
Afghanistan: Time for a New Strategy?
March 8, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
- General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC (Ret.), Former Commander European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, McLean, VA
- James Dobbins, Director, International Security & Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA
Panel I
Panel II
Posture of the U.S. Strategic Command
March 8, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Ellen Tauscher's statement
- General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command
Nominations
March 8, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN Commander, United States Pacific Command
- Lieutenant General Victor E. Renuart, Jr., USAF for appointment to be general and to be Commander, United States Northern Command/Commander,North American Aerospace Defense Command
- Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, USA for reappointment to the grade of lieutenant general and to be Chief of Engineers/Commanding General,United States Army Corps of Engineers
Polling Data on Latin American Opinion of United States Policies, Values and People
March 8, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- Subcommittee Chairman Bill Delahunt's Opening Statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Eliot L. Engel's Opening Statement
- John Zogby, President, Zogby International
- Transcript
Foreign Assistance Reform
March 8, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Statement
- Randall L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
Committee Reports Favorably on Four Good Government Bills
March 8, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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The Presidential Donation Reform Act of 2007
- Bill Summary: Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007
- Full Text of the Bill
- Opening Statement of Chairman Henry A. Waxman
- Sharon Fawcett, National Archives and Records Administration
- Celia Viggo Wexler, Common Cause
- Sheila Krumholz, Center for Responsive Politics
- Bill Summary: Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007
- Full Text of the Bill
- Harold Relyea, Ph.D., Congressional Research Service
- Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States
- Opening Statement of Subcommittee Chairman Wm. Lacy Clay
- Statement of Chairman Henry A. Waxman
- Testimony of Allen Weinstein
- Testimony of Harold C. Relyeas
- Thomas Blanton, National Security Archive, George Washington University
- Scott Nelson, Public Citizen
- Robert Dallek, Ph.D., Author/Historian
- Anna K. Nelson, Ph.D., American University
- Steven L. Hensen, Society of American Archivists
- David A. Zeeck
- Joint Statement of Robert Axelrod and Lori Cox Han
- Bill Summary: The Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007
- Bill Summary: Accountability in Contracting Act
- Full Text of H.R. 1362
- Opening Statement on H.R. 1254
- Opening Statement on H.R. 1309
- Opening Statement on H.R. 1255
- Opening Statement on H.R. 1362
Hearing: Reforming the Presidential Library Donation Disclosure Process
The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007
Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Presidential Records Act of 1978
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Panel II:
Freedom of Information Act Amendments
Accountability in Contracting Act
A Regional Overview of South Asia
March 7, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman's Opening Statement
- Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
Air Force and Army airlift and aerial refueling fixed-wing aircraft programs
March 7, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' opening statement
- Mr. William Solis, Director, Defense Capabilites and Management, Government Accountability Office
- Mr. Michael Sullivan, Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office
- Mr. Christopher Bolkcom, Specialist in National Defense, Congressional Research Service
- Lieutenant General C.H. "Howie" Chandler, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements
- Lieutenant General Donald J. Hoffman, USAF, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
- Lieutenant General Mark Curran, USA, Deputy Commander, Training and Doctrine Command
- Major General (Select) Jeffrey Sorenson, USA, Deputy for Systems Management, Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology)
- Major General Thomas P. Kane, USAF, Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs, Air Mobility Command
Panel I
Panel II
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea
March 7, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's Opening Statement
- Admiral William J. Fallon, USN, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
- General Burwell B. Bell, III, USA, Commander, United Nations Command, Commander, Republic of Korea - United States Combined Forces Command, Commander, United States Forces Korea
National Security Personnel System - Is it Really Working?
