[House Report 108-809]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Union Calendar No. 494
108th Congress
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Report
108-809
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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ACTIVITIES
of the
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS
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A REPORT
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 136 OF THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF
1946 (2 U.S.C. 190d), AS AMENDED BY SECTION 118 OF THE LEGISLATIVE
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1970 (PUBLIC LAW 91-510), AS AMENDED BY PUBLIC
LAW 92-136
January 3, 2005.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
108th Congress
HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman
(26-23)
JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa TOM LANTOS, California
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
DAN BURTON, Indiana GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York
ELTON GALLEGLY, California ENI F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA, AS
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey
CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
DANA ROHRABACHER, California SHERROD BROWN, Ohio
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California BRAD SHERMAN, California
PETER T. KING, New York ROBERT WEXLER, Florida
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York
AMO HOUGHTON, New York WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts
JOHN M. McHUGH, New York GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
ROY BLUNT, Missouri BARBARA LEE, California
THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York
RON PAUL, Texas JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Pennsylvania
NICK SMITH, Michigan EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona GRACE NAPOLITANO, California
JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia ADAM B. SCHIFF, California
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin DIANE E. WATSON, California
JERRY WELLER, Illinois ADAM SMITH, Washington
MIKE PENCE, Indiana BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota
THADDEUS G. McCOTTER, Michigan BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
KATHERINE HARRIS, Florida
VACANCY
Thomas E. Mooney, Sr., Chief of Staff/General Counsel
Robert R. King, Democratic Staff Director
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Rep. Doug Bereuter resigned from the Committee September 1, 2004.
Rep. Ben Chandler was appointed to the Committee March 31, 2004.
Rep. Chris Bell resigned from the Committee March 30, 2004.
Rep. Roy Blunt was appointed to the Committee January 28, 2004.
Rep. William J. Janklow resigned from the Committee January 21, 2004.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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House of Representatives,
Committee on International Relations,
Washington, DC, January 3, 2005.
Hon. Jeff Trandahl,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Trandahl: I enclose herewith a report of the
Legislative Review Activities of the Committee on International
Relations for the 108th Congress in accordance with section 136
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by
section 118 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, as
amended by Public Law 92-136.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
Henry J. Hyde,
Chairman.
FOREWORD
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House of Representatives,
Committee on International Relations,
Washington, DC, January 3, 2005.
Under rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives
and section 136 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946,
the Committee on International Relations is authorized to
exercise continuous surveillance of the execution by the
executive branch of laws within the committee's jurisdiction.
The review of ``oversight'' activities of the Committee on
International Relations was augmented by the adoption of
section 118 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
(Public Law 91-150), as amended by Public Law 92-136. This
provision requires standing committees of the House and the
Senate after January 1, 1973, to make reports to their
respective Houses on their activities in reviewing and studying
the ``application, administration, and execution of those laws
or parts of laws, the subject of which is within the
jurisdiction of that committee.''
House committees are required to file such reports ``not
later than January 2 of each odd-numbered year.'' It is in
fulfillment of the obligation of the Committee on International
Relations to account to the House for its legislative review
activities during the 108th Congress that this report has been
prepared and submitted.
The report was prepared by Laura L. Rush, Legislative
Coordinator for the Committee.
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Letter of Transmittal............................................ III
Foreword......................................................... V
I. Introduction: Oversight in the foreign affairs field..............1
A. Authorities for legislative review.................. 1
B. Oversight developments in the Committee on
International Relations............................ 3
C. Oversight activities and criteria................... 5
D. Oversight Activities of the Committee--108th
Congress........................................... 6
II. General review activities of the committee.......................17
A. Executive branch reports............................ 17
B. Reference documents:
1. Legislation on Foreign Relations.................. 18
2. Legislative Calendar.............................. 18
C. Study missions and participation in international
conferences and events............................. 18
III.Summaries of legislative activities by the committee.............19
IV. List of hearings and markups by full committee and subcommittees.34
A. Full committee...................................... 34
B. Subcommittee on Africa.............................. 40
C. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific................ 43
D. Subcommittee on Europe.............................. 46
E. Subcommittee on International Terrorism,
Nonproliferation and Human Rights.................. 49
F. Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia.... 52
G. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.............. 55
H. Protocol Meetings................................... 57
Appendixes:
I. Witnesses before full committee and subcommittees during the 108th
Congress.........................................................61
II. Committee Origins and History....................................77
III.Members of the subcommittees of the Committee on International
Relations (108th Congress).......................................81
IV. Chairmen of the House International Relations Committee..........83
Union Calendar No. 494
108th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 108-809
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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ACTIVITIES
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January 3, 2005.--Committed to the Committee on the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed.
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Mr. Hyde, from the Committee on International Relations, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
I. INTRODUCTION: OVERSIGHT IN THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS FIELD
A. Authorities for Legislative Review
The responsibilities and potentialities of legislative
review are reflected in the multiple authorities which are
available to the Committee on International Relations. The most
prominent is section 118 of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1970 (Public Law 91-510):
Legislative Review by Standing Committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives
(a) Scope of assistance.
In order to assist the Congress in--
(1) Its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the
application, administration, and execution of the laws
enacted by the Congress, and
(2) Its formulation, consideration, and enactment of
such modifications of or changes in those laws, and of
such additional legislation, as may be necessary or
appropriate, each standing committee of the Senate and
the House of Representatives shall review and study, on
a continuing basis, the application, administration,
and execution of those laws, or parts of laws, the
subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of
that committee. Such committees may carry out the
required analysis, appraisals, and evaluation
themselves, or by contract, or may require a Government
agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the
Congress. Such committees may rely on such techniques
as pilot testing, analysis of costs in comparison with
benefits, or provision for evaluation after a defined
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\1\ Section 701 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344) amended the original mandate and
authority of the 1970 act by adding the last two sentences regarding
program review and evaluation.
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A second type of authority fostering legislative review is
the special oversight granted by the House Committee Reform
Amendments of 1974 (H. Res. 988, approved Oct. 8, 1974).
Special oversight, which is intended to enable committees to
conduct comprehensive oversight of matters directly bearing
upon their specified responsibilities even if those matters
fall within the jurisdiction of other standing committees,
permits an expansion of the legislative review jurisdiction of
a committee. The Committee on International Relations currently
has special oversight jurisdiction in four areas under clause
3(f) of House Rule X.
3. (f) The Committee on International Relations shall
have the function of reviewing and studying, on a
continuing basis, all laws, programs, and Government
activities dealing with or involving customs
administration, intelligence activities relating to
foreign policy, international financial and monetary
organizations, and international fishing agreements.
Frequently reporting requirements in legislation obligate
various agencies, directly or through the President, to submit
reports of certain activities to the Committee on International
Relations to the Speaker of the House, who then transmits them
to the committee. The House Committee on International
Relations is the recipient of one of the largest quantities of
required reports from the executive branch.
In addition to the authorities noted above, the
congressional budget process provides thecommittee with another
important tool for oversight. Pursuant to section 301 ( c) of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974, each standing
committee of the House is required to submit to the Committee on the
budget, no later than March 15 of each year, a report containing its
views and estimates on the President's proposed budget for the coming
fiscal year. This requirement affords the committee and its
subcommittees the opportunity to review those items in the President's
budget which fall under the committee's jurisdiction, and to establish
possible guidelines for subsequent action on authorizing legislation.
A final authority which can have an impressive oversight
impact is implicit in the authorization process. Regular and
frequent reauthorization of programs or agency operations by
committees presents the opportunity to investigate
administrative personnel hiring and promotion practices, agency
organization, employee development and benefit programs, policy
guidance, and administrative rules and regulations regarding
the implementation and execution of policy, among other items.
The authorization process also permits program evaluation, an
important oversight technique.
The legislative review activities of the Committee on
International Relations are sanctioned by various and extensive
authorities--the basic mandate of the 1970 Legislative
Reorganization Act, the broadened jurisdiction and special
oversight provided by the House Committee Reform Amendments of
1974, statutory reporting requirements, and the authorization
process.
B. Oversight Developments in the Committee on International Relations
During the 95th Congress, the committee received
jurisdictional authority over export controls involving
nonproliferation of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware,
and international commodity agreements involving cooperation in
the export of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware. This new
jurisdictional authority was provided for by House Resolution
5, which passed the House on January 4, 1977.
In the 96th Congress, the committee's jurisdiction was not
enlarged. However, the committee in its organization for the
96th Congress reduced the number of subcommittees from nine to
eight. Deleted was the Subcommittee on International
Development whose jurisdiction included: (1) dealing with the
Agency for International Development and other U.S. agencies'
operations affecting development; (2) administration of foreign
assistance; (3) oversight of multilateral assistance programs;
(4) population and food programs; and (5) legislation and
oversight with respect to the Peace Corps, which was subsumed
by the full committee. The subcommittees for the 96th Congress,
representing a mix of geographical and functional
responsibilities, were as follows: Subcommittee on
International Security and Scientific Affairs; Subcommittee on
International Operations; Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle
East; Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade;
Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs; Subcommittee on
Inter-American Affairs; Subcommittee on Africa; and
Subcommittee on International Organizations.
In the 97th Congress, the subcommittees remained the same
with the exception of the Subcommittee on International
Organizations, whose name was changed to the Subcommittee on
Human Rights and International Organizations, in order to
delineate clearly its jurisdiction over the subject of human
rights.
In the 98th Congress, the subcommittees remained the same;
however, the name of the Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs
was changed to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
In addition, a special task force was created under the aegis
of the full committee, the Task Force on International
Narcotics Control. The purpose of this task force was to
provide oversight of narcotics-related developments and
programs over which the committee has jurisdiction pursuant to
rule X of the Rules of the House, which included the following:
Narcotics control programs conducted by the Department of
State; Narcotics-related projects carried out by the Agency for
International Development (AID); Overseas activities of the
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Department of Defense; and
the U.S. Customs Service; Narcotics control programs carried
out by international organizations; Intelligence issues related
to narcotics trafficking and control; Prisoner exchange
programs and their impact on U.S. narcotics control efforts;
Narcotics interdiction programs and agreement; Narcotics-
related efforts by the U.S. Information Agency; and
Relationship between international banking/financial
transactions and narcotics trafficking.
Because of the importance of narcotics control issues, the
Task Force was reconstituted every six months through the 102nd
Congress.
Subcommittee structure remained the same for the 99th
Congress; however, the name of the Subcommittee on
International Security and Scientific Affairs was changed to
the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and
Science. This change was made to reflect the committee's and
subcommittee's concern over the important issue of arms
control. The jurisdiction of the subcommittee was redefined in
the rules of the Committee on Foreign Affairs to read, ``To
deal with * * * all aspects of arms control and disarmament
with particular emphasis on the investigation and evaluation of
arms control and disarmament proposals and concepts; * * *''.
Under the Rules of the House, the Committee on
International Relations has jurisdiction over issues involving
international terrorism pursuant to rule X of the Rules of the
House, paragraphs (I)(1), (I)(4-10), and (I)(12-16). For the
99th Congress, two subcommittee jurisdictional changes were
made to reflect the committee's concern with international
terrorism. The Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science was given jurisdiction over ``* * *
international terrorism with special focus on the U.S.
Government's policies and programs for combating international
terrorist movements and actions; * * *''. The Subcommittee on
International Operations jurisdictional responsibility was
redefined to include ``* * * international terrorism with
special emphasis on policies and programs relating to the
enhancement for embassy security and the protection of U.S.
personnel and institutions abroad; * * *''.
In addition, two subcommittees had language added to their
respective definitions providing responsibility for oversight
of international communication and information policy. Lastly,
the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations was given the responsibility for international
law.
No changes were made in subcommittee structure or
jurisdiction for the 100th, 101st, or 102nd Congresses.
In the 103rd Congress, the Committee was required by the
Rules of the Democratic Caucus to reduce the number of
subcommittees from eight to six. However, due to concern about
retaining a subcommittee with exclusive focus on Africa, the
Committee received a waiver of Rule 35(B) of the Democratic
Caucus and retained seven subcommittees. The Subcommittee on
Arms Control, International Security, and Science, and the
Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations
were merged to create the Subcommittee on International
Security, International Organizations, and Human Rights. The
jurisdiction of that subcommittee was essentially a merger of
the jurisdictions of the two subcommittees. However, specific
reference to ``* * * law enforcement issues to include
terrorism and narcotics control programs and activities * * *''
was added to the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, thereby
consolidating all jurisdiction over narcotics and terrorism in
one subcommittee. The Committee also added specific reference
to environmental issues to the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee
on International Economic Policy and Trade and changed the name
of the subcommittee to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy,
Trade, and Environment to reflect that addition. In addition,
jurisdiction over the operating expenses of the Agency for
International Development and the Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency was added to the Subcommittee on International
Operations. Finally, the Committee made minor conforming
changes to the names of two of its regional subcommittees.
In the 104th Congress, pursuant to H. Res. 6, passed
January 4, 1995, the name of the Committee was changed from
``Foreign Affairs'' to ``International Relations''. In
addition, the number ofsubcommittees was decreased from seven
to five. The Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations, and Human Rights, and the Subcommittee on Europe and the
Middle East were dissolved. The Europe and Middle East Subcommittee
jurisdiction was reabsorbed by the full Committee. The Subcommittee on
Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment dropped ``environment'' from
its title, returning its name to the ``Subcommittee on International
Economic Policy and Trade.'' The Subcommittee on International
Security, International Organizations, and Human Rights and the
Subcommittee on International Operations were combined, with a name
change to ``Subcommittee on International Operations and Human
Rights''.
No changes were made in subcommittee structure or
jurisdiction for the 105th or 106th Congresses.
In the 107th Congress, the Committee on International
Relations gained a subcommittee, making the total number of
subcommittees six. Three of the Subcommittees remained the
same: Africa; International Operations and Human Rights; and
Western Hemisphere. The three new subcommittees were: East Asia
and the Pacific; Europe; and Middle East and South Asia.
In the 108th Congress, the Committee reorganized the
subcommittees, changing the ``Subcommittee on the Middle East
and South Asia'' to the ``Subcommittee on the Middle East and
Central Asia.'' Also, the ``Subcommittee on International
Operations and Human Rights'' was changed to the ``Subcommittee
on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human
Rights.''
C. Oversight Activities and Criteria
The oversight activities of the Committee on International
Relations include a variety of instruments and mechanisms--full
committee and subcommittee hearings, members' and staff study
missions abroad, special Congressional Research Service
studies, and General Accounting Office assistance and reports
in the field of international relations.
Committee and subcommittee hearings may be conducted for
numerous purposes and may simultaneously serve more than one
function, i.e., oversight, legislation, or public education.
Thus, oversight may exist even when the hearing is not
explicitly intended for that purpose. The criteria for
determining whether a hearing performs the oversight function
were identified by the House Select Committee on Committees in
1973 and are as follows: \2\
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Reform Amendments of 1974. Report, 93rd Congress, 2d session, March 21,
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(1) To review and control unacceptable forms of
bureaucratic behavior;
(2) To ensure that bureaucracy implements the policy
objectives of the Congress;
(3) To analyze national and international problems
requiring Federal action; and
(4) To determine the effectiveness of legislative programs
and policies.
These same purposes help to define other committee activity
which relates to its legislative review function. It should be
noted that not all such activity can be included in this
report. Oversight may occur informally, not only through the
formal processes and mechanisms noted above. Informal
discussions between committee members and executive branch
officials may constitute oversight in certain instances as may
staff examination of agency activity and behavior and staff
consultation with agency personnel apart from the normal
hearing process.
In summary, the legislative review activities of the House
Committee on International Relations for the 108th Congress
rely on extensive authorities embodied in the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1970 and reinforced through the
authorization process, subsequent legislation, and reporting
requirements.
D. Oversight Activities of the Committee on International Relations--
108th Congress
The following section is set out in compliance with Clause
(1)(j) of Rule X.
Almost all of the Committee's day-to-day activities,
including hearings and informal meetings, involve oversight of
the Administration or afford the Committee the opportunity to
learn of the impact of the Administration's foreign policy on
foreign nations or the American people.
The Committee's Oversight Plan is set out below in full.
Although the Committee did not accomplish each planned
oversight item, most of them were accomplished to some degree,
some with hearings, others by way of staff work.
(Adopted by the Committee, February 11, 2003)
Committee on International Relations Oversight Plan
Rule X, clause 2 (d) of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires that each standing Committee adopt an
oversight plan for the two-year period of the Congress and
submit the plan to the Committees on Government Reform and
House Administration not later than February 15 of the first
session of the Congress. Rule XI, clause 1 (d) requires that
the Committee report, at the end of each Congress, on the
recommendations made with respect to its oversight plan and any
recommendations made or actions taken thereon.
This is the oversight plan of the Committee on
International Relations for the 108th Congress. It includes the
areas in which the Committee hopes to conduct oversight during
this Congress. As the Committee's priorities change, the
oversight work of the Committee may change. The fact that an
issue is listed here does not mean that the Committee will
necessarily hold a formal meeting devoted solely to that issue.
The Committee, in the course of its oversight work, may also
rely on briefings by business and non-governmental
organizations and by U.S. government officials, officials of
foreign governments, as well as on member and staff travel, and
investigations. It is the intention of the Committee that,
wherever practicable, oversight activities will be planned on a
bipartisan basis. The Committee will consult with other
Committees having jurisdiction over the same or related laws,
programs, or agencies as are within its jurisdiction, including
its special oversight jurisdiction; and it will use such
mechanisms as joint briefings and coordination of staff work
and travel to meet the requirements of Rule X(2)(d)(1)(A). As
required by Rule X(2)(d)(1)(C), in the course of its oversight
work, it will remain continually alert for the existence of
Federal rules, regulations, statutes, and court decisions that
are ambiguous, arbitrary, or nonsensical, or that impose severe
financial burdens on individuals.
1. General
a. Meetings with foreign political leaders. The Committee's
ongoing program of informal and formal meetings with foreign
political leaders gives it the opportunity to explore the
effectiveness of United States foreign policy.
b. Meetings with Administration officials. The Committee's
formal and informal meetings with Administration officials
allow Members and staff to explore the effectiveness of the
Administration's implementation of foreign policy.
2. International Security/UN/Peacekeeping/General
a. Oversight of arms transfer procedures and legislation,
including implementation of previous laws and modifications
made to the Arms Export Control Act regarding arms transfers.
Review policy regarding unmanned aerial vehicles. Review the
Taiwan Relations Act to ensure effective implementation. Review
efforts to negotiate multilateral ``Code of Conduct'' regarding
conventional arms transfers. Review newly-enacted law
establishing a government-to-government arms sales end-use
monitoring program
b. Export Controls--Review National Security Policy
Directive 19 regarding defense trade reform. Oversight related
to a reauthorization of the Export Administration Act. Review
of the Administration's efforts to promote the Defense Trade
and Security Initiative (DTSI) and other efforts to promote
defense cooperation and integration among friendly countries.