March 6, 2007 - House Armed Services COmmittee, Readiness subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' Opening Statement
- Michael Luis Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- Mr. John Gage, National President, American Federation of Government Employees
- Mr. Max Stier, President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service
- Mr. Marick Masters, Professor of Business, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
Care, living conditions, and administration of outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
March 6, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- David S. C. Chu Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
- General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA Chief of Staff, United States Army
- Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, USA Surgeon General United States Army
The Iranian Challenge
March 6, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
Global Polling Data on Opinion of American Policies, Values and People
March 6, 2007 - House committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- Subcommittee Chairman Bill Delahunt's Opening Statement
- Steven Kull, Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
- Transcript
Former Head of Walter Reed Hospital Testifies Before National Security Subcommittee
March 2, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
- Chairman John Tierney
- Specialist Jeremy Duncan
- Annette McLeod, Wife of Cpl. Wendell "Dell" McLeod
- Staff Sgt. John Daniel Shannon
- Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, M.D., U.S. Army Surgeon General
- Major General George W. Weightman, Commander (former), Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office
- General Peter Schoomaker, Chief of Staff of the Army
- General Richard A. Cody, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
- Internal Walter Reed Memo Identifying Problems
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Nuclear power systems for future Naval surface combatants
March 1, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's statement
- Delores Etter, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, (Research, Development, and Acquisition)
- Admiral Kirkland Donald, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programs
- Vice Admiral Jonathon Greenert, USN, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Resource Requirements
- Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
- Rear Admiral Barry McCullough, USN, Director, Surface Warfare Division
Views of military advocacy and beneficiary groups
March 1, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's statement
- Colonel Steve Strobridge, USAF (ret), Director, Government Relations, Military Officers Association of America
- Mr. Joseph Barnes, National Executive Secretary, Fleet Reserve Association
- Mrs. Joyce Raezer, Chief Operating Officer, National Military Family Association
- Mr. Rick Jones, Director of Legislation, National Association for Uniformed Services
- Mr. F. Jed Becker, Vice Chairman, Armed Forces Marketing Council
- Mr. Douglas B. McAlister, Chairman of the Board, American Logistics Association
- Mr. Marshall Hanson, Legislative Director, Reserve Officers Association
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of the Navy
March 1, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy
- Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chief of Naval Operations
- General James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps
Afghanistan
March 1, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
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Panel I
- Ambassador Eric S. Edelman Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
- Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute, USA
- General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC (Ret.) Former Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
- Dr. Barnett R. Rubin Director of Studies and Senior Fellow Center on International Cooperation New York University
Panel II
North Korean Human Rights: An Update
March 1, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
- Subcommittee Chairman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega's Opening Statement
- Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea
- Transcript
Overview of U.S. Policy Toward Latin America
March 1, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- Subcommittee Chairman Eliot L. Engel's Opening Statement
- Dan Burton's Opening Statement
- Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Panel II
- Peter Hakim, President, Inter-American Dialogue
- Arturo Valenzuela, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Latin American Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Former Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council
- Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas
- Transcript
Panel I
February
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force
February 28, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force
- General T. Michael Moseley, USAF, Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force
Impact of changes to the Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill
February 28, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's statement
- Honorable Michael L. Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness
- Keith Wilson, Director of Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs
Iraq and U.S. Foreign Policy
February 28, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC, Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- Frederick W. Kagan, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
- Transcript
Current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States.
February 27, 2007 - Senate Committe on Armed Services
- Vice Admiral John M. McConnell, USN (Ret.) Director, National Intelligence
- Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, USA Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
- Dr. Thomas Fingar Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, and Chairman, National Intelligence Council
Nominations
February 27, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Sam Fox, To be Ambassador to Belgium
- Stanley Davis Phillips, To be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia
Nominations
February 15, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Ryan C. Crocker, To be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq
- William B. Wood, To be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Overview of recruiting and retention
February 15, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's statement
- David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
- Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1
- Vice Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Personnel
- Lieutenant General Roger A. Brady, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel
- Lieutenant General Ronald S. Coleman, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Current and future readiness of the Army and Marine Corps
February 15, 2007 - Senate COmmittee on Armed Services
- General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA Chief of Staff, United States Army
- General James T. Conway, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps
Afghanistan on the Brink: Where Do We Go From Here?