Review of policies regarding exports of supercomputers. Review
of munitions control list including exports of commercial
communication satellites
c. Peacekeeping oversight, including Administration policy
implementing existing Presidential Decision Directives on
peacekeeping; supporting new peacekeeping operations and
terminating existing missions; UN Peacekeeping Reform; command
and control issues; and special attention to the status of the
international peacekeeping effort in Kosovo, Bosnia, Africa
(particularly Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Eritrea-Ethiopia), Afghanistan, East Timor, and the Middle East
d. ``Rogue Regimes''--Review of the problems of security
threats from so-called ``rogue regimes'' that have or could
gain the power to create or use weapons of mass destruction,
including but not limited to Iraq, Iran, and North Korea
e. Nunn-Lugar program--Review implementation of program
aimed at dismantlement and destruction of nuclear, chemical,
and biological weapons in the former Soviet Union, including
waiver issues and expanding geographic scope of the program
f. Review of National/International Missile Defense and its
relationship to U.S. relations with allies, Russia, China and
others; its impact on long-term U.S. security and
nonproliferation goals; and other related issues
g. National Missile Defense--review of foreign policy
aspects including implications of modifying radars in the
United Kingdom and Denmark
h. Compliance with existing arms control agreements
including the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and
START treaties and review of agreements to which the U.S. is
not party, including the Comprehensive Test Ban (CTBT) Treaty
and the Land Mine Ban Treaty
i. Review of nonproliferation sanctions regimes including
feasibility of establishing new international missile control
regimes and enhancing the Wassenaar Arrangement
j. Other nonproliferation and disarmament topics:
i. North Korea's development of weapons of mass
destruction and their means of delivery. Effectiveness
of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
particularly with respect to its role in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea
ii. Status of Fissile Material Production Ban
iii. Review of bilateral nonproliferation and arms
control agreements with Russia and specific oversight
of efforts by the U.S. and Russia to curtail exports of
sensitive military technologies to Iran and other
states; assessment of Iran's nuclear capabilities and a
review of the need for legislation to address these
problems; implementation of Iran Nonproliferation Act
iv. Review of programs regarding the disposition and
elimination of excess weapons-grade plutonium stores
worldwide
v. The status of the land mine treaty ban and U.S.
efforts to develop alternative land mine technologies
vi. Implementation of the U.S.-China Nuclear
Cooperation Agreement
vii. Implementation of U.S. sanctions laws regarding
weapons of mass destruction and missiles
viii. Review of South Asia and sanctions issues
k. Security Assistance--Review overall effectiveness and
implementation of security assistance programs including
Foreign Military Financing (FMF), Economic Support Fund (ESF),
International Military Education and Training (IMET),
antiterrorism, and the recently authorized account for
nonproliferation and export control assistance. Specific
programs requiring additional oversight include security
assistance for new NATO member states and Middle East states
l. Implementation of UN reform/arrearages legislation and
progress of international organization reform efforts;
oversight of potential U.S. reentry into United Nations
Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO);
review of U.S. policies promoting the hiring of Americans by
the UN and other international organizations
m. International crime:
i. Growing links between organized crime, illicit
drugs, and global terrorism
ii. Impact of U.S. foreign assistance in the rule-of-
law and anticorruption areas on U.S. ability to combat
international crime
iii. International criminal organizations in Africa
and implementation of plans for an International Law
Enforcement Academy for Africa and Latin America
iv. Impact of international smuggling of humans,
arms, and narcotics; document fraud; and money
laundering
v. International intellectual property piracy
issues--how piracy is being used to support
international crime and terrorism, and its impact on
the American economy
vi. International economic espionage and how it hurts
American business and interests
vii. Extraterritorial prosecutions of U.S. law
violations
n. Oversight of agency implementation of the Government
Performance and Results Act (``GPRA'')
o. Narcotics
i. The continuing heroin crisis in the United States
and the Administration's plans for dealing with it
ii. Source nation strategies, with special attention
to Colombia and Peru
iii. Eradication efforts and their effectiveness;
alternative development
iv. The ``certification process'' and the annual drug
certification determinations for the major drug
producing and transit nations around the globe
v. Aggressive oversight of the war on drugs in the
western hemisphere and of the Administration's
implementation of Plan Colombia
vi. Efforts to avoid disruption of U.S.
counternarcotics aerial interdiction operations
p. Terrorism/espionage
i. Al-Qaeda and the Global War on Terrorism,
including freezing of terrorist-related assets and
international cooperation against international
terrorism
ii. The AMIA (Buenos Aires Jewish Community building)
bombing
iii. The emerging threat of Islamic fundamentalist-
based terrorism in Latin America
iv. Effectiveness of the U.S. technological response
to terrorism
v. Border security programs, to include overseas visa
lookout system in light of the new provisions of law
relative to the exclusion of aliens who are members of
foreign terrorist organizations
vi. Security of U.S. government facilities abroad
vii. Oversight and evaluation of the State
Department's post-East Africa terrorist bombings
security program
viii. Plans and expenditure of the monies provided by
the Congress to increase post security around the
globe. This oversight to include review of personnel
increases and asset management to minimize cost of
property acquisition
ix. Review of the Federal Government's efforts at
coordinating international counter-terrorism programs
through the State Department
x. Review of the Administration's new national
security strategies
q. Effectiveness and expansion of multilateral export
controls, including international code of conduct for arms
sales; Role of Wassenaar export control arrangement and other
international fora
3. State Department and related agencies operations
a. Review of smaller international organizations to which
the U.S. belongs
b. Overseas property management: management of the foreign
buildings; expenditures of supplemental funds; progress on
asset management (property disposal and acquisitions); review
of supplemental spending plan
c. Management of the foreign affairs agencies' workforce--
Implementation and development of staffing models, including
review of the future of the Foreign Service; personnel
practices, and management of overseas presence; assignment
process; utilization of the civil service; size of the Senior
Foreign Service and Senior Executive Service
d. American Institute in Taiwan (general oversight)
e. International Border Commissions
f. Hearing with the Secretary of State on the FY 2004
budget and authorization issues, including GPRA issues,
supplemental spending plans, public diplomacy and
reorganization plans, etc.
g. Review of the separation of the international
broadcasting function and the organizational structure of the
newly independent agency. Review of language service
modernization plans. Review of quality control issues of VOA
and RFE/RL and the Broadcasting Board of Governors'
responsibility to assure broadcasts are of the highest quality
h. Review of management of worldwide refugee programs and
emergency response capability
i. Oversight of the jointly-managed Diplomatic
Telecommunications Service and legislation enacted in the 106th
Congress
j. Review of practice and procedures for receiving foreign
parliamentarians
k. Review of exchange program issues respecting
coordination and overlap, competition for management of the
Fulbright program, mission planning on exchange participants
l. Review of the linkage of resources to foreign policy
objectives
m. Review of public diplomacy programs and issues arising
from the consolidation of programs formerly conducted by the
United States Information Agency
n. Review of the implementation of the Intercountry
Adoption Act
o. Review of the Office of Children's Services with
emphasis on services related to abducted and adopted children
p. Review of the progress on modernizing information
management systems, including connectivity between computer
systems within overseas mission and between U.S. and overseas
systems
q. Review of implementation of key Overseas Presence
Advisory Panel recommendations
r. Review of ``contracting out'' State Department functions
s. Review of the U.S. use of private military contractors
for security and related functions
t. Review of the operations of the Office of Foreign
Missions
4. Foreign Assistance
a. Review cost, management, donor coordination and impact
of U.S. foreign assistance programs. Special emphasis will be
given to major aid programs in:
i. Eastern Europe
ii. New Independent States of the former Soviet Union
iii. Drug-producing countries, with emphasis on Plan
Colombia and the Andean region
iv. Haiti
v. Africa
vi. Activities that are research and promotional in
character relating to international cooperation on
environmental and other scientific issues
vii. Review of implementation of the Northern
European Initiative and the Northern Europe Cross-
Border Cooperation Act, especially environmental issues
related to decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines
b. Review size, purpose and effectiveness of FY2004 and
FY2005 International Affairs Function 150 budgets. Special
emphasis will be given to expected Administration initiatives,
such as:
i. Increased aid for HIV/AIDS and the Millennium
Challenge Account initiative
ii. Increases in the Economic Support Fund program
c. Conduct special review of programs with noted problems
focusing on activities highlighted in USAID Inspector General
and GAO reports. Special emphasis will be given to USAID:
i. Missions and Operations
ii. Microenterprise Programs
iii. New Management System
iv. Strategic Objectives
v. Enterprise Fund Management
vi. The ``R4'' (``Review of Resources, Requirements,
and Results'') process
vii. Oversight of HIV/AIDS and other infectious
disease initiative oversight
viii. Oversight of ``monetization'' programs
ix. Review of program evaluation policies
d. Special attention will be given to the effectiveness of
programs that have consumed large amounts of Congressional
attention in recent years, including:
i. U.S. participation in and contributions to
international population planning activities and
related programs and policies
ii. U.S. participation in and contributions to
international child survival activities and related
programs and policies
iii. Review of refugee and migration assistance
programs and administrative expenses of the bureau
charged with carrying out the purposes of the Migration
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962
e. Tour of worldwide progress of democracy; review
efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. Government-funded
democracy programs; review support for the democratic
opposition in Iraq
f. Review of anticorruption foreign assistance programs and
other programs designed to reduce corruption in foreign
countries
5. Europe
a. Periodic reviews of the region with the Assistant
Secretary of State for European Affairs
b. Review U.S.-EU relations (political, security, trade and
financial issues; European integration; cooperation in the
campaign against global terrorism; transparency in European
rulemaking and legislating); EU enlargement; European Security
and Defense Policy and its implications for the United States
c. Review of NATO, including transformation, internal
restructuring and capabilities; enlargement process and related
legislation
d. Review of U.S. policy toward Russia:
i. Growing anti-Western attitudes
ii. Political and economic reforms
iii. Progress in the rule-of-law
iv. Status of Russian military and reform progress
v. Russian foreign policy objectives
e. Developments in, and U.S. policy toward, Serbia and
Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;
prospects and problems in Bosnia and Kosovo; developments
regarding the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia
f. Developments in the Caucasus and Caspian region
including antiterrorism programs, energy, pipeline security and
the negotiations over a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement
g. Developments in the Northern European Region including
U.S. interests, policy and events in the Baltic states and the
surrounding region
h. Developments in, and examination of U.S. policy toward,
the Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova
i. Review of Cyprus peace negotiations
j. Review of Northern Ireland peace process
k. Oversight of SEED Act assistance programs
l. Enterprise Funds in Eastern Europe and the NIS
m. Status of British and French war debt
6. Middle East and Central Asia
a. Periodic reviews of the region with the Assistant
Secretaries of State for Near Eastern Affairs, European and
Eurasian Affairs, and South Asian Affairs
b. Review of U.S. policy toward Iraq, including the Iraq
Use of Force Resolution of 2002 and the implementation of the
Iraq Liberation Act of 1998
c. Review of U.S. policy towards Iran
d. Review of the Middle East peace process and related
assistance, including the need for a program authorizing
enterprise funds, regional people-to-people programs, and a
possible ``Marshall Plan for the Middle East''; review of
assistance to the Palestinians, including assistance to and
operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
e. Review of Gulf policy (Saudi Arabia and Gulf Cooperation
Council states)
f. Review of Iranian foreign policy objectives in the
Middle East
g. Review of U.S. economic assistance to countries in the
region, including the Middle East Partnership Initiative
h. Review of U.S. economic interests and economic
development in the Middle East
i. Review of U.S. military assistance and related programs
j. Review of Peace Corps policies and activities
k. The future of embassy security in Israel, Lebanon,
Syria, and Qatar
l. Review of potential U.S. involvement in international
peacekeeping in the Jordan Valley
m. Foreign Assistance Oversight--review cost, management,
donor coordination and impact of U.S. foreign assistance
programs, with special emphasis on West Bank/Gaza, Jordan,
Lebanon, and Egypt
n. Progress on moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem
o. Oversight of U.S. preparedness against terrorist
activities directed at U.S. diplomatic and military assets in
the region
p. Preparing for UNIFIL's departure of Southern Lebanon
q. Oversight of USAID activities in Central Asia
r. Review of water conservation and energy development in
the region
s. The future of Afghanistan and implementation of the
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002
t. U.S. interests in the Central Asian republics
7. Asia and the Pacific
a. Periodic reviews of the region with the Assistant
Secretaries of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and for
South Asian Affairs
b. Overview of U.S. interests and foreign policy in the
Asia-Pacific region: bilateral alliances; ASEAN and other
regional organizations; USAID programs; public diplomacy;
international terrorism and counterterrorism cooperation;
democracy promotion and human rights; military-to-
militaryrelations; U.S. trade policy, including proposed free trade
agreements; ``great power'' relations in the region; health (HIV/AIDS)
and environmental concerns; and efforts to better coordinate
antitrafficking in human persons policies
c. Compact of Free Association: Oversight of and
authorization for the new agreement that the U.S. is
renegotiating with the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the
Federated States of Micronesia
d. Bangladesh: political stability and ongoing
democratization efforts; economic reform and market opening
policies; social and economic development; and improvement of
human rights
e. Burma/Myanmar: U.S.-Burma relations; human rights;
progress toward democracy and national reconciliation;
counternarcotics; and efforts to address humanitarian concerns
such as HIV/AIDS
f. Cambodia: Democratization and electoral reform; human
rights practices; and the Khmer Rouge tribunal issue
g. China: Economic, political, and strategic relations;
cooperation on counterterrorism; implementation of China's
bilateral and multilateral trade agreements; human rights
practices, rule of law, and religious freedom; economic and
social change; treatment of ethnic minorities in Tibet and
Zinging; relations with North Korea and the treatment of North
Korean refugees; nonproliferation and technology transfer
issues
h. East Timor: U.S. assistance programs; political
stability; democratization and economic development; justice
for post-referendum violence
i. Hong Kong: Protection of civil liberties since
reversion; Article XXIII and the proposed antisedition law;
trade and export control issues
j. India: Strengthening the U.S.-Indian partnership;
cooperation in counterterrorism and nonproliferation policy;
regional cooperation; defense cooperation; economic relations
and high technology trade; Indo-Pakistani rivalry and Kashmir
k. Indonesia: Democratization and civil society building;
counterterrorism cooperation; human rights practices and
development of the rule of law; military and police reform;
military-to-military relations; economic and financial reforms;
decentralization; role of Islam in civil society; intercommunal
conflict; peace and stability in Aceh and Papua
l. Japan: Strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance; economic
and financial reform; cooperation in counterterrorism; defense
cooperation; and cooperation in resolving the North Korean
nuclear challenge
m. Nepal: Efforts to end the Maoist insurgency; governance
and parliamentary democracy; economic and environmental
concerns; Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees; cooperation in
counterterrorism; and U.S. foreign assistance
n. North Korea: Nuclear weapons and WMD development;
development and export of ballistic missiles and other weapons
technology; oversight of Korean Peninsula Energy Development
Organization (KEDO); humanitarian and food aid issues; human
rights practices; refugees; economic and political stability;
and POW/MIA issues.
o. Pakistan: Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;
cooperation in counterterrorism; Kashmir and cross-border
terrorism; democratization and human rights; and economic
reform and development.
p. Republic of Korea: strengthening the U.S.-ROK alliance;
defense cooperation and the future of the U.S. military
presence on the Korean peninsula; cooperation in resolving the
North Korean nuclear challenge; progress in North-South
dialogue; economic reform and trade issues; and U.S. public
diplomacy
q. Sri Lanka: Progress toward ending communal strife;
political reform and participation by all communities;
cooperation in counterterrorism; efforts to deepen bilateral
relations, including return of the Peace Corps
r. Taiwan: Strategic stability across the Taiwan Strait;
Taiwan Relations Act implementation; and cross-strait relations
s. Vietnam: economics and trade; prospects for military-to-
military relations; human rights practices and religious
freedom; treatment of Montagnard minorities in the Central
Highlands; refugee processing issues; and POW-MIA issues
t. Strengthen economic, political and trade relations with
New Zealand, Australia, and Pacific Island Nations of Oceania
8. Western Hemisphere
a. Periodic reviews of the region with the Assistant
Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
b. In General--U.S. efforts in support of democratic
institutions, political stability and economic growth in the
region; implementation of agreements from the Summit of the
Americas
c. Trade--U.S. efforts to implement the Free Trade Area of
the Americas (FTAA) and Free Trade Agreements with Chile and
Central America
d. Central America--Regional economic and political
integration and counterdrug cooperation; Nicaragua (property
issues; GAO review of U.S. democracy assistance); Guatemala
(drug-related corruption; GAO review of U.S. democracy
assistance); and El Salvador (GAO review of U.S. democracy
assistance)
e. Security--U.S. counternarcotics assistance in general
and U.S. support for Colombia in particular; transnational
criminal and terrorist threats; and U.S. military and police
training in the region (Western Hemisphere Institute for
Security Cooperation)
f. South America--Argentina (elections, economic
stabilization); Brazil (bilateral cooperation); Chile (free
trade agreements sales); Peru (elections; GAO review of U.S.