February 15, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Mark Steven Kirk, Member of Congress
- Lieutenant General David Barno, USA, Retired, Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies
- Peter Bergen, Journalist and Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
- Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Transcript
Panel I
Panel II
Protecting the Human Rights of Comfort Women
February 15, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
- Subcommittee Chairman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega's Opening Statement
- Michael M. Honda, Member of Congress
- Yong Soo Lee, Surviving Comfort Woman, Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery
- Jan Ruff O'Herne, Surviving Comfort Woman, Friends of Comfort Women in Australia
- Koon Ja Kim, Surviving Comfort Woman, National Korean American Service and Education Consortium
- Mindy Kotler, Director, Asia Policy Point
- Ok Cha Soh, Ph.D., President, Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issues
- Transcript
Panel I
Panel II
Panel III
Committee Holds Hearing on Iraq Reconstruction Overview
February 15, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement
- David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office
- Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
- William H. Reed, Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency
- Kiki Skagen Munshi
- Supplemental Memo on Iraq Reconstruction Contracts
Committee Approves The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 and The Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007
February 14, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
- Bill Summary:Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
- Full Text: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
- Bill Summary: Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007
- Full Text: Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007
The Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007
Next Steps in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
February 14, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee Chairman Gary L. Ackerman's Opening Statement
- David Makovsky, Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Martin S. Indyk, Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution
- Daniel Pipes, Director, Middle East Forum
- Transcript
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of the Army
February 14, 2007 - House Armed Forces Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army
- General Peter Schoomaker, USA, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army
Fiscal year 2008 military health care budget and the challenges facing the military health care system
February 13, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Dr. William Winkenwerder, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Assessment of security and stability in Afghanistan and developments in U.S. strategy and operations
February 13, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- Ms. Mary Beth Long, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security, Affairs Department of Defense
- Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, USA, Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee
- Mr. John Anthony Gastright, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central, Asian Affairs and Coordinator for Afghanistan, Department of State
U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy reset requirements
February 13, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Joint Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and Readiness Subcommittees
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' opening statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's opening statement
- Lieutenant General Emerson Gardner, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources
- Vice Admiral Jonathon Greenert, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources
The Future of the United Nations under Ban Ki-Moon
February 13, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Timothy E. Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation, Former United States Senator, Colorado
- George Mitchell, Former United States Senate Majority Leader, Former Co-Chair, United States Institute for Peace Task Force on the United Nations
- John Bolton, Former United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- Transcript
Department of Defense Inspector General's report on the activities of the Office of Special Plans prior to the war in Iraq
February 9, 2007
- Mr. Thomas F. Gimble Acting Inspector General Department of Defense
The President's Foreign Affairs Budget
February 8, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, Washington, DC
Oversight of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat System
February 8, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor's opening statement
- Delores Etter, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, and Acquisition
- VADM Paul Sullivan, USN, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
- RADM Charles Hamilton, USN, Program Executive Officer (Ships)
- RADM Barry McCullough, USN, Director, Surface Warfare Division (N86), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
- Mr. Fred Moosally, President, Marine Systems, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Mr. Kevin Moak, Chairman, Gibbs & Cox Naval Architects
- Mr. Richard McCreary, Vice President and General Manager, Marinette Marine Shipyard
- Mr. Mike Ellis, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Bollinger Shipyards Inc.
Panel I
Panel II
The Escalating Crisis in Darfur: Are There Any Prospects for Peace?