democracy assistance);Ecuador (``dollarization,'' stability);
Colombia (Peace process; GAO review of U.S. democracy assistance);
Bolivia (stability); and Venezuela (Oil/OPEC, democracy); Paraguay
(corruption, terrorism, democracy)
g. Cuba--internal dissident movements; Cuba broadcasting;
and implementation of LIBERTAD Act
h. Mexico--political reforms; drug cooperation and
corruption; and border issues
i. Canada--trade, defense, and border issues
j. Haiti--policy review; law enforcement; support for
democratic elements in Haitian society; and promoting
sustainable investment/jobs
k. Other Caribbean nations (drug cooperation, economic
stability)
l. U.S. relations with the Organization of American States
9. Africa
a. Periodic review of the region with the Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs
b. Human rights issues and rule of law/good governance
issues, including their relation to trade and development
c. Ongoing democratization efforts in Africa, including the
growth of institutions promoting freedom of the press,
pluralism, and the participation of civil society
d. U.S. relations with African regional and subregional
organizations, e.g., African Union, NEPAD, ECOWAS, COMESA, SADC
e. Impact of multilateral and bilateral debt of African
economies, and the role of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), the World Bank (WB), and other International Financial
Institutions (IFIs) in Africa
f. U.S. trade and investment in Africa, including oversight
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and review of non-
tariff trade barriers and their connection to trade,
corruption, and development
g. Development of Africa's energy and other natural
resources
h. Oversight of the Administration's efforts to combat
infectious diseases in Africa, particularly HIV/AIDS, including
U.S. support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis &
Malaria
i. Review of developments in African countries gripped by
conflict (e.g., Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Somalia,
Sudan, etc.), and the ongoing conflict resolution efforts,
including peacekeeping issues in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia-
Eritrea, and Western Sahara, and the Special Court for Sierra
Leone
j. African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance,
Operation Focus Relief, and other U.S. efforts to provide
training, equipment, and support for regional peacekeeping
efforts in Africa
k. Arms proliferation issues in Africa, including small
arms trafficking
l. Africa's cooperation in the war on terrorism, with
particular focus on U.S. efforts to provide counterterrorism
training, equipment, and support for ``front-line states'' in
east Africa and the Sahel
m. Worldwide efforts to stem the direct and indirect trade
of conflict diamonds from Sierra Leone, Angola, the Democratic
Republic of Congo and other countries, including U.S. support
for the Kimberly Process
n. Corruption and organized crime in Africa
o. Slavery and its ``vestiges'' in Africa
p. U.S. public diplomacy efforts, including education
initiatives for Africa
q. Relations with critical states of South Africa and
Nigeria
r. Review of U.S. policy towards North Africa, with special
attention to Libya
s. Review of growing religious tensions on the Continent
t. Review of U.S. policy toward problematic regional
leaders such as Charles Taylor (Liberia) in Western Africa and
Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe) in Southern Africa
u. Continued oversight of issues relating to the Sudan
Peace Act (Public Law 107-245) (with special emphasis on
reviewing progress on denying the Government of Sudan access to
oil revenues to ensure that it does not directly or indirectly
use oil revenues to purchase or acquire military equipment or
to finance any military activities) and the Zimbabwe Democracy
and Economic Recovery Act (Public Law 107-99)
v. Gaps in official presence in Africa
10. Human Rights
a. Review of the State Department's annual ``Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices''
b. Implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other internationally recognized human rights
c. Torture Victims Relief Act issues
d. Child Labor--Administration efforts to implement
International Labor Organization child labor conventions; slave
labor; and related practices
e. International refugee protection and resettlement
f. International trafficking in women and children--
implementation of Trafficking Victims Protection Act
g. Religious persecution--Oversight of implementation of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
h. Review of People's Republic of China (political and
religious repression, forced abortion and sterilization, forced
labor, situation of Tibetan and Uighur minorities)
i. Sudan (slavery, religious and race-based persecution,
genocide)
j. Central Africa (human rights and refugee issues in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Congo, and surrounding
countries)
k. Vietnam (religious and political persecution, access to
U.S. resettlement programs, and related issues)
11. Economic Policy, Trade, and the Environment
a. Enterprise Funds
b. Overview of global trade situation and implementation of
International Monetary Fund terms and conditions
c. Trade distorting actions by foreign governments
(bribery, economic espionage, manipulation of customs rules,
import licensing, skewing health and safety standards, etc.);
Mutual Recognition Agreements (``MRAs''); and efforts by other
foreign governments to implement the OECD Anti-Bribery
Convention
d. OPIC/TDA/EXIM Oversight; Commerce Department trade
promotion and enforcement activities
e. Overview of the Export Administration Act (EAA) and the
views of the Administration on legislation reauthorizing and
modernizing its provisions
f. Implementation of Iraq, Iran and other sanctions regimes
by State and Treasury
g. Global environmental trends: International instability
and national security
h. The U.S. government position on global warming/Kyoto
Protocol
i. How environmental cooperation can enhance bilateral
relations and U.S. interests abroad
j. Impact on U.S. business due to the lack of foreign
export credit agency environmental standards
k. Role of regional trade agreements in promoting a new
global trade round and global economic growth; and progress
toward a new global trade round
l. Foreign government adoption of standards adverse to U.S.
interests
II. GENERAL REVIEW ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE
A. Executive Branch Reports
Reporting requirements in legislation and the reports
submitted in response to them constitute one of the oldest
information systems used by Congress. On every subject which
Congress covers, required reports offer a way to oversee and
review the implementation of legislation by the executive
branch.
In the foreign policy field, it is particularly important
to insure that reporting requirements and the resultant reports
submitted by the executive branch are an efficient mechanism
for supplying Congress with information. Information on
domestic problems is often easier to obtain from sources
outside the executive branch than information on problems from
abroad. Moreover, the executive branch has sometimes attempted
to shield its activities in the foreign policy field from
public view and treat it as its exclusive domain. The lack of
information on foreign policy problems and executive branch
activities has been one of the major reasons it has been more
difficult for Congress to play its legitimate role in the
making of foreign policy, although the Constitution expressly
shares such powers between Congress and the President.
For the Committee on International Relations, the
improvement of the system of required reports offers more than
tidier housekeeping. It offers another step toward a better
supply of information that Congress needs to make foreign
policy decisions. Through the careful placing of reporting
requirements in legislation, the patient monitoring of the
reports submitted by the executive branch in response to the
requirements and utilization of the data supplied in them,
Congress can improve its capacity for an effective foreign
policy role.
B. Reference Documents
Periodically the Committee on International Relations
compiles, prints, and distributes official documents which are
useful to the membership in exercising the oversight function
as well as other responsibilities. These include:
1. Legislation on Foreign Relations.--This 5 volume set is
prepared under the direction of the staff of the House
Committee on International Relations and the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations with the assistance of the Foreign Affairs
and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research
Service of the Library of Congress. This collection of laws and
related materials contains texts referred to by the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and the Foreign Relations Committee,
amended to date, and annotated to show pertinent history or
cross references. The collection includes all laws concerning
foreign relations, codified and in force, treaties in force, as
well as executive agreements and orders, State Department
regulations and State Department delegations of authorities.
2. Legislative Calendar.--This compendium of committee
legislative information is published at the end of each
Congressional session. Each volume includes a current listing
and status of all committee legislation; committee publications
and reports; executive communications and messages from the
President referred to the committee; House floor amendments in
committee legislation; and a legislative progress chart.
C. Study Missions and Participation in International Conferences and
Events
The committee has kept itself informed of the latest
developments in foreign affairs. The usual frequent conferences
with high government officials, both civil and military, have
been augmented by special study missions to various parts of
the world to obtain firsthand knowledge of the problems
offoreign countries and the administration of U.S. programs and
operations falling within the purview of the committee. Committee
members have also been designated to serve as official delegates to a
number of international conferences and events. The following is a list
of interparliamentary exchanges that Members of the Committee on
International Relations participated in during the 108th Congress.
February 15-24, 2003, Meeting of the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly in Brussels.
May 15-18, 2003, Meeting of the U.S.-Canada
Interparliamentary Group, Niagara on the Lake, Canada.
May 24-June 1, 2003, Meeting of the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic.
June 13-15, 2003, Meeting of the U.S.-Mexico
Interparliamentary Group in Nashville, Tennessee.
June 27-July 3, 2003, meeting of the Transatlantic
Legislators' Dialogue in Rome, Italy.
July 4-10, 2003, meeting of the U.S.-OSCE
interparliamentary delegation in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
November 7-11, 2003, Meeting of the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly in Orlando, Florida.
November 13-16, 2003, Meeting of the Transatlantic
Legislators' Dialogue in Williamsburg, VA.
February 13-16, 2004, Meeting of the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly in Brussels, Belgium.
February 19-22, 2004, Meeting of the British-American
Parliamentary Group in London.
April 2-5, 2004, Meeting of the Transatlantic Legislators'
Dialogue in Dublin, Ireland.
May 13-16, 2004, Meeting of the U.S.-Mexico
Interparliamentary Group in Guadalajara, Mexico.
May 26-28, 2004, Meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
in Brataslava, Slovakia.
June 18-21, 2004, Meeting of the U.S.-Canada
Interparliamentary Group, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
July 3-10, 2004, Meeting of the U.S.-OSCE
Interparliamentary Group in Edinburgh, Scotland.
July 16-19, 2004, Meeting of the British-American
Parliamentary Group, Mackinaw Island, Michigan.
November 13-17, 2004, Meeting of the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly in Venice, Italy.
III. SUMMARIES OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES BY FULL COMMITTEE
Legislation Enacted Into Law
Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004--(P.L. 108-497)
House Committee on International Relations Action: Although
the Committee did not act of this bill, the Committee worked
extensively on similar bills, including H.R. 5061 (Tancredo),
which was considered by the Africa Subcommittee before it
passed the House.
S. 2781 provides assistance for the crisis in the Darfur
region in Sudan and seeks a peaceful resolution to the crisis
there. On September 23, 2004, the bill passed the Senate
(amended) by Unanimous Consent, and on November 19, 2004, the
bill passed the House (amended) by voice vote. On December 7,
2004, the Senate agreed to the House amendments by Unanimous
Consent, and the bill was signed into law on December 23, 2004.
Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004 (Smith-NJ)--
(P.L. 108-459)
House Committee on International Relations Action: February
25, 2004, Full Committee held markup and reported to House
(House Report No. 108-459).
H.R. 3818 amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
improve the results and accountability of microenterprise
development assistance programs. The bill authorizes
microenterprise development grant assistance in developing
countries for: (1) expanding credit, savings, and other
financial services; (2) training, technical assistance, and
business development services; (3) capacity-building; and (4)
policy and regulatory programs at the country level that
improve the environment for microenterprise institutions
serving the poor and very poor. It also establishes the Office
of Microenterprise Development within the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID), with responsibility for
approving and administering assistance to eligible partner
organizations.
On November 20, 2004, the bill passed the House (amended),
by voice vote. On December 8, 2004, the bill passed the Senate
by Unanimous Consent. On December 23, 2004 the bill was signed
into law (Public Law 108-459).
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004--(P.L. 108-
458)
House Committee on International Relations Action: Although
the Committee did not mark up S. 2845, the Committee worked
extensively on similar legislation, H.R. 10, and held numerous
hearings on the 9/11 Commission recommendations.
S. 2845 (H.R. 10, which was referred to thirteen House
Committees) addresses most of the recommendations of the 9/11
Commission, including establishing a National Intelligence
Director to serve as head of the intelligence community. The
bill also addresses issues such as bogus visas and passports,
halting the growth of terrorist sanctuaries, expanding the
Immigration Security Initiative to 50 airports worldwide, and
adding consular officers at U.S. embassies. On December 7,
2004, the House agreed to the conference report by a vote of
336-75. On December 8, 2004, the Senate agreed to the
conference report by a vote of 89-2. The bill was signed into
law on December 17, 2004 (Public Law 108-458).
Irish Peace Process and Cultural Training Program Act Extension
(Walsh)--(P.L. 108-449)
House Committee on International Relations Action:
Discharged September 4, 2003.
H.R. 2655 amends and extends the Irish Peace Process and
Cultural Training Program Act of 1998. It extends this work
study program for young adults from Ireland to 2008, with
approximately $4 million in funds per year.
The bill was referred to the Committees on the Judiciary
(primary) and International Relations. On October 7, 2003, the
bill passed the House (amended) by voice vote. On November 19,
2004, the bill passed the Senate (amended) by Unanimous
Consent. On November 20, 2004, the House agreed to the Senate
amendments by Unanimous Consent. On December 10, 2004, the bill
was signed into law (Public Law 108-449).
Recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge During
World War II (Hastert)--(P.L. 108-432)
House Committee on International Relations Action: None.
H.J. Res. 110 calls attention to the 60th anniversary of
the Battle of the Bulge. On November 16, 2004, the resolution
passed in the House by a vote of 392-0. On November 19, 2004,
the resolution passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. On
December 3, 2004, the resolution was signed into law (Public
Law 108-432).
Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act Extension
(Hunter)--(P.L. 108-425)
House Committee on International Relations Action: None.
H.R. 4794 amends the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach
Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000 to extend the authorization of
appropriations. The bill was referred to the Committee on
Transportation (primary) and to the Committee on International
Relations. On October 7, 2004, the bill passed the House
(amended) by voice vote, and on November 16, 2004, the bill
passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent. It was signed into law
on November 30, 2004 (Public Law 108-425).
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 (Blunt)--(P.L. 108-
406)
House Committee on International Relations Action: None.
H.R. 5131 provides assistance to Special Olympics to
support expansion of Special Olympics and development of
education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program. On September
23, 2004, the bill was referred to the Committees on Education
and the Workforce (primary), International Relations, and
Energy and Commerce. On October 6, 2004, the bill passed the
House by voice vote. On October 10, 2004, the bill passed the
Senate by Unanimous Consent, and was signed into law on October
30, 2004 (Public Law 108-406).
Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Smith-NJ)--(P.L. 108-347)
House Committee on International Relations Action: April 3,
2003, Subcommittee on Europe held markup. February 25, 2004,
Full Committee held markup.
H.R. 854 provides for the promotion of democracy, human
rights, and rule of law in the Republic of Belarus and for the
consolidation and strengthening of Belarus sovereignty and
independence. Approximately $23 million is authorized for FY
2005-FY 2009 for programs to promote human rights and
democracy.
The bill was referred to three House Committees, with the
Committee on Financial Services having primary jurisdiction. On
October 4, 2004, the House passed the bill by voice vote
(amended). On October 6, 2004, the bill passed the Senate by
Unanimous Consent. On October 20, 2004, the bill was signed
into law (Public Law 108-347).
North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (Leach)--(P.L. 108-333)
House Committee on International Relations Action: March
31, 2004, Full Committee held markup and reported to House
(House Report No. 108-478, part I).
H.R. 4011 is a bill to promote human rights and freedom in
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and authorizes
approximately $124 million per year (Fiscal Years 2005-2009) in
humanitarian assistance to the people of North Korea.
The bill was referred to the Committees on International
Relations (primary) and the Judiciary (discharged). On July 21,
2004, the bill passed the House (amended) by voice vote. On
September 28, 2004, the bill passed the Senate (amended) by
Unanimous Consent. On October 4, 2004, the House agreed to the
Senate amendments (by voice vote). On October 18, 2004, the
bill was signed into law (Public Law 108-333).
Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004--(P.L. 108-332)
House Committee on International Relations Action:
September 29, 2004, Full Committee held markup.
S. 2292 requires the State Department of include a report
on anti-Semitism in its annual Religious Freedom Report. The
bill passed the Senate (amended) by Unanimous Consent on May 7,
2004, and passed the House (amended) by voice vote on October
8, 2004. On October 10, 2004, the Senate agreed to the House
amendments by Unanimous Consent, and the bill was signed into
law on October 16, 2004 (Public Law 108-332).
Tropical Forest Conservation Act Extension (Portman)--(P.L. 108-323)
House Committee on International Relations Action: June 24,
2004, Full Committee held markup and reported to House (House
Report No. 108-603).
H.R. 4654 reauthorizes the Tropical Forest Conservation Act
of 1998 through Fiscal Year 2007. It provides $20 million for
Fiscal Year 2005, $25 million for Fiscal Year 2006, and $30
million for Fiscal Year 2007.
The bill passed the House on September 7, 2004, by voice
vote. It passed the Senate on September 28, 2004 by Unanimous
Consent, and was signed into law on October 6, 2004 (Public Law
108-323).
Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act--(P.L. 108-283)
House Committee on International Relations Action: June 24,
2004, Full Committee held markup.
S. 2264 requires the Secretary of State to report on the
conflict in Uganda. The bill passed the Senate by Unanimous
Consent on May 7, 2004. On July 19, 2004, the bill passed the
House by a vote of 371-1, and was signed into law on August 2,
2004 (Public Law 108-283).
Participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (Chabot)--
(P.L. 108-235)
House Committee on International Relations Action: March
31, 2004, Full Committee held markup.
H.R. 4019 addresses the participation of Taiwan in the
World Health Organization. The bill was passed by the House
(amended) on April 21, 2004 by a vote of 416-0. The Senate
passed a similar bill, S. 2092, which passed the House and was
signed into law on June 14, 2004 (Public Law 108-235).
Congo Basin Forest Partnership Act of 2004 (Shaw)--(P.L. 108-200)
House Committee on International Relations Action:
September 25, 2003, Full Committee held markup.
H.R. 2264 is an act to authorize appropriations for FY 2004
($18,600,000) to carry out the Congo Basin Forest Partnership
Act. The Congo Basin in Africa is the second largest rainforest
in the world, and heavy depletion is ongoing. The forests are a
crucial economic resource for the people of the Central African
region.
On October 7, 2003, the bill was passed by the House by
voice vote. On December 9, 2003, the Senate passed H.R. 2264
(amended). On February 3, 2004, the House agreed to the Senate
amendments by a voice vote. On February 13, 2004, the bill was
signed into law (Public Law 108-200).
Millennium Challenge Account (Hyde)--(P.L. 108-199)
House Committee on International Relations Action: June 12,
2003, Full Committee held markup and reported favorably to the
House (amended)--House Report 108-205.
H.R. 2441 is a new approach to foreign aid that targets
developing countries that have fostered democracy by
establishing a Millennium Challenge Account. The bill
authorized approximately $994 million for Fiscal Year 2004, and
$1.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2005. The bill was incorporated
into the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, which became
law (P.L. 108-199).
Trafficking Victims Protection Act Amendments (Smith-NJ)--(P.L. 108-
193)
House Committee on International Relations Action: July 23,
2003, Full Committee held markup and reported to House (House
Report No. 108-264, part I).
H.R. 2620 authorizes appropriations for Fiscal Years 2004
and 2005 ($106 million each Fiscal Year) for the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000. The focus of the bill is on the
sex and labor trafficking of young women and children.
The bill was referred to the Committees on International
Relations (primary) and the Judiciary (House Report No. 108-
264, part II). On November 5, 2003, the House passed (amended)
the bill by a vote of 422-1. On December 9, 2003, the Senate
passed the bill by Unanimous Consent. On December 19, 2003, the
bill was signed into law (Public Law 108-193).
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Leach)--(P.L. 108-
188)
House Committee on International Relations Action: July 18,
2003, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held markup. July
23, 2003, Full Committee held markup and reported to House
(House Rept. No. 108-262, Part I).
H.J. Res. 63 is a joint resolution to approve the Compact
of Free Association, as amended, between the Government of the
United States and the Government of the Federated States of
Micronesia, and the Compact of Free Association, as amended,
between the Government of the United States and the Government
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands by appropriating funds
to carry out the Compacts. This law prolongs for decades our
strategic interest in the South Pacific region, including our
key missile defense testing facility.
The resolution was referred to three House Committees, with
the Committee on International Relations having primary
jurisdiction. The other Committees were: Resources (House Rept.
No. 108-262, part II) and the Judiciary (House Report No. 108-
262, part III). On October 28, 2003, the bill was agreed to in
the House by a voice vote (amended). On November 6, 2003, the
bill was agreed to in the Senate by Unanimous Consent
(amended). On November 20, 2003, the House agreed to the Senate
amendment by a vote of 417-2. On December 17, 2003, the bill
was signed into law (Public Law 108-188).
Torture Victims Relief Act Amendments (Smith-NJ)--(P.L. 108-179)
House Committee on International Relations Action: July 23,
2003, Full Committee held markup and reported to House (House
Report No. 108-261, part I).
H.R. 1813 is a bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act
of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for
domestic and foreign centers and programs for the treatment of
victims of torture. The bill increases the funds for victims of
torture--approximately $37 million in FY 2004, and $44 million
in FY 2005.
The bill was referred to the Committee on International
Relations (primary) and to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
(House Report No. 108-261, part II). On November 19, 2003, the
bill passed the House (amended) by voice vote. On November 25,
2003, the bill passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent. On
December 15, 2003, the bill was signed into law (Public Law
108-179).
Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act (Engel)--
(P.L. 108-175)
House Committee on International Relations Action: October
8, 2003, Full Committee held markup and reported (House Report
No. 108-314).
H.R. 1828 is a bill to halt Syrian support for terrorism,
end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons
of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil
and illegal shipments of weapons and other military items to
Iraq, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for the serious
international security problems it has caused in the Middle
East.