February 8, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Andrew Natsios, Special Envoy to Sudan and, Former Administrator for USAID
- Transcript
International Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2008
February 7, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Condoleezza Rice, The Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
- Transcript
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of Defense
February 7, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- Secretary Robert M. Gates, Department of Defense
- General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Iraqi Reconstruction: Reliance on Private Military Contractors
February 7, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Chairman Committee Henry A. Waxman's Opening Statement
- Alan Chvotkin, Professional Services Council
- Tina Ballard, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
- Tom Flores, Fluor Corporation
- George Seagle, KBR
- Andrew Howell, Blackwater USA
- William H. Reed, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
- W. Steve Murray, ESS Support Services Worldwide
- Letter from Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey Regarding Military Contracting
- Haliburton E-mail Discussing Security Subcontract
- State Department Inspector General's Review of Blackwater Security Proposal
- Opening Statement of Blackwater Families
- E-mails Related to the Use of Private Contractors in Iraq
- Memorandum to Committee Members: Private Contracting in the Military
Hearing Questions Waste, Fraud, and Abuse In Iraq Reconstruction
February 6, 2007 - Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Chairman Henry A. Waxman's Opening Statement
- Dave Oliver: Restarting the Economy in Iraq
- Ambassador L. Paul Bremer
- Stuart Bowen
- Memorandum to Committee Members Regarding Cash Transfers to the Coalition Provisional Authority
Exploring a Comprehensive Stabilization, Reconstruction and Counter-Terrorism Strategy for Somalia
February 6, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Panel I
- Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Department of State
- Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development
- David Shinn, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC
- Dr. Ken Menkhaus, Associate Professor of Political Science, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
- Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, Director, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
Panel II
Fiscal year 2008 budget request and the fiscal years 2007 and 2008 war supplemental requests in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program
February 6, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense
- General Peter Pace, USMC Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Tina W. Jonas Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Nomination of General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff,United States Army.
February 1, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- General George W. Casey, USA Chief of Staff United States Army
Securing America's Interests in Iraq:The Remaining Options. Iraq in the Strategic Context Session 2
February 1, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Lt. General Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), Former National Security Advisor, President, The Scowcroft Group, Washington, DC
- Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Former National Security Advisor, Counselor and Trustee, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
Panel I
Panel II
January
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options.Iraq in the Strategic Context Session 1
January 31, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Henry A. Kissinger, Former Secretary of State, Chairman, Kissinger McLarty Associates, New York, NY
- Madeleine K. Albright, Former Secretary of State, Principal, The Albright Group L.L.C Washington, DC
Panel I
Panel II
Iraq "surge" plan
January 31, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Ambassador Eric S. Edelman Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Barbara J. Stephenson
- Deputy Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Department of State
- Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute, USA
- Rear Admiral David J. Dorsett, USN Director for Intelligence, J-2 The Joint Staff
Current manning, equipping and readiness challenges facing Special Operations Forces
January 31, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
- Chairman Smith's opening statement
- General Doug Brown, USA, Commander, U. S. Special Operations Command
- Lieutenant General Robert W. Wagner, USA, Commander, U. S. Army Special Operations Command
- Rear Admiral Joseph Maguire, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command
- Lieutenant General Michael W. Wooley, USAF, Commander, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command
- Major General Dennis J. Hejlik, USMC, Commander, U. S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command
Panel I
Panel II
Abusive practices in Department of Defense contracting for services and inter-agency contracting (continued)
January 31, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Readiness and Management Support
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Panel I
- Ms. Marcia G. Madsen Chair Acquisition Advisory Panel
- Mr. Jonathan L. Etherton Member Acquisition Advisory Panel
- Mr. James A. (Ty) Hughes Member Acquisition Advisory Panel
- Paul A. Dennett, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget
- Mr. Shay Assad, Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Department of Defense
Panel II
Army equipment reset
January 31, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Readiness and Air and Land Forces subcommittees
- Subcommittee Chairman Ortiz' opening statement
- Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's opening statement
- Major General Vincent E. Boles, USA, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4
- Brigadier General Charles A. Anderson, USA, Director, Force Development, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
- Brigadier General Robert M. Radin, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Operations, U. S. Army Materiel Command
- Mr. Thomas E. Mullins, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans, Programs, and Resources
- Mr. William M. Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Understanding the Iran Crisis
January 31, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Dr. Abbas Milani, Co-Director, Iran Democracy Project, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
- Dr. Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for the Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
- Enders Wimbush, Director of Center for Future Security Strategies, Senior Fellow for the Hudson Institute
- Transcript
Nominations
January 30, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- John D. Negroponte, To be Deputy Secretary of State
Nomination of Admiral William J. Fallon, USN, for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander,United States Central Command.