On October 15, 2003, the bill passed the House (amended) by
a vote of 398-4, with 5 voting ``present.'' On November 11,
2003, the bill passed the Senate (amended). On November 20,
2003, the House agreed to the Senate amendments by a vote of
408-8, with one voting ``present.'' On December 12, 2003, the
bill was signed into law (Public Law 108-175).
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act (Lantos)--(P.L. 108-61)
House Committee on International Relations Action: June 10,
2003, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held markup. June
12, 2003, Full Committee held markup and reported to House
(House Report No. 108-159, part I).
H.R. 2330 is a bill to sanction the ruling Burmese military
junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and support and
recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate
representative of the Burmese people.
The bill was referred to four Committees, with
International Relations having primary jurisdiction. The other
Committee referrals were Ways and Means (discharged), Financial
Services (discharged) and the Judiciary (House Report No. 108-
159, part II). On July 15, 2003, the House passed the bill
(amended) by a vote of 418-2, with one voting ``present.'' On
July 16, 2003, the bill passed the Senate (94-1). On July 28,
2003, the bill was signed into law (Public Law 108-61).
Congressional Hunger Center Act (Emerson)--(P.L. 108-58)
House Committee on International Relations Action: none.
H.R. 2474 is a bill to authorize the Congressional Hunger
Center to award Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger
Fellowships for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004.
The bill was referred to the Committees on Agriculture
(primary) and International Relations. On June 25, 2003, the
bill passed the House (amended) by a vote of 411-0. On June 27,
2003, the bill passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent. On July
14, 2003, the bill was signed into law (Public Law 108-58).
Microenterprise for Self Reliance Act Amendments (Smith-NJ)--(P.L. 108-
31)
House Committee on International Relations Action: March 5,
2003, Full Committee held markup.
H.R. 192 is a bill to amend the Microenterprise for Self-
Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
increase assistance for the poorest people in developing
countries under microenterprise assistance programs under those
Acts. The bill provides $200 million in assistance for FY 2004.
The bill passed the House by voice vote on May 14, 2003,
and passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent on May 23, 2003. On
June 17, 2003, the bill was signed into law (Public Law 108-
31).
Taiwan in the World Health Organization--(P.L. 108-28)
House Committee on International Relations Action:
Discharged May 14, 2003.
S. 243 concerns the participation of Taiwan in the World
Health Organization. On May 1, 2003, the bill passed the Senate
by Unanimous Consent. On May 14, 2003, the bill passed the
House by voice vote, and was signed into law on May 29, 2003
(Public Law 108-28).
HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Bill (Hyde)--(P.L. 108-25)
House Committee on International Relations Action: April 2,
2003, Full Committee held markup and reported to House (House
Rept. No. 108-60).
H.R. 1298 provides assistance to foreign countries to
combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. The bill provides
$3 billion per year for five years, mainly to countries in
Africa. AIDS is the leading cause of death in Africa, and 8,000
people die from AIDS every day (worldwide).
The bill passed the House by a vote of 375-41 (amended) on
May 1, 2003. On May 16, 2003, the bill passed the Senate by
voice vote. On May 27, 2003, the bill was signed into law
(Public Law 108-25).
Clean Diamond Trade Act (Houghton)--(P.L. 108-19)
House Committee on International Relations Action: none.
H.R. 1584 is a bill to implement effective measures to stop
trade in ``conflict'' diamonds. The bill aims to curb the
illicit diamond trade, which fuels the financing of conflict
throughout Africa, and is linked to terrorist financing.
The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
(primary) and the Committee on International Relations. On
April 8, 2003, the bill passed the House (amended) by a vote of
419-2, with one voting ``present.'' On April 10, 2003, H.R.
1584 passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent. On April 25, 2003,
the bill was signed into law (Public Law 108-19).
Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act (Hyde)--(P.L.
108-447)
H.R. 3782 is a bill to extend the State Department rewards
program and increases the maximum amount of a reward--aimed at
reining in terrorists. The bill was included in the Commerce/
Justice/State Appropriations bill, which became law.
HIRC Legislation passed by the House and the Senate
H.R. 2121 (Tiahrt)--Amend the Eisenhower Exchange
Fellowship Act of 1990 to authorize additional appropriations
for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund
H. Con. Res. 160 (Smith-MI)--Expressing the sense of
Congress that the United Nations should remove the economic
sanctions against Iraq completely and without condition
H. Con. Res. 209 (Engel)--Commending the signing of the
United States-Adriatic Charter, a charter of partnership among
the United States, Albania, Croatia, and the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
H. Con. Res. 398 (Hyde)--Expressing the concern of Congress
over Iran's development of the means to produce nuclear weapons
H. Con. Res. 410 (Flake)--Recognizing the 25th anniversary
of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands and recognizing the Marshall Islands as a
staunch ally of the United States, committee to principles of
democracy and freedom for the Pacific region and throughout the
world
H. Con. Res. 475 (Rangel)--Encouraging the International
Olympic Committee to select New York City as the site of the
2012 Olympic Games
S. Con. Res. 114--Concerning the importance of the
distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished
children around the world
S. Con. Res. 137--Calling for the suspension of Sudan's
membership on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
HIRC Legislation passed by the House
H.R. 10 (Hastert)--9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act
(*see S. 2845, which became law)
H.R. 441 (Brown)--To amend P.L. 107-10 to authorize a
United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for
Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May
2003 in Geneva, Switzerland (* see S. 243, which became law)
H.R. 868 (Ballenger)--To amend section 527 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, FY 94/95 to require that certain
claims for expropriation by the Government of Nicaragua meet
certain requirements for purposes of the prohibition on foreign
assistance to that government
H.R. 1208 (Smith-NJ)--To authorize appropriations for
fiscal years 2004 and 2005 for United States contributions to
the International Fund for Ireland
H.R. 1587 (Smith)--To promote freedom and democracy in
Vietnam
H.R. 1950 (Hyde)--To establish the Millennium Challenge
Account and to authorize the expansion of the Peace Corps (*the
MCA was eventually incorporated into H.R. 2673, P.L. 108-199)
H.R. 2760 (Lantos)--To limit assistance for Ethiopia and
Eritrea if those countries are not in compliance with the terms
and conditions of agreements entered into by the two countries
to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border
between the two countries
H.R. 3782 (Hyde)--To amend the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 to increase the maximum amount of an
award available under the Department of State rewards program
(*see H.R. 4818, which became law)
H.R. 4053 (Lantos)--To improve the workings of
international organizations and multilateral institutions
H.R. 4056 (Mica)--To encourage the establishment of both
long-term and short-term programs to address the threat of man-
portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to commercial aviation
(primary referral to Committee on Transportation--HIRC did not
act on bill)
H.R. 4060 (Hyde)--To amend the Peace Corps Act to establish
an Ombudsman and an Office of Safety and Security of the Peace
Corps
H.R. 4061 (Lee)--To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 to provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable
children in developing countries
H.R. 4660 (Lantos)--To amend the Millennium Challenge Act
of 2003 to extend the authority to provide assistance to
countries seeking to become eligible countries for purposes of
that Act
H.R. 5061 (Tancredo)--To provide for assistance for the
current crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and to facilitate
a comprehensive peace in Sudan
H. Con. Res. 15 (Wilson)--Commending India on its
celebration of Republic Day
H. Con. Res. 22 (Kind)--Honoring Czech Republic President
Vaclav Havel
H. Con. Res. 26 (McCollum)--Condemning the punishment of
execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights
H. Con. Res. 27 (Hyde)--Condemning the selection of Libya
to chair the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
H. Con. Res. 49 (Smith-NJ)--Expressing the sense of the
Congress that the sharp escalation of anti-Semitic violence
within many participating States of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is of profound
concern and efforts should be undertaken to prevent future
occurrences.
H. Con. Res. 77 (Wilson)--Commemorating the 60th
anniversary of the historic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews
from the Holocaust and commending the Bulgarian people for
preserving and continuing their tradition of ethnic and
religious tolerance
H. Con. Res. 80 (Boehlert)--Expressing the sense of
Congress relating to efforts of the Peace Parks Foundation in
the Republic of South Africa to facilitate the establishment
and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in
southern Africa
H. Con. Res. 83 (Millender-McDonald)--Honoring the victims
of the Cambodian genocide that took place from April 1975 to
January 1979
H. Con. Res. 118 (Kingston)--Concerning the treatment of
members of the Armed Forces held as prisoners of war by Iraqi
authorities
H. Con. Res. 177 (Hunter)--Commending the members of the
United States Armed Forces and their leaders, and the allies of
the United States and their armed forces, who participated in
Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi
Freedom in Iraq
H. Con. Res. 274 (Hyde)--Commending the National Endowment
for Democracy for its contributions to democratic development
around the world on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the
establishment of the National Endowment for Democracy
H. Con. Res. 288 (Allen)--Honoring Seeds of Peace for its
promotion of understanding, reconciliation, acceptance,
coexistence, and peace among youth from the Middle East and
other regions of conflict
H. Con. Res. 302 (Wexler)--Expressing the sense of Congress
welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to the United
States on October 31, 2003
H. Con. Res. 304 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Expressing the sense of
Congress regarding oppression by the Government of the People's
Republic of Falun Gong in the United States and China
H. Con. Res. 326 (Napolitano)--Expressing the sense of
Congress regarding the arbitrary detention of Dr. Wang
Bingzhang by the Government of the People's Republic of China
and urging his immediate release
H. Con. Res. 352 (Millender-McDonald)--Recognizing the
contributions of people of Indian origin to the United States
and the benefits of working together with India towards
promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries of
the world
H. Con. Res. 363 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Expressing the grave
concern of Congress regarding the continuing gross violations
of human rights and civil liberties of the Syrian people by the
Government of the Syrian Arab Republic
H. Con. Res. 364 (Pombo)--To recognize more than five
decades of strategic partnership between the United States and
the people of the Marshall Islands in the pursuit of
international peace and security
H. Con. Res. 378 (Smith-NJ)--Calling on the Government of
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and
unconditionally release Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly
H. Con. Res. 403 (Wolf)--Condemning the Government of the
Republic of the Sudan for its attacks against innocent
civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan
H. Con. Res. 415 (Hyde)--Urging the Government of Ukraine
to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process
for the presidential election on October 31, 2004
H. Con. Res. 418 (Lantos)--Recognizing the importance in
history of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan
H. Con. Res. 436 (Payne)--Celebrating ten years of majority
rule in the Republic of South Africa and recognizing the
momentous social and economic achievements of South Africa
since the institution of democracy in that country
H. Con. Res. 460 (DeLay)--Regarding the security of Israel
and the principles of peace in the Middle East
H. Con. Res. 462 (Hyde)--Reaffirming the unwavering
commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act
H. Con. Res. 467 (Payne)--Declaring genocide in Darfur,
Sudan
H. Con. Res. 469 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Condemning the attack on
the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina in
July, 1994 and expressing the concern of the United States
regarding the continuing, decade-long delay in the resolution
of the case
H. Con. Res. 496 (Lee)--Expressing the sense of Congress
with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries
of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Charley, Frances,
Ivan and Jeanne
H. Res. 61 (Cantor)--Commending the people of Israel for
conducting free and fair elections, reaffirming the friendship
between the Governments and peoples of the United States and
Israel
H. Res. 109 (Smith-NJ)--Urging passage of a resolution
addressing human rights abuses in North Korea at the 59th
session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and
calling on the Government of North Korea to respect and protect
the human rights of its citizens
H. Res. 149 (Bereuter)--Expressing the condolences of the
House of Representatives in response to the assassination of
Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic of Serbia
H. Res. 157 (Udall)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding several individuals who are being
held as prisoners of conscience by the Chinese Government for
their involvement in efforts to end the Chinese occupation of
Tibet
H. Res. 165 (Bereuter)--Expressing support for a renewed
effort to find a peaceful, just and lasting settlement to the
Cyprus problem
H. Res. 177 (Green)--Commending the people of the Republic
of Kenya for conducting free and fair elections, for the
peaceful and orderly transfer of power in their government, and
for the continued success of democracy in their nation since
that transition
H. Res. 179 (Diaz-Balart, Lincoln)--Expressing the sense of
the House of Representatives regarding the systematic human
rights violations in Cuba committed by the Castro regime,
calling for an immediate release of all political prisoners,
and supporting respect for basic human rights and free
elections in Cuba
H. Res. 194 (Capuano)--Regarding the importance of
international efforts to abolish slavery and other human rights
abuses in the Sudan
H. Res. 198 (Cole)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that France, Germany, Russia and other nations
can contribute to Iraq's reconstruction by forgiving debts owed
by Iraq to those nations and by making generous pledges for
Iraq's reconstruction at the International Conference on
Reconstruction in Iraq to be held in Madrid
H. Res. 199 (Frank)--Calling on the Government of the
People's Republic of China immediately and unconditionally to
release Dr. Yang Jianli, and calling on the President of the
United States to continue working on behalf of Dr. Yang Jianli
for his release
H. Res. 264 (Lantos)--Expressing sympathy for the victims
of the devastating earthquake that struck Algeria on May 21,
2003
H. Res. 277 (Cox)--Expressing support for freedom in Hong
Kong
H. Res. 294 (Lantos)--Condemning the terrorism inflicted on
Israel since the Aqaba Summit and expressing solidarity with
the Israeli people in their fight against terrorism
H. Res. 355 (Wilson)--Commemorating the 100th anniversary
of diplomatic relations between the United States and Bulgaria
H. Res. 356 (Hyde)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the man-made famine that occurred in
Ukraine in 1932-1933
H. Res. 359 (Rothman)--Welcoming His Holiness the
Fourteenth Dalai Lama and recognizing his commitment to
nonviolence, human rights, freedom, and democracy
H. Res. 372 (Lantos)--Expressing the condolences of the
House of Representatives in response to the murder of Swedish
Foreign Minister Anna Lindh
H. Res. 390 (Bereuter)--Recognizing the continued
importance of the transatlantic relationship and promoting
stronger relations with Europe by reaffirming the need for a
continued and meaningful dialogue between the United States and
Europe
H. Res. 393 (Biggert)--Commending Afghan women for their
participation in Afghan government and civil society,
encouraging the inclusion of Afghan women in the political and
economic life of Afghanistan, and advocating the protection of
the human rights of all Afghans, particularly women, in the
Afghanistan Constitution
H. Res. 400 (McCotter)--Honoring the 25th anniversary of
Pope John Paul II's ascension to the papacy
H. Res. 402 (Burton)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the urgent need for freedom,
democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections,
human rights, and religious liberty in the Lao People's
Democratic Republic
H. Res. 409 (Blunt)--Repudiating the recent anti-Semitic
sentiments expressed by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the outgoing
Prime Minister of Malaysia, which makes peace in the Middle
East and around the world more elusive
H. Res. 423 (Wolf)--Recognizing the 5th anniversary of the
signing of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and
urging a renewed commitment to eliminating violations of the
internationally-recognized right to freedom of religion and
protecting fundamental human rights
H. Res. 427 (Sanchez, Loretta)--Expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives regarding the courageous leadership of
the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and the urgent need for
religious freedom and related human rights in the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam
H. Res. 453 (Hastings)--Condemning the terrorist attacks on
Istanbul, Turkey, on November 15 and 20, 2003, expressing
condolences to the families of the individuals murdered and
expressing sympathies to the individuals injured in the
terrorist attacks, and expressing solidarity with Turkey and
the United Kingdom in the fight against terrorism
H. Res. 526 (Ney)--Expressing the sympathy of the House of
Representatives for the victims of the devastating earthquake
that occurred on December 26, 2003, in Bam, Iran
H. Res. 530 (Smith-NJ)--Urging the appropriate
representative of the United States to the 60th Session of the
United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a
resolution calling upon the Government of the People's Republic
of China to end its human rights violations in China
H. Res. 540 (Souder)--Expressing the condolences and
deepest sympathies of the House of Representatives for the
untimely death of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski
H. Res. 557 (Hyde)--Relating to the liberation of the Iraqi
people and the valiant service of the United States Armed
Forces and Coalition forces
H. Res. 558 (Bereuter)--Welcoming the accession of
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and
Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
H. Res. 576 (Watson)--Urging the Government of the People's
Republic of China to improve its protection of intellectual
property rights
H. Res. 577 (Bereuter)--Recognizing 50 years of relations
between the United States Government and the European Union
H. Res. 615 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives in support of full membership of
Israel in the Western European and Others Group at the United
Nations
H. Res. 627 (Hunter)--Deploring the abuse of persons in
United States custody in Iraq
H. Res. 652 (Bereuter)--Urging the Government of the
Republic of Belarus to ensure a democratic, transparent and
fair election process for its parliamentary elections in the
Fall of 2004
H. Res. 667 (Cox)--Expressing support for freedom in Hong
Kong
H. Res. 688 (Nunes)--Commending the Government of Portugal
and the Portuguese people for their long-standing friendship,
stalwart leadership, and unwavering support of the United
States in the effort to combat international terrorism
H. Res. 691 (Hyde)--Congratulating the Interim Government
of Iraq on its forthcoming assumption of sovereign authority in
Iraq
H. Res. 713 (Pence)--Deploring the misuse of the
International Court of Justice by a plurality of the United
Nations General Assembly for a narrow political purpose
H. Res. 757 (Hyde)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks
launched against the United States on September 11, 2001
H. Res. 760 (Royce)--Condemning the series of terrorist
attacks against the Russian Federation that occurred in late
August and early September 2004
H. Res. 767 (Burton)--Condemning the terrorist attack in
Jakarta, Indonesia, that occurred on September 9, 2004
H. Res. 768 (Gallegly)--Calling on the United Nations
Security Council to immediately consider and take appropriate
action to respond to the growing threat that the ruling State
Peace and Development Council in Burma poses to the Southeast
Asia region and to the people of Burma
H. Res. 774 (Meehan)--Commending the people and Government
of Greece for the successful completion of the 2004 Summer
Olympic Games
H. Res. 818 (Rodriquez)--Celebrating the 50th anniversary
of the opening of the Falcon International Dam
H. Res. 821 (Crane)--Condemning the abduction of Dylan
Benwell from the United States and calling for his return
H.J. Res. 49 (Goodlatte)--Recognizing the important service
to the Nation provided by the Foreign Agricultural Service of
the Department of Agriculture on the occasion of its 50th
anniversary
Resolutions of Inquiry
H. Res. 68 (Kucinich)--Requesting the President to transmit
to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after
the date of adoption of this resolution documents in the
President's possession relating to Iraq's declaration on its
weapons of mass destruction that was provided to the United
Nations on December 7, 2002.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on
International Relations. The Committee held a markup on March
12, 2003, and reported the resolution adversely by a voice vote
(H. Rept. No. 108-38).
H. Res. 364 (Wexler)--Requesting the President to transmit
to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after
the date of adoption of this resolution the report prepared for
the Joint Chiefs of Staff entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom
Strategic Lessons Learned and documents in his possession on
the reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq.