January 30, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Admiral William J. Fallon, USN Commander United States Central Command
Examination of the force requirements determination process
January 30, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Snyder's statement
- Major General Richard P. Formica, USA, Director of Force Management, Deputy Chief of Staff, G3, Headquarters, United States Army
- Major General Stephen T. Johnson, USMC, Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
- Mr. Michael F. Applegate, Director, Manpower Plans and Policy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
- Ms. Janet St. Laurent, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team, United States Government Accountability Office
Security and Stability in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities.
January 30, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- Ambassador James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND National Security Research Division
- Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, George Washington University
- Ali A. Jalali, Near East South Asia Center for Security Studies, National Defense University
- Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Alternative Plans: The Iraq Study Group
January 30, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- James A. Baker, III, Co-Chair, Iraq Study Group, Partner, Baker-Botts L.L.P., Houston, Texas
- Lee H. Hamilton, Co-Chair, Iraq Study Group, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Reconstruction Strategy
January 27, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- David Satterfield, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
- Brigadier General Michael D. Jones, USA, J-5 Deputy Director for Political-Military Affairs -Middle East, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Political Strategy
January 25, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Dr. Laith Kubba, Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa, National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, DC
- Mr. Qubad Talabani, Representative to the United States, Kurdistan Regional Government, Washington, DC
- Dr. Toby Dodge, Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, United Kingdom
- Rend al-Rahim, Executive Director , The Iraq Foundation , Washington, DC
The current situation in Iraq and on the Administration's recently announced strategy for continued United States assistance to the Iraqi Government and for an increased United States military presence in Iraq
January 25, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Dr. William J. Perry Senior Fellow Hoover Institution and Former Secretary of Defense
- Ambassador Dennis B. Ross Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Former Director for Policy Planning in the Department of State under President George H. W. Bush and Special Middle East Coordinator under President Bill Clinton
- General John M. Keane, USA (Ret.) Former Vice Chief of Staff,United States Army
South Sudan: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement on Life Support
January 24, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
- Subcommittee Chairman Donald M. Payne's Opening Statement
- Roger Winter, Former Special Representative for Sudan
- Luka Biong Deng, Minister for Presidential Affairs, Government of South Sudan
- Barnaba Benjamin, Minister for Regional Cooperation, Government of South Sudan
- Transcript
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Alternative Plans (Continued)
January 23, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foriegn Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- John P. Murtha, Chairman ,Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives
- Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Alternative Plans Continued - Federalism, Side with the Majority, Strategic Redeployment, or Negotiate?
January 23, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY
- Dr. Edward N. Luttwak, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, DC
- Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC
- Robert Malley , Director, Middle East and North Africa Program, International Crisis Group Washington, DC
Implications of the President's Iraq policy on total force readiness
January 23, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army
- General James T. Conway, USMC, Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps
- Army First Sergeant Ciaran T. Allison, USA, A Co. 2-23 IN, Ft. Lewis, WA
- Mrs. Anel Zimmerman, Spouse of Gunnery Sergeant Chad Zimmerman from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Twenty Nine Palms, CA
- Mrs. Cori Shuster, Spouse of Lieutenant Colonel Scott Shuster, Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Twenty Nine Palms, CA
Panel I
Panel II
Nomination of Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General and Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq.