The resolution was referred to the Committees on Armed
Services and International Relations. The Committee on
International Relations held a markup on September 25, 2003,
and reported the resolution adversely by a vote of 24-20 (H.
Rept. No. 108-289, part I).
H. Res. 499 (Holt)--Requesting the President and directing
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives
not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this
resolution documents in the possession of the President and
those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity and
employment of Ms. Valerie Plame.
The resolution was referred to the Committees on
Intelligence, Armed Services, International Relations, and the
Judiciary. The Committee on International Relations held a
markup on February 25, 2004, and reported the resolution
adversely by a vote of 24-22 (H. Rept. No. 108-413, part II).
H. Res. 699 (Conyers)--Directing the Secretary of State to
transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the
possession of the Secretary of State relating to the treatment
of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo
Bay.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on
International Relations. The Committee held a markup on July
15, 2004, and reported the resolution adversely by a vote of
23-19 (H. Rept. No. 108-631).
Unfinished Committee Business
H.R. 1462 (Lantos)--International Disability and Victims of
Warfare (passed HIRC 6/12/03)
H.R. 4303 (Berman)--American Schools Abroad Support Act
(passed HIRC 6/24/04)
H. Res. 58 (Kaptur)--Recognizing the accomplishments of
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (passed HIRC 6/12/03)
H. Res. 237 (Lee)--Honoring the life and work of Walter
Sisulu (passed HIRC 6/12/03)
H. Res. 242 (Diaz-Balart, Lincoln)--Condolences to the
victims of the terrorist bombing in Casablanca, Morocco (passed
HIRC 6/12/03)
H. Res. 535 (Weller)--Concern and support for elected
officials in Colombia (passed HIRC 3/31/04)
H. Res. 563 (Ros-Lehtinen)--One-year anniversary of the
human rights crackdown in Cuba (passed HIRC 3/31/04)
H. Res. 642 (Price)--House Commission for Assisting
Democratic Parliaments Resolution (passed HIRC 6/16/04)
H. Con. Res. 134 (Royce)--Acknowledging the deepening
relationship between the United States and Djibouti (passed
HIRC 6/12/03)
H. Con. Res. 154 (Payne)--Transition to democracy in the
Republic of Burundi (passed HIRC 6/12/03)
H. Con. Res. 169 (Lantos)--U.S. Government should support
the human rights of all disabled persons by pledging support
for the drafting and working toward the adoption of a thematic
convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with
disabilities by the United Nations General Assembly to augment
the existing U.N. human rights system (passed HIRC 6/12/03)
H. Con. Res. 319 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Regarding the repression
of the Iranian Baha'i Community by the Government in Iran
(passed HIRC 6/24/04)
H. Con. Res. 336 (Lantos)--Conditions on the future
participation of Russia in the Group of 8 (passed HIRC 3/31/04)
H. Con. Res. 422 (McGovern)--Distribution of food to hungry
school children (passed HIRC 6/24/04) See S. Con. Res. 114
Committee Statistics
During the 108th Congress, the Full Committee held: 62
hearings and markups, 36 classified briefings, and 27 closed
briefings. The subcommittees met 99 times. Another important
function of the Committee is to meet with Heads of State,
Administration officials, and foreign dignitaries from around
the world. The Committee held 108 protocol meetings.
The staff held 595 oversight briefings. A total of 26 bills
have been signed into law, 16 bills and joint resolutions
referred to the Committee passed the House, and 81 concurrent
and simple resolutions referred to the Committee passed the
House. The Committee has published 161 hearings and markups.
During the 108th Congress, 588 bills and resolutions were
referred to the Committee; the Full Committee considered 86
pieces of legislation, and 19 reports were filed.
IV. LIST OF MEETINGS OF THE FULL COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES
A. Full Committee Hearings
December 14, 2004.--CHINA: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND
COERCION IN ONE-CHILD POLICY ENFORCEMENT, witnesses: Hon.
Arthur E. Dewey, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population,
Refugees and Migration, U.S. Department of State; Hon. Michael
G. Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Joseph R.
Donovan, Director, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; Mr. T. Kumar, Advocacy Director for Asia & Pacific,
Amnesty International USA; Mr. Harry Wu, Executive Director,
Laogai Research Foundation; Mr. John S. Aird, Former Senior
Research Specialist on China, U.S. Census Bureau; Ms. Ma
Dongfang, Victim of China's One Child Policy.
December 7, 2004.--UKRAINE'S ELECTION: NEXT STEPS,
witnesses: Senator Richard Lugar, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Hon. John
Tefft, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs, Department of State.
November 17, 2004.--THE OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM: TRACKING THE
FUNDS, witnesses: Mr. Charles A. Duelfer, Special Advisor to
the Director of Central Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass
Destruction, Central Intelligence Agency; Mr. Herbert A. Biern,
Senior Associate Director, Division of Banking Supervision and
Regulation, Federal Reserve Board; Mr. Everett Schenk, Chief
Executive Officer, BNP-Paribas North America; Mr. Nicholas
Farachi, Former Compliance Officer for BNP-Paribas North
America.
October 7, 2004.--MARKUP: H. RES. 28, H.R. 2760
October 6, 2004.--ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM 2004 AND DESIGNATIONS OF COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR
CONCERN, witnesses: Hon. John V. Hanford, III, Ambassador-at-
Large for International Religious Freedom, Department of State;
Ms. Preeta Bansal, Chair, U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom; Mr. Mark B. Levin, National Conference on
Soviet Jewry; Mr. Paul Marshall, Freedom House; Mr. Timothy
Shah, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life; and Mr. Ali
Al-Ahmed, Saudi Institute.
September 29, 2004.--AFGHANISTAN: UNITED STATES STRATEGIES
ON THE EVE OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS, witness: Hon. Richard L.
Armitage, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of State.
September 29, 2004.--MARKUP: S. 2292, THE GLOBAL ANTI-
SEMITISM REVIEW ACT of 2004.
September 23, 2004.--AFGHANISTAN: UNITED STATES SECURITY
POLICY ON THE EVE OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS, witnesses: Hon. Peter
W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary for International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense; Hon. Robert B. Charles,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs, Department of State; and Lt. Gen. Walter
L. Sharp, The Joint Staff.
August 24, 2004.--9/11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR U.S.
DIPLOMACY, witnesses: Hon. Thomas H. Kean, Chair, National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; and
Hon. Lee H. Hamilton, Vice Chair, National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
August 19, 2004.--DIPLOMACY IN THE AGE OF TERRORISM: WHAT
IS THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S STRATEGY?, witnesses: Mr. Christopher
Kojm, Deputy Executive Director, National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; Ms. Susan Ginsburg,
Team Leader for Border Security and Foreign Visitors, National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; Hon.
Patricia de Stacy Harrison, Acting Under Secretary for Public
Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Bureau of Cultural Affairs,
Department of State; Hon. J. Cofer Black, Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, Department of State; Hon. Francis X. Taylor,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department
of State; Hon. Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State; Hon. Earl Anthony Wayne,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State; Hon. Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of South Asian Affairs, Department of State; Carol
Rodley, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State; James W.
Swigert, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
and Hon. David M. Satterfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
July 15, 2004.--MARKUP: H. RES. 699.
June 24, 2004.--MARKUP: H.R. 4654, H.R. 4303, H.R. 1587,
H.R. 4660, H. RES. 615, H. RES. 617, H. RES. 652, H. RES. 667,
H. CON. RES. 304, H. CON. RES. 462, H. CON. RES. 319, H. CON.
RES. 363, H. CON. RES. 436, H. CON. RES. 415, H. CON. RES. 418,
H. CON. RES. 422, AND S. 2264.
June 23, 2004.--STOLEN PASSPORTS: A TERRORIST'S FIRST CLASS
TICKET, witnesses: Hon. Clark Kent Ervin, Inspector General,
Department of Homeland Security; Frank Moss, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Passport Services, Department of State; and James
M. Sullivan, Director, U.S. National Central Bureau, Interpol
Criminal Police Organization, Department of Justice.
June 22, 2004.--A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE: THE HEARTBREAK
OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION, witnesses: Hon. Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State; Hon. Daniel J. Bryant, Assistant Attorney General,
Department of Justice; Hon. Dennis DeConcini, Chairman,
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; John Walsh,
Television Host and Co-founder of the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children; and Tom Sylvester, parent of
abducted child.
June 17, 2004.--UNITED STATES ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT:
DOES IT ADVANCE REFORM?, witnesses: Michelle Dunne, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace; David Gootnick, Director,
International Affairs and Trade, U.S. General Accounting
Office; and Hon. Edward Walker, President, Middle East
Institute.
June 17, 2004.--MARKUP: H. RES. 642 AND H. CON. RES. 410
June 2, 2004.--UNITED STATES POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN,
witnesses: Hon. William B. Taylor, Coordinator for Afghanistan,
Department of State; and James Kunder, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency
for International Development.
May 19, 2004.--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
ACT, witness: Hon. Paul Applegarth, CEO, Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
May 18, 2004.--SHOULD CHINA JOIN THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
GROUP?, witness: Hon. John Wolf, Assistant Secretary, Bureau on
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
May 13, 2004.--THE IMMINENT TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY IN
IRAQ, witnesses: Hon. Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for
Political Affairs, Department of State; Hon. Stephen Cambone,
Under Secretary for Intelligence, Department of Defense; Hon.
Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary for International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense; Lt. Gen. Walter L. Sharp, The
Joint Staff.
May 12, 2004.--THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION OF THE LAW OF
THE SEA, witnesses: Hon. William H. Taft, IV, Legal Advisor,
Department of State; Adm. Michael Mullen, Vice Chief of Naval
Operations, Department of the Navy; Baker Spring, Heritage
Foundation; Frank Gaffney, Center for Security Policy; John
Moore, University of Virginia School of Law; Peter M. Leitner,
Author; and Kathy J. Metcalf, Chamber of Shipping America.
May 11, 2004.--BRIEFING: CURRENT ISSUES IN WORLD HUNGER,
briefer: Hon. Tony Hall, U.S. Ambassador to the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the U.N.
May 6, 2004.--THE CRISIS IN DARFUR: A NEW FRONT IN SUDAN'S
BLOODY WAR, witnesses: Hon. Charles Snyder, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; Hon.
Roger Winter, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development; John Prendergast, International
Crisis Group; Bob Laprade, Save the Children; Omer Ismail,
Darfur Peace and Development; AND MARKUP: H. CON. RES. 403,
CONDEMNING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN FOR ITS
ATTACKS AGAINST INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN THE IMPOVERISHED DARFUR
REGION OF WESTERN SUDAN
May 5, 2004.--WATER SCARCITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST: REGIONAL
COOPERATION AS A MECHANISM TOWARD PEACE, witnesses: Hon. John
Turner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Hon. David Satterfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Hon. James
Kunder, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the
Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development; Gidon
Bromberg, Friends of the Earth Middle East; Ihab Barghothi,
Palestinian Water Authority; Uri Shamir, Stephen & Nancy Grand
Water Research Institute; Elyas Salameh, University of Jordan;
Franklin Fisher, MTI; and Haim Shaked, University of Miami.
April 28, 2004.--UNITED NATIONS OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM:
ISSUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, witnesses: Howar
Ziad, U.N. Liaison Office; Danielle Pletka, AEI; Claudia
Rosett, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; John Ruggie,
Harvard University; Michael Soussan, U.N. Oil-for-Food Program;
Joseph Christoff, U.S. General Accounting Office.
April 21, 2004.--THE TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT: THE NEXT TWENTY-
FIVE YEARS, witnesses: Hon. James Kelly, Assistant Secretary,
U.S. Department of State; Hon. Peter Rodman, Assistant
Secretary for International Security Affairs, Department of
Defense; William Kristol, The Weekly Standard; John Fuh-sheng
Hsieh, University of South Carolina; Richard Bush, Brookings
Institution; Ming Wan, George Mason University; and Michael
Swaine, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
March 31, 2004.--MARKUP: H.R. 3978, H.R. 4019, H.R. 4011,
H.R. 2760, H.R. 4060, H.R. 4061, H.R. 1590, H. RES. 402, H.
RES. 535, H. RES. 563, H.RES. 576, H. CON. RES. 326, H. CON.
RES. 336, H. CON. RES. 352, H. CON. RES. 378, H. CON. RES. 398.
March 30, 2004.--THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND
NONPROLIFERATION: A NEW STRATEGY EMERGES, witnesses: Hon. John
Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International
Security, U.S. Department of State; Henry Sokolski,
Nonproliferation Policy Education Center; Joseph Cirincione,
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Victor
Gilinsky, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
March 24, 2004.--SAFETY AND SECURITY OF PEACE CORPS
VOLUNTEERS, witnesses: Jeffrey Bruce, Dayton Daily News; Jess
Ford, General Accounting Office; Walter R. Poirier; Kevin
Quigley, National Peace Corps Association; Hon. Charles D.
Smith, IG, Peace Corps; and Hon. Gaddi Vasquez, Director, Peace
Corps.
March 18, 2004.--U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS IN PUTIN'S SECOND
TERM, witnesses: Hon. A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; Leon Aron, AEI; Hon. Steven Sestanovich, Council on
Foreign Relations; and Nikolas Gvosdev, The Nixon Center.
March 10, 2004.--HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD: A
REVIEW OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S 2003 ANNUAL REPORT, witnesses:
Hon. Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State; Irina
Krasovskaya, Belarusian Human Rights Activist; Ngawang
Sangdrol, Tibetan Nun and Former Political Prisoner; Gabriel
Shumba, Zimbabwean Human Rights Activist; Tom Malinowski, Human
Rights Watch; and Jennifer Windsor, Freedom House.
March 10, 2004.--WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, TERRORISM,
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE FUTURE OF U.S.-LIBYAN RELATIONS,
witnesses: Hon. William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Hon. Paula
DeSutter, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Verification and
Compliance, U.S. Department of State; Patrick Clawson,
Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Ray Takeyh, Center
for American Progress; and Krista Riddley, Amnesty
International.
March 4, 2004.--THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT STRATEGY FOR
FIGHTING HIV/AIDS: IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC LAW 108-25,
witness: Hon. Randall L. Tobias, Coordinator for HIV/AIDS, U.S.
Department of State.
February 26, 2004.--U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AFTER SEPTEMBER
11TH: MAJOR CHANGES, COMPETING PURPOSES AND DIFFERENT
STANDARDS--IS THERE AN OVERALL STRATEGY?, witnesses: Mary
McClymont, InterAction; Patrick Cronin, CSIS; Lael Brainard,
The Brookings Institution; Steven Radelet, Center for Global
Development; and Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation.
February 25, 2004.--MARKUP: H.R. 3818, H. RES. 499, H.R.
3782, H.R. 854, H. RES. 530, H. CON. RES. 15, H. RES. 526 AND
H. CON. RES. 364.
February 12, 2004.--AFGHANISTAN DRUGS AND TERRORISM AND
U.S. SECURITY POLICY, witnesses: Rep. Mark Steven Kirk; Hon.
Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary, Bureau for
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Hon. William B. Taylor, Coordinator for
Afghanistan, U.S. Department of State; Hon. Karen Tandy,
Administrator, DEA; and Hon. Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant
Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict,
U.S. Department of Defense; and Brig. Gen. Gary L. North, USAF,
The Joint Chiefs.
February 11, 2004.--THE PRESIDENT'S INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 2005, witness: Secretary Colin L. Powell.
February 4, 2004.--L VISAS: LOSING JOBS THROUGH LAISSEZ-
FAIRE POLICIES, witnesses: Daniel Stein, Federation for
American Immigration Reform; Harris Miller, Information
Technology Association of America; and Michael Gildey, AFL-CIO.
October 21, 2003.--U.S.-CHINA TIES: REASSESSING THE
ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP, witnesses: Hon. Grant Aldonas, Under
Secretary, International Trade Commission, Department of
Commerce; Franklin Vargo, National Association of
Manufacturers; Nicholas Lardy, Institute for International
Economics; Thea Lee, AFL-CIO; and Jonna Bianco, American
Bondholders Foundation.
June 19, 2003 and October 16, 2003.--UNITED STATES POLICY
IN AFGHANISTAN: CURRENT ISSUES IN RECONSTRUCTION (PART II),
witnesses: Hon. William Taylor, Afghanistan Coordinator, U.S.
Department of State; Hon. Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary
for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense; and
James Kunder, Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development.
October 8, 2003.--MARKUP: H.R. 1828
September 25, 2003.--U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ, witness: Hon.
Paul Bremer, Ambassador, Presidential Envoy to Iraq.
September 25, 2003.--MARKUP: H. RES. 364, H.R. 3145, H.
CON. RES. 274, H. 2264, H. RES. 372, H. RES. 365.
September 4, 2003.--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY: EFFORTS TO
IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE WASTE AND MISMANAGEMENT, witnesses: Hon.
Christopher Burnham, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Resource
Management, U.S. Department of State; Hon. Anne Sigmund, Acting
Inspector General, U.S. Department of State; Hon. John
Marshall, Assistant Administrator for Management, U.S. Agency
for International Development, Hon. Everett Mosley, Inspector
General, U.S. Agency for International Development; and Jess
Ford, Director, General Accounting Office.
July 23, 2003.--MARKUP: H.J. RES. 63, H.R. 1813, AND H.R.
2620.
July 16, 2003.--INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRIMES: ARE PROCEEDS
FROM COUNTERFEITED GOODS FUNDING TERRORISM?, witnesses: Hon.
Ronald Noble, Secretary General, Interpol; Hon. Asa Hutchinson,
Under Secretary for Border Security, Department ofHomeland
Security; Timothy Trainer, International AntiCounter-feiting Coalition;
Iain Grant, IFPI Secretariat; and Larry Johnson, BERG Associates, LLC.
July 9, 2003.--A SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF SUPPORTING HUMAN
RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. RECORD 2002-2003, witnesses:
Hon. Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of
State; Hon. Roger Winter, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency
for International Development; Hon. Jeane Kirkpatrick, IRI;
Hon. Harold Koh, Yale Law School; Carl Gersham, NED; Tom
Malinowski, Human Rights Watch; Jennifer Windsor, Freedom
House; and Kenneth Wollack, NDI.
June 19, 2003.--UNITED STATES POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN:
CURRENT ISSUES IN RECONSTRUCTION (PART I), witnesses: Hon.
Peter Tomsen, Ambassador; Barnett Rubin, New York University;
Bernard Frahi, United Nations; Larry Goodson, U.S. Army War
College; Charles Santos, Foundation for Central Asian
Development; Norman Leatherwood, Shelter for Life,
International; John Sifton, Human Rights Watch; and Hasan
Nouri, International Orphan Care.
June 17, 2003.--MARKUP: H. RES. 277, H. RES. 260.
June 12, 2003.--MARKUP: H.R. 2441, H.R. 2330, H.R. 1462, H.
RES. 58, H. RES. 177, H. RES. 194, H. RES. 199, H. RES. 237, H.
RES. 242, H. RES. 264, H. CON. RES. 49, H. CON. RES. 80, H.
CON. RES. 134, H. CON. RES. 154, H. CON. RES. 169, H. CON. RES.
209.