January 23, 2007 - Senate Committe on Armed Services
Briefing: The Baker-Hamilton Commission Report
January 19, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Lee Hamilton, Co-Chair of the Iraq Study Group (Baker-Hamilton Commission)
- Transcript
Briefing: North Korea
January 18, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- William Perry, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Former Secretary of Defense
- James Lilley, Former United States Ambassador to South Korea
- Transcript
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Military and Security Strategy
January 18, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- General Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), President, BR McCaffrey Associates LLC, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs, United States Military Academy, Arlington, VA
- General Jack Keane, USA (Ret.), Former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Washington, DC
- General Joseph P. Hoar, USMC (Ret.), Former Commander-in-Chief, US Central Command, Del Mar, CA
- Lt. General William E. Odom, USA (Ret.), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Former Director of the National Security Agency, Washington, DC
Army force protection equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
January 18, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Abercrombie's opening statement
- Lieutenant General Stephen M. Speakes, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-8
- Major General Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA, Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
- Major General Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA, Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management
- Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
- Dr. Robert L. Buhrkuhl, Director, Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell, Office of Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
- Captain Joseph McGettigan, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
- Mr. Philip Coyle, Senior Advisor, Center for Defense Information, Former Director, Operational Test and Development , Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Mr. Ray Dubois Jr., Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Former Acting Under Secretary of the Army
Panel I
Panel II
Approaches to audit of reconstruction and support activities in Iraq
January 18, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Mr. Thomas E. GimbleM, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense
- Mr. Howard J. Krongard, Inspector General of the Department of State
- Mr. Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Regional Diplomatic Strategy
January 17, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Dr. Vali R. Nasr, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
- Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY
- Dennis Ross, Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington, DC
Alternative perspectives on the President's strategy for Iraq
January 17, 2007 - House Armed Servces Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- Dr. William J. Perry, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
- Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, Center for American Progress
- Dr. Frederick W. Kagan, American Enterprise Institute
Abusive practices in Department of Defense contracting for services and inter-agency contracting
January 17, 2007 - Senate Committee on Armed Services, Readiness and Management Support
- Mr. Thomas F. Gimble, Acting Inspector General Department of Defense
- Ms. Katherine V. Schinasi, Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Government Accountability Office
Briefing: Iraq
January 17, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State
- Transcript
Marine Corps force protection equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
January 16, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
- Subcommittee Chairman Taylor's opening statement
- Brigadier General Randolph D. Alles, USMC,Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL)
- Brigadier General Michael M. Brogan, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC)
Iraq
January 12, 2007
- Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
- General Peter Pace, USMC Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Alternative Plans: Troop Surge, Partition, Withdrawal,or Strengthen the Center?
January 11, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Peter W. Galbraith, Senior Diplomatic Fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Washington, DC
- Dr. Frederick W. Kagan, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
- Dr. Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, CATO Institute, Washington, DC
Dr. Daniel P. Serwe, Vice President, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations and the Centers of Innovation, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. The Administration's Plan for Iraq
January 11, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
The way forward in Iraq
January 11, 2007 - House Armed Services Committee
- Chairman Skelton's opening statement
- Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
- General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Briefing: Iraq
January 11, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- Transcript
Briefing: Next Steps in the Iran Crisis
January 11, 2007 - House Committee on International Relations
- Committee Chairman Tom Lantos's Opening Statement
- Thomas R. Pickering, Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- R. James Woolsey, Jr., Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency
- Transcript
Securing America's Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Where We Are: The Current Situation in Iraq
January 10, 2007 - Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senator Lugar's Opening Statement
- Senator Biden's Opening Statement
- Dr. Phebe Marr, Historian, Author of "The Modern History of Iraq", Washington, DC
- Dr. Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
- Mr. Yahia Said,
Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics, Director, Iraq Revenue Watch, London, England - Dr. Paul Pillar,
Adjunct Professor, Visiting Professor, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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