June 11, 2003.--THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS AT A
CROSSROADS, witness: Hon. William Burns, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
June 10, 2003.--RENEWING OPIC AND REVIEWING ITS ROLE IN
SUPPORT OF KEY U.S. FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES, witnesses: Hon.
Peter S. Watson, OPIC; Edmund Rice, Coalition for Employment
through Exports; Bruce Rich, Environmental Defense; and
Theodore Moran, Georgetown University.
June 4, 2003.--U.S. NONPROLIFERATION POLICY AFTER IRAQ,
witnesses: Hon. John Bolton, Under Secretary, U.S. Department
of State; Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education
Center; Fred Ikle, CSIS; and Alan Zelikoff, Sandia National
Laboratories.
May 21, 2003.--THE FUTURE OF KOSOVO, witnesses: Janet
Bogue, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State;
Hon. Joseph DioGuardi, Albanian American Civic League; Daniel
Serwer, U.S. Institute of Peace; James O'Brien, Albright Group;
and Shirley DioGuardi, Albanian American Civic League.
May 15, 2003.--UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD IRAQ, witnesses:
Hon. Douglas Feith, Under Secretary for Policy, Department of
Defense; Hon. Alan Larson, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of
State; Hon. Wendy Chamberlin, Assistant Administrator, U.S.
Agency for International Development; and Lt. Gen. Norton
Schwartz, The Joint Staff.
May 7, 2003 and May 8, 2003.--MARKUP: H.R. 1950, THE
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2004 AND
2005 (STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION).
April 16, 2003.--CASTRO'S BRUTAL CRACKDOWN ON DISSIDENTS,
witnesses: Hon. Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary, U.S.
Department of State; Hon. Kim Holmes, Assistant Secretary, U.S.
Department of State; Hon. J. Curtis Struble, Acting Assistant
Secretary, U.S. Department of State; Karen Harbert-Mitchell,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for International
Development; Ramon Gonzalez, Leader of Christian Liberation
Movement; Eudel Varela; Michael Royal; Ramon Colas, Independent
Libraries of Cuba; Jose Vivanco, Human Rights Watch; Frank
Calzon, Center for a Free Cuba; Carlos Lauria, Committee to
Protect Journalists; and Christopher Sabatini, NED.
April 2, 2003.--MARKUP: H.R. 1298, U.S. LEADERSHIP AGAINST
HIV/AIDS.
April 1, 2003.--THE U.S. RESPONSES TO EAST AFRICAN FAMINES
AND THE FUTURE OUTLOOK FOR FOOD AID IN AFRICA, witnesses: Rep.
Frank Wolf; Hon. Alan Larson, Under Secretary, U.S. Department
of State; Hon. Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development; James Butler, Deputy Under
Secretary, Department of Agriculture; and Sheila Sisulu, U.N.
World Food Programme.
March 12, 2003.--MARKUP: H. RES. 68; H.R. 1208.
March 6, 2003.--THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT,
witnesses: Hon. Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development; Hon. Alan Larson, Under Secretary,
U.S. Department of State; Hon. John Taylor, Under Secretary,
Department of the Treasury; David Beckmann, Bread for the
World; Steven Radelet, Center for Global Development; Charles
MacCormack, Save the Children; and Brett Schaefer, Heritage
Foundation.
March 5, 2003.--MARKUP: H.R. 192, H.R. 441, H.R. 868, H.
RES. 109, H. CON. RES. 57, H. CON. RES. 26.
February 26, 2003.--RUSSIA'S POLICIES TOWARD THE AXIS OF
EVIL: MONEY AND GEOPOLITICS IN IRAQ AND IRAN, witnesses: Hon.
Mikhail Margelov, Federation Council of the Russian Federation;
Celeste Wallender, CSIS; Eugene Rumer, National Defense
University; and Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation.
February 11, 2003.--ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
B. Subcommittee on Africa
February 12, 2003.--HEARING: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN IVORY
COAST, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Walter H. Kansteiner III,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department
of State; Dr. Timothy W. Docking, Program Officer, United
States Institute of Peace; and Professor Jeanne M. Toungara,
Department of History, Howard University.
March 11, 2003.--HEARING: SAVING THE CONGO BASIN: THE
STAKES, THE PLAN, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Walter H.
Kansteiner III, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs,
U.S. Department of State; Hon. John F. Turner, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Hon. Constance
Berry Newman, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S.
Agency for International Development; and J. Michael Fay,
Ph.D., Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society.
April 3, 2003.--HEARING: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: KEY
TO THE CRISIS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: Mr. Charles R. Snyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; and Mr.
Francois Grignon, Central Africa Project Director,
International Crisis Group.
May 13, 2003.--HEARING: REVIEWING THE SUDAN PEACE ACT
REPORT, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Walter H. Kansteiner III,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department
of State, and Hon. Roger Winter, Assistant Administrator,
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance,
U.S. Agency for International Development.
June 4, 2003.--MARKUP OF H. CON. RES. 80, EXPRESSING THE
SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO EFFORTS OF THE PEACE PARKS
FOUNDATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO FACILITATE THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION
EFFORTS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, H. CON. RES. 134, ACKNOWLEDGING THE
DEEPENING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE
REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI AND RECOGNIZING DJIBOUTI'S ROLE IN
COMBATING TERRORISM, H. CON. RES 154, CONCERNING THE TRANSITION
TO DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI, H. RES. 177,
COMMENDING THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA FOR CONDUCTING
FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, FOR THE PEACEFUL AND ORDERLY TRANSFER
OF POWER IN THEIR GOVERNMENT, AND FOR THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF
DEMOCRACY IN THEIR NATION SINCE THAT TRANSITION, H. RES. 237,
HONORING THE LIFE AND WORK OF WALTER SISULU, A CRITICAL LEADER
IN THE MOVEMENT TO FREE SOUTH AFRICA OF APARTHEID, ON THE
OCCASION OF HIS DEATH, AND H. RES. 194 REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE
OF INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TOABOLISH SLAVERY AND OTHER HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE SUDAN, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: none.
June 24, 2003.--HEARING: BOOSTING AFRICA'S AGRICULTURAL
TRADE, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Erastus J.O. Mwencha,
M.B.S., Secretary-General, Common Market for Eastern and
Southern Africa, Terry Townsend, Ph.D., Executive Director,
International Cotton Advisory Committee, and Mr. Henry H.
Kartchner, Chairman, Food Development Corporation.
October 2, 2003.--HEARING: U.S. POLICY TOWARD LIBERIA, 2172
Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Walter H. Kansteiner III, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State,
Ms. Teresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
African Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, Mr. Alex Vines,
Senior Researcher, Business and Human Rights Division, Human
Rights Watch, and Ms. Nohn Kidau, President, Movement for
Democratic Change in Liberia.
October 16, 2003.--MARKUP OF H.R. 2760, TO LIMIT UNITED
STATES ASSISTANCE FOR ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA IF THOSE COUNTRIES
ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY THE TWO COUNTRIES TO END HOSTILITIES
AND PROVIDE FOR A DEMARCATION OF THE BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO
COUNTRIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, 2200 Rayburn, witnesses:
none.
March 11, 2004.--HEARING: SUDAN: PEACE AGREEMENT AROUND THE
CORNER?, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Charles R. Snyder,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, Hon. Roger P. Winter, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian
Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development, J.
Stephen Morrison, Ph.D., Director of the Africa Program, Center
for Strategic and International Studies, Pastor Gary Kusunoki,
Chairman, Safe Harbor, and Eric Reeves, Ph.D. Professor, Smith
College.
April 1, 2004.--HEARING: FIGHTING TERRORISM IN AFRICA, 2172
Rayburn, witnesses: Mr. Karl Wycoff, Associate Coordinator for
Press, Policy, Programs and Plans, Office of the Coordinator
for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State, Hon. Princeton
Lyman, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow in Africa Policy Studies,
Council on Foreign Relations, and Mr. Douglas Farah, Former
Washington Post Correspondent.
April 22, 2004.--HEARING: RWANDA'S GENOCIDE: LOOKING BACK,
2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire,
Canadian Army, retired, Samantha Power, Lecturer in Public
Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University, Louise Mushikiwabo, International Coordinator,
Remembering Rwanda, and Alison Des Forges, Senior Advisor to
Africa Division, Human Rights Watch.
April 22, 2004.--MARKUP OF H. CON. RES. 403, CONDEMNING THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN FOR ITS ATTACKS AGAINST
INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN THE IMPOVERISHED DARFUR REGION OF WESTERN
SUDAN, witnesses: none.
May 11, 2004.--HEARING: THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY
ACT: BUILDING TRADE CAPACITY, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon.
Emmy Simmons, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic
Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, U.S. Agency for International
Development, Hon. Florizelle B. Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative for Africa, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative, and The Reverend David Beckmann, President,
Bread for the World.
June 24, 2004.--HEARING: CONFRONTING WAR CRIMES IN AFRICA,
2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Pierre-Richard Prosper,
Ambassador-at-Large, Office of War Crimes Issues, U.S.
Department of State, Hon. Howard Jeter, Executive Vice
President, Goodworks International and Former U.S. Ambassador
to Nigeria, and Ms. Corinne Dufka, Senior Researcher and West
Africa Team Leader, Human Rights Watch.
July 22, 2004.--HEARING: THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
PEACE ACCORDS: ONE YEAR LATER, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon.
Constance Berry Newman, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African
Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Mr. Learned Dees, Senior
Program Officer, National Endowment for Democracy, and Hon.
Gareth Evans, President, International Crisis Group and Former
Foreign Minister of Australia.
September 14, 2004.--HEARING: MALARIA AND TUBERCULOSIS IN
AFRICA, 2200 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. E. Anne Peterson,
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency
for International Development, Roger Bate, Ph.D., Director,
Africa Fighting Malaria, and Allan Schapira, M.D., Coordinator,
Strategy and Policy Team, Roll Back Malaria Department, World
Health Organization.
September 30, 2004.--MARKUP OF H.R. 5061, TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE FOR THE CURRENT CRISIS IN THE DARFUR REGION OF SUDAN
AND TO FACILITATE A COMPREHENSIVE PEACE IN SUDAN, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: none.
October 8, 2004.--HEARING: PEACEKEEPING IN AFRICA:
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Mr.
James W. Swigert, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of
State, Hon. Vivian Lowery Derryck, Senior Vice President and
Director, Academy for Educational Development and Former
Assistant Administrator at USAID, Mr. Doug Brooks, President,
International Peace Operations Association, and Ms. Victoria K.
Holt, Senior Associate, Henry L. Stimson Center.
C. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
February 13, 2003.--HEARING NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM:
THE CHALLENGE TO STABILITY IN NORTHEAST ASIA, 2172 Rayburn,
witness: Honorable James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
March 5, 2003.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING: meeting with the
families of Japanese abducted by North Korea.
March 12, 2003.--MEMBERS ONLY BRIEFING: THE NORTH KOREAN
NUCLEAR CHALLENGE AND CURRENT ISSUES IN EAST ASIA, 2255
Rayburn.
March 20, 2003.--HEARING: THE U.S. AND SOUTH ASIA:
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN POLICY, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: The Honorable Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of South Asian Affairs U.S. Department of State; The
Honorable Wendy J. Chamberlin, Assistant Administrator, Bureau
for Asia and the Near East, Agency for International
Development (USAID).
March 26, 2003.--HEARING: U.S. POLICY TOWARDS SOUTHEAST
ASIA, 2200 Rayburn, witnesses: The Honorable Matthew P. Daley,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Gordon West, Senior
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near
East, Agency for International Development (USAID).
May 1, 2003.--MEMBERS ONLY BRIEFING: THE NORTH KOREAN
NUCLEAR CHALLENGE: RESULTS OF THE BEIJING TALKS, 2172 Rayburn.
May 22, 2003.--MEMBER AND STAFF BRIEFING on SARS, HC-137.
June 10, 2003.--HEARING: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHEAST
ASIA, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Ms. Sidney Jones, Indonesia
Project Director, International Crisis Group; Ms. Catherine E.
Dalpino, Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings
Institution; Ms. Maureen Aung-Thwin, Director, Burma Project/
Southeast Asia Initiative, Open Society Institute; Mr. Daniel
Calingaert, Director of Asia Programs, International Republican
Institute.
June 17, 2003.--BRIEFING: UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT IN THE
POST-SEPTEMBER 11TH WORLD, 2200 Rayburn.
June 18, 2003.--HEARING: REAUTHORIZING THE COMPACTS OF FREE
ASSOCIATION WITH MICRONESIA AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, 2172
Rayburn, witnesses: Mr. Albert V. Short, Director, Office of
Compact Negotiations, U.S. Department of State; Mr. David B.
Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs, U.S.
Department of the Interior; Ms. Susan S. Westin, Managing
Director, International Affairs and Trade, General Accounting
Office.
June 25, 2003.--HEARING: U.S. TRADE AND COMMERCIAL POLICY
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OCEANIA, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: The
Honorable James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East
Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Ralph
F. Ives, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Asia-Pacific
and APEC Affairs.
June 26, 2003.--HEARING: U.S. SECURITY IN ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC: RESTRUCTURING AMERICA'S FORWARD DEPLOYMENT, 2172
Rayburn, witnesses: Mr. Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of
Defense, International Security Affairs, U.S. Department of
Defense; Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, U.S. Pacific
Command; Mr. Christopher LaFleur, Special Envoy for Northeast
Asia Security Consultations, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
July 18, 2003.--MARKUP OF H.J. RES. 63, To approve the
``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government
of the Federated States of Micronesia,'' and the ``Compact of
Free Association as amended between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the Republic of
the Marshall Islands.'' 2172 Rayburn.
October 1, 2003.--JOINT HEARING WITH ITNHR: HUMAN RIGHTS IN
BURMA: FIFTEEN YEARS POST MILITARY COUP--PART 1, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: Mr. Stephen Dun, World Aid; Mr. Michael Mitchell,
Orion Strategies; Ms. Naw Musi, Burmese Refugee; Mr. Wunna
Maung, National League for Democracy; Mr. Bo Hla-Tint, National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.
October 2, 2003.--JOINT HEARING WITH ITNHR: HUMAN RIGHTS IN
BURMA: FIFTEEN YEARS POST MILITARY COUP--PART 2, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: The Honorable Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of
State; Mr. Matthew Daley, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
October 8, 2003.--BRIEFING, 2200 Rayburn. Classified
Briefing on North Korea.
October 29, 2003.--JOINT HEARING WITH ITNHR: THE CHALLENGE
OF TERRORISM IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses:
The Honorable J. Cofer Black, Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator
for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable
Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South Asian
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Matthew P.
Daley, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Zachary Abuza,
Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science and
International Relations, Simmons College; Timothy D. Hoyt,
Ph.D., Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy, U.S. Naval
War College; Mr. B. Raman, Former head of counter-terrorism at
the Research and Analysis Wing, India's External Intelligence
AgencyFormer member of the National Security Advisory Board to
the Government of India .
January 5, 2004.--REPORT: The State Department's Report to
Congress on the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue.
February 13, 2004.--BRIEFING: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE
KOREAN PENINSULA.
February 13, 3004.--REPORT: Identifying Resources for the
Reconstruction of Burma.
March 1, 2004.--BRIEFING: United States Policy Toward
Indonesia.
March 3, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED BRIEFING: RESULTS
OF THE SIX-PARTY TALKS ON THE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, 2200
Rayburn.
March 17, 2004.--HEARING: THE UNITED STATES AND ASIA:
CONTINUITY, INSTABILITY, AND TRANSITION, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: Richard J. Ellings, Ph.D., President, National
Bureau of Asian Research; Robert A. Scalapino, Ph.D., Robson
Research Professor Emeritus of Government, University of
California at Berkeley; Mr. Peter Ennis, Washington Bureau
Chief, Weekly Toyo Keizai and Contributing Editor, The Oriental
Economist Report; The Honorable Edward Masters, Co-Chairman,
U.S.-Indonesia Society; The Honorable Teresita C. Schaffer,
Director, South Asia Program, Center for Strategic and
International Studies.
March 25, 2004.--JOINT HEARING WITH ITNHR: DEVELOPMENTS IN
BURMA, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: The Honorable Lorne C. Craner,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
Labor, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Matthew P. Daley, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Daw San-San, Member-
Elect of Parliament, National League for Democracy, Burma; Mr.
Tom Malinowski, Washington Advocacy Director, Human Rights
Watch; Ms. Veronica Martin, Policy Analyst for East Asia and
the Pacific, U.S. Committee for Refugees; David I. Steinberg,
Ph.D., Director, Asian Studies Program, Walsh School of Foreign
Service, Georgetown University; Mr. Morten B. Pedersen, Senior
Analyst, International Crisis Group.
April 28, 2004.--JOINT HEARING WITH ITNHR: NORTH KOREA:
HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEES, AND HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES, 2172
Rayburn, witnesses: Mr. L. Gordon Flake, Executive Director,
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Mr. Tarik M. Radwan,
Jubilee Campaign USA; Mr. Timothy A. Peters, Founder and
Director, Helping Hands/Korea; Ms. Suzanne Scholte, President,
Defense Forum Foundation; Mr. An Hyuk, North Korean prison camp
survivor and Co-Founder, Democracy Network Against the North
Korean Gulag; Mr. Kim Tae Jin, North Korean prison camp
survivor and former North Korean refugee in China; Mr. Choi
Dong Chul, Former North Korean prison guard and refugee in
China; Ms. Oh Young Hui, Former North Korean Gymnast, Olympic
Coach and refugee in China.
June 2, 2004.--HEARING: U.S. POLICY IN EAST ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC, 2172 Rayburn, witness: The Honorable James A. Kelly,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
U.S. Department of State.
June 22, 2004.--HEARING: U.S. POLICY TOWARD SOUTH ASIA,
2172 Rayburn, witness: The Honorable Christina B. Rocca,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South Asian Affairs, U.S.
Department of State.
June 23, 2004.--HEARING: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG,
2200 Rayburn, witnesses: William H. Overholt, Ph.D., Policy
Chair, Rand Corporation; Mr. Peter Manikas, Senior Associate
for Asia, National Democratic Institute; Ms. Veron Hung,
Associate, China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace.
July 14, 2004.--HEARING: ISLAM IN ASIA, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: Meredith Weiss, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and
Director of the Graduate Program, Department of International
Studies, DePaul University; Douglas E. Ramage, Ph.D.,
Representative, Indonesia and Malaysia, The Asia Foundation;
His Excellency Husain Haqqani, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace; The Honorable Thomas W.
Simons, Jr., Consulting Professor, Center for International
Security and Cooperation, Stanford University.
July 21, 2004.--HEARING: HIV/AIDS IN ASIA, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: Kathleen Cravero, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director,
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); Bates
Gill, Ph.D., Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for
Strategic and International Studies; Vijay V. Yeldandi, M.D.,
F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P., Director of Clinical Research, The Metro
Foundation; Ms. Holly Burkhalter, U.S. Policy Director,
Physicians for Human Rights--Washington Office.
September 22, 2004.--HEARING: ASIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL
CHALLENGES, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Ms. Ruth Greenspan Bell,
Resident Scholar, Resources for the Future; Elizabeth C.
Economy, Ph.D., Director of Asia Studies, Council on Foreign
Relations; Mr. Mingma Sherpa, Director of Asia Programs, World
Wildlife Fund; Mr. Christopher Flavin, President, Worldwatch
Institute.
D. Subcommittee on Europe
March 13, 2003.--UNITED STATES PRIORITIES IN EUROPE.
Witnesses: Hon. A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; and Hon.
J.D. Crouch, II, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International
Security Policy, U.S. Department of Defense.
March 27, 2003.--U.S. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN EUROPE: AN
ASSESSMENT. Witnesses: Thomas Adams, Acting Coordinator for
U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; Hon. Kent R. Hill,
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S.
Agency for International Development.
April 1, 2003.--BRIEFING BY U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NATO.
Briefer: Hon. Nicholas Burns.
April 3, 2003.--MARKUP OF H. RES. 165, H.R. 854, H. RES.
154 AND H. CON. RES. 129.
April 10, 2003.--THE BALKANS: ASSESSING THE PROGRESS AND
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. Witnesses: Daniel Serwer, U.S. Institute
of Peace; Gen. William L. Nash, Council on Foreign Relations;
and Mark Wheeler, International Crisis Group.
April 29, 2003.--NATO AND ENLARGEMENT: PROGRESS SINCE
PRAGUE. Witnesses: Robert A. Bradtke, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department
of State; Ian J. Brzezinski, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
European and NATO Policy, U.S. Department of Defense.
May 8, 2003.--U.S. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION AND
NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS--PART I. Witnesses: Hon. John S.
Wolf, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Nonproliferation, U.S.
Department of State; Ken Baker, Principal Deputy Administrator,
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy;
and Lisa Bronson, Deputy Under Secretary for Technology,
Security, Policy and Counterproliferation, Department of
Defense. (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on International
Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights.)
May 14, 2003.--U.S. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION AND
NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS: HOW FAR HAVE WE COME--WHERE ARE WE
HEADING?--PART II. Witnesses: Laura S. H. Holgate, Nuclear
Threat Initiative; Kenneth N. Luongo, Russian-American Nuclear
Security Advisory Council; James Clay Moltz, Monterey Institute
of International Studies; and Jon B. Wolfsthal, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace. (Joint hearing with the
Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and
Human Rights.)
June 11, 2003.--RENEWING THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP: A
VIEW FROM THE UNITED STATES. Witnesses: Simon Serfaty, CSIS;
Christopher Makins, Atlantic Council of the United States;
Daniel Hamilton, John Hopkins University School of Advanced
International Studies; and John Hulsman, Heritage Foundation.
June 11, 2003.--MARKUP OF H. CON. RES. 209.
June 17, 2003.--THE FUTURE OF TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS: A
VIEW FROM EUROPE. Witnesses: Hon. Hugo Paemen, Hogan and
Hartson, LLP; Dieter Dettke, Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Justin
Vaisse, Brookings Institution; Radek Sikorski, AEI, and Gianni
Riotta, Columnist, Corriere della Sera.
June 26, 2003.--MARKUP OF H.R. 2550.
July 22, 2003.--THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION:
UNDERSTANDING THE PARTNERSHIP. Witnesses: Charles R. Ries,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; and Carl F. Lankowski,
Deputy Director of Area Studies, Coordinator for European Area
Studies, Foreign Service Institute, Department of State.
September 9, 2003.--MARKUP OF H. RES. 356 AND H. RES. 355.
September 30, 2003.--RUSSIA'S TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY AND
U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Witnesses: Michael
McFaul, Peter and Helen Bing Research Fellow, Hoover Institute;
and Dimitri Simes, Nixon Center.
October 1, 2003.--TURKEY'S FUTURE DIRECTION AND U.S.-TURKEY
RELATIONS. Witnesses: Soner Cagaptay, The Washington Institute;
Bulent Aliriza, CSIS; Sedat Ergin, Hurriyet Daily; and Hon.
Mark Parris, Baker Donelson.
October 29, 2003.--MARKUP OF H. RES. 390.
March 3, 2004.--UNITED STATES PRIORITIES IN EUROPE.
Witness: Hon. A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State.
March 3, 2004.--MARKUP OF H. RES. 540.
March 17, 2004.--THE CURRENT SITUATION IN SERBIA.
Witnesses: D. Kathleen Stephens, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State;
Daniel Serwer, U.S. Institute of Peace; and Svetozar
Stojanovic, Serbian-American Center.
March 17, 2004.--MARKUP OF H. RES 543 AND H. RES. 558.
March 31, 2004.--BELARUS AND ITS FUTURE: DEMOCRACY OR
SOVIET-STYLE DICTATORSHIP? Witnesses: Ariel Cohen, Heritage
Foundation; Stephen Nix, IRI; and Paul LeGendre, OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly.
April 21, 2004.--THE U.S. AND NORTHERN EUROPE: THE E-PINE
INITIATIVE. Witnesses: Heather Conley, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department
of State; H.E. Jan Eliasson, Sweden's Ambassador to the U.S.;
and H.E. Vygaudas Usackas, Lithuania's Ambassador to the U.S.
April 28, 2004.--MARKUP OF H. RES. 577.
May 12, 2004.--UKRAINE'S FUTURE AND UNITED STATES
INTERESTS. Witnesses: Steven Pifer, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State;
Anders Aslund, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and
Nadia Diuk, NED.
May 19, 2004.--MARKUP OF H. RES. 642.
June 16, 2004.--U.S. INITIATIVES AT NATO'S ISTANBUL SUMMIT.
Witnesses: Ian J. Brzezinski, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
European and NATO Affairs, Department of Defense; and Robert A.
Bradtke, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs, Department of State.
June 17, 2004.--MARKUP OF H. CON. RES. 415 AND H. RES. 652.
July 15, 2004.--TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS: A POST-SUMMIT
ASSESSMENT. Witnesses: H.E. Gunter Gurghardt, Head of
Delegation, European Commission; Simon Serfaty, Ph.D.,
Director, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and
International Studies; Daniel Hamilton, Ph.D., Director, Center
for Transatlantic Relations, John Hopkins University School of
Advanced International Studies; Philip Gordon, Ph.D., Director,
Center on the United States and Europe, the Brookings
Institution.
September 14, 2004.--U.S.-EUROPEAN COOPERATION ON
COUNTERTERRORISM: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES. Witnesses: Mr.
William T. Pope, Principal DeputyCoordinator, Office of the
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State; Mr Gijs De
Vries, Counter-terrorism Co-ordinator, European Union; Hon. C. Stewart
Verdery, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Bruce Swartz, Deputy Assistant
Attorney General, Criminal Division; U.S. Department of Justice. (Joint
hearing with the Subcommittee on International Terrorism,
Nonproliferation and Human Rights.)
October 5, 2004.--MARKUP OF H. RES. 726, H. RES. 733, H.
RES. 341, H. RES. 483, H. CON. RES. 412
E. Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human
Rights
March 26, 2003.--HEARING: OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL
TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. J. Cofer
Black, Ambassador-At-Large, Coordinator for Counterterrorism,
Department of State.
April 30, 2003.--HEARING: A REVIEW OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT
COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: Hon. Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State;
Alexandra Arriaga, Director of Government Relations, Amnesty
International, USA; Jennifer L. Windsor, Executive Director,
Freedom House; Mrs. Soon-Ok Lee, Former North Korean Prisoner
at Kaechon Prison Camp.
May 8, 2003.--HEARING: U.S. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
AND NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS--PART I, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses:
Hon. John S. Wolf, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Ken Baker,
Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy; Ms. Lisa Bronson,
Deputy Under Secretary for Technology, Security, Policy and
Counterproliferation, Department of Defense.
May 14, 2003.--HEARING: U.S. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
AND NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS: HOW FAR HAVE WE COME--WHERE ARE
WE HEADING?--PART II, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Ms. Laura S. H.
Holgate, Vice President for Russia/NIS Programs, Nuclear Threat
Initiative; Mr. Kenneth N. Luongo, Executive Director, Russian-
American Nuclear Security Advisory Council; James Clay Moltz,
Ph.D., Associate Director and Research Professor, Center for
Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International
Studies; Mr. Jon B. Wolfsthal, Associate and Deputy Director,
Non-Proliferation Project, Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace.
June 25, 2003.--HEARING: GLOBAL TRENDS TRAFFICKING AND THE
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT, 2200 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon.
John Miller, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Director of the
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department
of State; The Reverend Lauran Bethell, International Baptist
Theological Seminary of the European Baptist Federation; Ms.
Holly Burkhalter, U.S. Policy Director, Physicians for Human
Rights; Mr. Gary A. Haugen, President and CEO; Founder,
International Justice Mission; Mohamed Y. Mattar, S.J.D, Co-
Director, The Protection Project, Johns Hopkins University,
School of Advanced International Studies; Ms. Nancy Murphy,
Executive Director, Northwest Family Life; Louise I. Shelley,
Ph.D., Director, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center,
American University.
October 1, 2003.--HEARING: HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA: FIFTEEN
YEARS POST MILITARY COUP--PART I, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Mr.
Stephen Dun, World Aid; Mr. Michael Mitchell, Orion Strategies;
Ms. Naw Musi, Burmese Refugee; Mr. Wunna Maung, National League
for Democracy; Mr. Bo Hla-Tint, National Coalition Government
of the Union of Burma.
October 2, 2003.--HEARING: HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA: FIFTEEN
YEARS POST MILITARY COUP--PART II, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses:
Hon. Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Matthew
Daley, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
November 19, 2003.--HEARING: AFGHANISTAN: DEMOCRATIZATION
AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE EVE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL LOYA JIRGA,
2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Lorne W. Craner, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor,
Department of State; Hon. John V. Hanford III, Ambassador-at-
Large, Office of International Religious Freedom, Department of
State; Hon. Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
South Asian Affairs, Department of State; Ms. Barbara Haig,
Vice President, Programs, Planning, and Evaluation, National
Endowment for Democracy; T. Kumar, Advocacy Director for Asia
and Pacific, Amnesty International, U.S.A.; Mariam A. Nawabi,
Esq., Advisor to the Constitutional Drafting Commission of
Afghanistan, Associate, Deschert, LLP; Mr. Mark Schneider,
Senior Vice President, International Crisis Group.
February 10, 2004.--HEARING: STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: AN ANALYSIS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S 2003
ANNUAL REPORT, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. John V. Hanford
III, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom,
U.S. Department of State; Hon. Michael K. Young, Chair, U.S.
Commission on International Religious Freedom; Joseph K.
Grieboski, Founder and President, Institute on Religion and
Public Policy; Tom Malinowski, Washington Advocacy Director,
Human Rights Watch.
February 13, 2004.--HEARING: PREVENTING THE ENTRY OF
TERRORISTS INTO THE UNITED STATES, Samuel Greenberg Board Room,
Administration Building, Los Angeles International Airport, Los
Angeles, CA., witnesses: Mr. Robert Garrity, Deputy Assistant
Director, Records Management Division, Federal Bureau of
Investigation; Ms. Ana Hinojosa, Port Director, Los Angeles
International Airport, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security; Mr. David C. Stewart, Consul
General, American Consulate General, Tijuana, Mexico,
Department of State; Ms. Jessica Vaughan, Senior Policy Analyst
Center for Immigration Studies; Hon. Peter K. Nunez, Department
of Political Science and International Relations, University of
San Diego; Mr. Bill West, Consultant, The Investigative
Project; Ms. Peggy Sterling, Vice President, Safety, Security
and Environmental, American Airlines.
March 17, 2004.--MARKUP OF H.R. 3978, DESIGNATION OF
FOREIGN TERRORISTS ORGANIZATIONS REFORM ACT, 2200 Rayburn,
witnesses: none.
April 1, 2004.--HEARING: AL-QAEDA: THE THREAT TO THE UNITED
STATES AND ITS ALLIES, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. J. Cofer
Black, Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator for Counterterrorism,
Department of State.
June 14, 2004.--HEARING: THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND THE
SCREENING OF POTENTIAL TERRORISTS, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Mr.
Robert Jackstra, Executive Director, Border Security and
Facilitation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Ms. Catherine Barry, Managing Director,
Office of Visa Services, Department of State; Mr. Bruce Wolff,
Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing Programs,
Marriott International, Representing Travel Industry
Association of America; Mr. Mark Krikorian, Executive Director,
Center for Immigration Studies; Mr. Robert Leiken, Director of
the Immigration and National Security Program, The Nixon
Center.
June 24, 2004.--HEARING: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: A GLOBAL
REVIEW, 2200 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. John Miller, Senior
Advisor to the Secretary and Director of the Office to Monitor
and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State;
Ms. Holly Burkhalter, U.S. Policy Director, Physicians for
Human Rights; Ms. Michele A. Clark, Co-Director, The Protection
Project, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced,
International Studies; Ms. Sharon B. Cohn, Director of Anti-
Trafficking Operations, International Justice Mission.
July 7, 2004.--HEARING: UNITED STATES SUPPORT OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Lorne W.
Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights
and Labor, Department of State; Hon. Roger P. Winter,
AssistantAdministrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian
Assistance, Agency for International Development; Mr. Carl Gershman,
President, National Endowment for Democracy; Hon. Richard Williamson,
Board of Directors, International Republican Institute, (U.S.
Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights); Mr.
Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democratic Institute; Mr. Tom
Malinowski, Washington Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch.
August 8, 2004.--HEARING: 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT
RECOMMENDATION: DENYING SANCTUARIES TO TERRORISTS, Samuel
Greenberg Board Room, Administration Building, Los Angeles
International Airport, Los Angeles, CA., witnesses: Hon. Slade
Gorton, Commission Member, The 9/11 Commission; Mr. Richard
Ben-Veniste, Commission Member, The 9/11 Commission; Hon. J.
Cofer Black, Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, Department of State.
September 22, 2004.--HEARING: DISARMAMENT OF LIBYA'S
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, 2255 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Curt
Weldon, Member of Congress; Hon. Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Verification and Compliance, Department of
State; Mr. Philo Dibble, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; Mr. Kurt Kessler,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of
Nonproliferation, Department of State.
F. Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
February 12, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY roundtable discussion with
ambassadors from counties of Middle East.
February 13, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY meeting with the Hon.
William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary for Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, Department of State.
March 5, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY roundtable discussion with
ambassadors from countries of Central Asia.
March 19, 2003--Hearing: The Middle East Partnership
Initiative: Promoting Democratization in a Troubled Region,
witnesses: Hon. William Burns, Assistant Secretary for Bureau
of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; and Hon. Wendy
Chamberlin, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the
Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development.
March 19, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY meeting with the Hon. John
Bolton, Undersecretary for Arms Control and International
Security, Department of State.
April 3, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED briefing on Iraq.
April 29, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with the Foreign
Minister of Jordan, H.E. Dr. Marwan Muasher, hosted by the
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
May 13, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED with the Honorable
William Burns, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
May 21, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING: With H. E. Sheikh
Salman bn Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain.
June 17, 2003--Briefing: The Forgotten Refugees: the Jewish
Exodus from Arab Lands.
June 17 2003--MEMBERS ONLY BRIEFING with The Honorable
Faisal Al-Mousawi, President of the Bahraini National Assembly
and the Shura Council.
June 25, 2003--Hearing: Enforcement of the Iran-Libya
Sanctions Act and Increasing Security Threats from Iran,
witnesses, Mr. Charles Ries, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Ms. Anna Borg, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; Mr. Philo Dibble, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Patrick
Clawson, Ph.D., Deputy Director, The Washington Institute for
Near East Policy; and Mr. Roger W. Robinson, CEO and President,
Conflict Securities Advisory Group, Inc.
September 3, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with Ambassador
David Granit, Deputy Director General for United Nations and
International Organizations at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
September 10, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED briefing on Al-
Qaeda and Terrorist Financiers.
September 10, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED briefing on
Syria with the Hon. John Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms
Control and International Security, U.S. Department of State.
September 16, 2003--Hearing: Syria: Implications for U.S.
Security and Regional Stability--Part I, witness the Hon. John
R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International
Security, U.S. Department of State.
September 25, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with H.E. Ahmed
Maher El-Sayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab
Republic of Egypt.
October 21, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED JOINT BRIEFING
WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE on Middle
Eastern terrorist groups operating in the Western Hemisphere.
October 29, 2003--Hearing: Central Asia: Terrorism,
Religious Extremism, and Regional Stability, witnesses: Hon. A.
Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Stephen Blank,
Ph.D., Professor, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War
College; Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Research Fellow, The Heritage
Foundation; Fiona Hill, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
Studies, The Brookings Institution; and Martha Brill Olcott,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings
Institution.
November 6, 2003--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED BRIEFING with the
Honorable William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
November 19, 2003--Joint Hearing: Afghanistan:
Democratization and Human Rights on the Eve of the
Constitutional Loya Jirga, witnesses: Hon. Lorne W. Craner,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
Labor, Department of State; Hon. John V. Hanford III,
Ambassador-at-Large, Office of International Religious Freedom,
Department of State; Hon. Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of South Asian Affairs, Department of State; Ms. Barbara
Haig, Vice President, Programs, Planning and Evaluation,
National Endowment for Democracy; T. Kumar, Advocacy Director
for Asia and Pacific, Amnesty International, U.S.A.; Mariam A.
Nawabi, Esq., Advisor to the Constitutional Drafting Commission
of Afghanistan, Associate, Dechert, LLP; and Mr. Mark
Schneider, Senior Vice President, International Crisis Group.
November 20, 2003--Hearing: Human Rights Violations Under
Saddam Hussein: Victims Speak Out, witnesses: Hon. Deborah
Pryce, Member of Congress from the State of Ohio; Hon. Darlene
Hooley, Member of Congress from the State of Oregon; Sandy
Hodgkinson, Forensics Unit, Coalition Provisional Authority;
Joe Collins, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Stability
Operations; Major Alvin Schmidt, United States Marine Corps;
Susannah Sirkin, Deputy Director, Physicians for Human Rights;
Maha Alattar, M.D., Professor, Department of Neurology School
of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
and Athir Morad, M.D., Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church,
Virginia.
February 10, 2004--Briefing: Israel's Security Fence.
February 24, 2004--Hearing: United States and the Iraqi
Marshlands: An Environmental Response, witnesses: Mr. Gordon
West, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the
Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development; John
Wilson, Ph.D., Senior Environmental Officer, Bureau of Asia and
the Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development;
Fernando R. Miralles-Wilhelm, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Departments of Civil, Architectural and Environmental
Engineering, University of Miami; and Azzam Alwash, Ph.D.,
Senior Project Advisor, Eden Again.
March 10, 2004--Members Only Meeting with His Excellency
Dr. Marwan Muasher, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
March 10, 2004--Members Only Meeting with the Honorable
Marc Otte, the European Union's Special Representative to the
Middle East Peace Process.
March 16, 2004--Members Only Briefing given by the
Honorable William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
March 17, 2004.--Members Only Meeting with Dr. Mohamed
ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA).
March 24, 2004.--Hearing: Saudi Arabia and the Fight
Against Terrorism Financing, witnesses:, Hon. J. Cofer Black,
Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism,
U.S. Department of State; Mr. Gary M. Bald, Assistant Director,
Counterterrorism Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Mr.
Juan C. Zarate, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Executive Office,
Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime, U.S. Department of the
Treasury; Mr. Robert Baer (Former CIA Middle East Intelligence
Officer; and Mr. Steven Simon Senior AnalystRAND Corporation.
May 12, 2004.--Markup: H. Con. Res. 319, expressing the
grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression
of the religious freedom and human rights of the Iranian Baha'i
community by the Government of Iran; H. Con. Res. 363,
expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the
continuing gross violations of human rights and civil liberties
of the Syrian people by the Government of the Syrian Arab
Republic; H. Res. 615, expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the
Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the United Nations;
and H. Res. 617, expressing support for the accession of Israel
to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD).
May 12, 2004.--Roundtable Meeting on the Middle East Free
Trade Initiative with ambassadors from the Middle East nations.
May 20, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED BRIEFING on Recent
Developments in the Middle East.
June 2, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION on the
Administration's proposed Greater Middle East Initiative with
ambassadors from the Middle East nations.
June 15, 2004.--Hearing: Uzbekistan: The Key to Success in
Central Asia? Witnesses; Hon. Lorne W. Craner, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S.
Department of State; Hon. B. Lynn Pascoe, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Ms. Mira Ricardel, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Defense, for International Security Policy, U.S.
Department of Defense; Ms. Zeyno Baran, Director, International
Security and Energy Programs, The Nixon Center; and Mr. Mark
Schneider, Vice President, The International Crisis Group.
June 16, 2004.--Hearing: The Future of U.S.-Egyptian
Relations, witnesses: Hon. Rose Likins, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Hon. David Satterfield, Deputy Assistant
Secretary Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; and Mr. James Kunder, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Bureau for Asia and the Near East , U.S. Agency for
International Development.
June 24, 2004.--Hearing: Iranian Proliferation:
Implications for Terrorists, their State-Sponsors and U.S.
Counter-proliferation Policy, witnesses: Hon. John R. Bolton,
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Hon. Peter Flory Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs,
U.S. Department of Defense, Mr. Michael Eisenstadt, Senior
Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; and Mr. Paul
Leventhal, Senior Advisor and Founding President, Nuclear
Control Institute.
June 25, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED BRIEFING on Iran,
Middle East Proliferation and Terrorist Capabilities.
July 3, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with Members of the
Jordanian Parliament.
July 7, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with a delegation of
Members of the Finance Committees of the Parliament and
Consultative Council of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
July 22, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with the Ambassadors
of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to discuss Iran's
nuclear program.
September 22, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with a delegation
from the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
September 22, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with Members of
the Parliament of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
G. Western Hemisphere
February 27, 2003.--HEARING: OVERVIEW OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. John P.
Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Hon.
Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin
America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for
International Development; Mr. J. Curtis Struble, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State.
June 11, 2003.--HEARING: OVERVIEW OF RADIO AND TELEVISION
MARTI, 2200 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Adolfo A. Franco,
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the
Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development;
Mr. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, Chairman, Broadcasting Board of
Governors; Mr. Pedro V. Roig, Director, Office of Cuba
Broadcasting, Broadcasting Board of Governors.
June 12, 2003.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING: Governors of Brazil--
Hon. Geraldo Alckmin, State of Sao Paolo and Hon. Lucio
Alcantara, State of Ceara, H-139, the Capitol.
July 10, 2003.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING: With His Excellency
Jose Viegas Filho, Minister of Defense of Brazil, H-139, the
Capitol.
October 21, 2003.--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED JOINT BRIEFING:
MIDDLE EASTERN TERRORIST GROUPS OPERATING IN THE WESTERN
HEMISPHERE, 2200 Rayburn.
October 21, 2003.--HEARING: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR U.S. POLICY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, 2200 Rayburn,
witnesses: Hon. Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State,
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Hon. Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for
International Development.
November 5, 2003.--HEARING: THE CASE FOR A SOCIAL
INVESTMENT FUND FOR THE AMERICAS, 2172 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon.
J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public
Affairs, University of Minnesota; Hon. Patrick M. Cronin,
Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for
Strategic and International Studies; J. Michael Waller, Ph.D.,
Professor, Institute of World Politics; Carol Graham, Ph.D.,
Vice President and Director, Governance Studies Program, The
Brookings Institution
February 26, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY CLASSIFIED BRIEFING: THE
SITUATION IN HAITI, 2200 Rayburn.
March 3, 2004.--HEARING: THE SITUATION IN HAITI, 2172
Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary
of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department
of State; Hon. Arthur E. Dewey, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. Department of State;
Hon. Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for
International Development; Hon. Timothy M. Carney, Former U.S.
Ambassador to Haiti; Hon. Orlando Marville, Former Head of the
Election Observation Mission of the Organization of American
States, (2000); Mr. Pierre-Marie Paquiot, President, State
University of Haiti; Robert Maguire, Ph.D., Director of
Programs in International Affairs, Trinity College; Jeffrey D.
Sachs, Ph.D., Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia
University.
May 5, 2004.--MARKUP OF: H.R. 3347, To Authorize the
establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development
Fund for the Americas to provide assistance to reduce poverty
and foster increased economic opportunity in the countries of
the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes, 2200 Rayburn.
June 24, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING: with leaders of the
National Legislatures of Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and
Panama, 2255 Rayburn.
July 13, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING: His Excellency
Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador, H-139 the Capitol.
July 14, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING: Brazilian
Legislators, 2255 Rayburn.
July 22, 2004.--MEMBERS ONLY MEETING: His Excellency
Eduardo Stein, Vice President of Guatemala, 2255 Rayburn.
October 6, 2004.--HEARING: U.S. TRADE DISPUTES IN PERU AND
ECUADOR, 2200 Rayburn, witnesses: Hon. Earl Anthony Wayne,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs,
U.S. Department of State; Ms. Regina K. Vargo, Assistant U.S.
Trade Representative for the Americas, Office of the United
States Trade Representative; Hon. Charles S. Shapiro, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Mr. John Murphy, Vice President for
Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Eric
Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas; Mr. Mark
Dresner, Vice President for Corporate Communications, Englehard
Corporation.
November 18, 2004.--HEARING: AID TO COLOMBIA: THE EUROPEAN
ROLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NARCO-TERRORISM, 2172 Rayburn,
witnesses: Hon. Robert R. Charles, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, U.S. Department
of State; Hon. Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator,
Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States
Agency for International Development; Mr. Juan Jose Quintana,
Mr. Juan Jose Quintana, Counselor, Embassy of Colombia; Mr.
Sandro Calvani, Representative, United Nations Office of Drugs
and Crime (UNODC), Bogota, Colombia; Mr. Michael E. Shifter,
Vice President for Policy, Inter-American Dialogue; Mr. Marc W.
Chernick, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University.
H. Protocol Meetings
Committee on International Relations
108TH CONGRESS
CHAIRMAN HYDE MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN DIGNITARIES
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Country Dignitary/Date
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United Nations......................... Ms. Catherine Bertini, UN
Secretary General for
Management, Private Meeting, 1/
27/03
UN/US Forces Korea..................... General LaPorte, Commander,
Private Meeting, 1/28/03
Pakistan............................... H.E. Mian Khurshid Mahmud
Kasuri, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Private Meeting, 1/28/
03
Serbia & Montenegro.................... Mr. Dragoljub Micunovic,
Speaker of the Parliament,
Private Meeting, 2/10/03
United States.......................... Hon. Colin Powell, Secretary of
State, Full HIRC Hearing, 2/12/
03
Middle East............................ Ambassador Rountable, Meeting
hosted by Middle East and
Central Asia Subcommittee, 2/
12/03
Ecuador................................ H.E. Lucio Gutierrez,
President, Full HIRC Meeting,
2/12/03
European Union......................... H.E. Georges Savvaides,
Ambassador of Greece
representing the Presidency of
the European Union, Meeting
hosted by the Europe
Subcommittee, 2/13/03
Afghanistan............................ H.E. Hamid Karzai, President,
Full HIRC Meeting, 2/26/03
Nicaragua.............................. H.E. Enrique Bolanos,
President, Full HIRC Meeting,
2/27/03
Middle East/Central Asia............... Ambassador Rountable, Meeting
hosted by the Middle East and
Central Asia Subcommittee, 3/5/
03
Japan.................................. Japanese families of victims
kidnapped by North Korea, Full
HIRC Meeting, 3/5/03
Greece................................. H.E. George Savvaides,
Ambassador, Private Meeting, 3/
5/03
United States.......................... Hon. Robert Zoellick, United
States Trade Representative,
Full HIRC Meeting, 3/5/03
Egypt.................................. High Level Public/Private
Sector Delegation, Full HIRC
Meeting, 3/5/03
Peru................................... H.E. Dr. Luis Solari, Prime
Minister, Rep. Ballenger,
Chairman of Western Hemisphere
Subcommittee hosting Full HIRC
Meeting, 3/13/03
Jordan................................. H.E. Dr. Marwan Muasher,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Full HIRC Meeting, 4/29/03
Colombia............................... H.E. Alvaro Uribe, President,
Full HIRC Meeting, 5/1/03
Denmark................................ H.E. Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Prime Minister, Full HIRC
Meeting, 5/8/03
Israel................................. Hon. Dr. Yuval Shteinitz,
Chairman Knesset Foreign
Affairs Committee, Full HIRC
Meeting hosted by Rep. Ros-
Lehtinen, Chair, Middle East
and Central Asia Subcommittee,
5/8/03
Bahrain................................ H.H. Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-
Khalifa, Crown Prince, Full
HIRC Meeting hosted by Rep.
Ros-Lehtinen, Middle East and
Central Asia Subcommittee, 5/
21/03
Brazil................................. Governors Geraldo Alckmin and
Lucio Alcantara, Full HIRC
Meeting hosted by Rep.
Ballenger, Chairman, Western
Hemisphere Subcommittee, 6/12/
03
Uganda................................. H.E. Yoweri Museveni,
President, Full HIRC Meeting,
6/12/03
European Parliament.................... H.E. Pat Cox, President, Full
HIRC Meeting, 6/24/03
Panama................................. H.E. Mireya Moscoso, President,
Full HIRC Meeting hosted by
Rep. Ballenger, Chairman,
Western Hemisphere
Subcommittee, 6/25/03
Pakistan............................... H.E. General Pervez Musharraf,
President, Full HIRC Meeting,
6/26/03
Ireland................................ H.E. Brian Cowen, TD, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Private
Meeting, 7/9/03
Brazil................................. H.E. Jose Viegas Filho,
Minister of Defense, Full HIRC
Meeting, 7/10/03
United Nations......................... H.E. Kofi Annan, Secretary-
General, Full HIRC Meeting, 7/
14/03
European Commission.................... Mr. Chris Patten, Commissioner
for External Relations,
Private Meeting, 7/15/03
Germany................................ H.E. Joschka Fischer, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Full HIRC
Meeting, 7/16/03
Italy.................................. H.E. Sergio Vento, Ambassador,
Representing Italy's
Presidency of the European
Union, Meeting hosted by the
Europe Subcommittee, 7/17/03
Israel................................. H.E. Silvan Shalom, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Full HIRC
Meeting, 7/22/03
Palestinian Authority.................. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, Prime
Minister, Full HIRC Meeting, 7/
24/03
Serbia................................. H.E. Zoran Zivkovic, Prime
Minister, Full HIRC Meeting, 7/
24/03
Mexico................................. H.E. Luis Ernesto Derbez,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Private Meeting, 9/04/03
Korea, Republic of..................... H.E. Yoon, Young-kwan, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Private
Meeting, 9/05/03
Tibet.................................. His Holiness The 14th Dalai
Lama, Full HIRC Meeting, 9/10/
03
Kuwait................................. H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-
Jabar Al-Sabah, Prime
Minister, Private Meeting, 9/
11/03
Jordan................................. H.M. King Abdullah bin Al-
Hussein, Full HIRC Meeting, 9/
17/03
Hong Kong.............................. Mr. Donald Tsang, Chief
Secretary for Administration,
Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region, Private
Meeting, 9/18/03
Taiwan................................. Mr. CJ Chen, Representative,
Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office, Private
Meeting, 9/22/03
China.................................. H.E. Li, Zhaoxing, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Private
Meeting, 9/22/03
Bosnia & Herzegovina................... H.E. Dr. Dragan Covic, Chairman
of the Presidency, Private
Meeting, 9/24/03
Egypt.................................. H.E. Ahmed Maher El-Sayed,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Hosted by Subcommittee on
Middle East and Central Asia,
9/25/03
China.................................. Delegation of Parliamentarians
from the People's Congress of
China led by Chairman Jiang
Enzhu, Private Meeting, 9/29/
03
Pakistan............................... H.E. Mir Zafarullah Khan
Jamali, Prime Minister, Full
HIRC Meeting, 10/02/03
Australia.............................. H.E. Michael Thawley,
Ambassador to the U.S.,
Private Meeting, 10/07/03
Ukraine................................ H.E. Viktor Yanukovych, Prime
Minister, Private Meeting, 10/
08/03
Bulgaria............................... Hon. Prof. Dr. Ognyan
Gerdjikov, Speaker of the
Parliament, Private Meeting,
10/16/03
France................................. Hon. Edouard Balladur, Chairman
of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the French
National Assembly, Private
Meeting, 10/22/03
North Korea............................ Mr. Hwang Jang-yop, Honorary
President of the Association
of North Korean Defectors,
Full HIRC Meeting, 10/30/03
Afghanistan............................ H.E. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Private Meeting, 11/13/03
Congo, Democratic Republic of.......... H.E. Major General Joseph
Kabila, President, Private
Meeting, 11/04/03
United States.......................... Hon. John Snow, Secretary of
the Treasury, Private Meeting,
11/20/03
Mongolia............................... Hon. S. Tumur-Ochir, Chairman
of the State Great Hural,
Private Meeting, 11/12/03
United States.......................... Hon. Colin L. Powell, Secretary
of State, Private Meeting, 11/
21/03
Chile.................................. H.E. Jose Miguel Insulza,
Minister of Security, Private
Meeting, 12/08/03
Korea, Republic of..................... H.E. Han, Sung Joo, Ambassador
to the United States, Private
Meeting, 12/08/03
Croatia................................ Hon. Vladimir Seks, Speaker of
the Parliament, and H.E. Dr.
Miomir Zuzul, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Private
Meeting, 1/21/04
India.................................. H.E. Yashwant Sinha, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Full HIRC
Meeting, 1/21/04
Colombia............................... General Jorge Daniel Castro,
Director General, Colombian
National Police, Private
Meeting, 1/28/04
World Food Program..................... Mr. James T. Morris, Executive
Director, Private Meeting, 2/3/
04
Liberia................................ H.E. Gyude Bryant, Chairman
(Head of State), Private
Meeting, 2/10/04
United States.......................... Hon. Colin L. Powell, Secretary
of State, Full HIRC Hearing, 2/
11/04
Japan.................................. H.E. Ryozo Kato, Ambassador,
Private Meeting, 2/24/04
Georgia................................ H.E. Mikheil Saakashvili,
President of Georgia, Private
Meeting, 2/24/04
Jordan................................. H.E. Dr. Marwan Mausher,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Middle East and Central Asia
Subcommittee Meeting, 3/10/04
IAEA................................... H.E. Dr. Mohamed El Baradei,
Director General, Middle East
and Central Asia Subcommittee
Meeting, 3/17/04
Brazil................................. Parliamentary Delegation,
Private Meeting, 3/23/04
Taiwan................................. C.J. Chen, Representative of
the Taipei Representative and
Cultural Office, Private
Meeting, 3/24/04
United States.......................... Hon. Bob Zoellick, United
States Trade Representative,
Private Meeting, 3/30/04
Jordan................................. H.M. King Abdullah II bin Al-
Hussein, Full HIRC Meeting, 4/
22/04
Qatar.................................. H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim
Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Meeting
hosted by the Middle East and
Central Asia Subcommittee, 4/
28/04
Guatemala.............................. H.E. Oscar Berger, President,
Private Meeting, 4/29/04
Iceland................................ H.E. Bjorn Bjarnason, Minister
of Justice, Private Meeting, 5/
3/04
Haiti.................................. H.E. Gerard Latortue, Interim
Prime Minister, Meeting hosted
by the Western Hemisphere
Subcommittee, 5/5/04
Northern Cyprus........................ Mr. Mehmet Ali Talat, Leader of
the Turkish Cypriot Community,
Private Meeting, 5/5/04
Middle East............................ Ambassador Roundtable, Meeting
hosted by the Middle East and
Central Asia Subcommittee, 5/
12/04
The Holy See........................... Reverend Father David Jaeger,
Vatican Legal Consultor,
Private Meeting, 5/20/04
Greece................................. H.E. Konstantinos Karamanlis,
Prime Minister, Full HIRC
Meeting, 5/20/04
Mexico................................. H.E. Carlos de Icaza,
Ambassador to the United
States, Private Meeting, 6/2/
04
Kazakhstan............................. H.E. Kassymzhomart Tokaev,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Private Meeting, 6/3/04
Greece................................. Hon. Dora Bakoyannis, Mayor of
Athens, Private Meeting, 6/8/
04
United States.......................... Hon. John Negroponte, United
States Ambassador to Iraq,
Private Meeting, 6/9/04
Afghanistan............................ H.E. Hamid Karzai, President,
Full HIRC Meeting, 6/15/04
Jordan................................. H.M. King Abdullah II bin Al-
Hussein, Full HIRC Meeting, 6/
16/04
United States.......................... Hon. John Danforth, United
States Ambassador to the
United States Mission to the
United Nations, Private
Meeting, 6/21/04
Latin America & Carribean.............. Meeting with Leaders of the
National Legislatures hosted
by the Western Hemisphere
Subcommittee, 6/24/04
Bahrain................................ Parliamentary delegation,
Meeting hosted by the Middle
East and Central Asia
Subcommittee, 7/7/04
Chile.................................. Hon. Hernan Larrain, President
of the Senate of Chile,
Private Meeting, 7/9/04
El Salvador............................ H.E. Antonio Saca, President,
Meeting hosted by Western
Hemisphere Subcommittee, 7/13/
04
Italy.................................. Parliamentary delegation from
the Foreign Affairs Committees
of the Chamber of Deputies and
the Senate, Full HIRC Meeting,
7/13/04
Brazil................................. Parliamentay delegation,
Meeting hosted by Western
Hemisphere Subcommittee, 7/14/
04
European Union......................... H.E. Boudewijn Van Eenennaam,
Dutch Ambassador to the United
States representing the
Presidency of the European
Union, Meeting hosted by
Europe Subcommittee, 7/20/04
Kosovo................................. His Grace Bishop Artemje,
Servian Orthodox Bishop of
Kosovo, Private Meeting, 7/20/
04
Bahrain................................ H.H. Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-
Khalifa, Crown Prince and
Commander-in-Chief of the
Bahraini Defense Forces,
Private Meeting, 7/20/04
Serbia................................. H.E. Boris Tadic, President,
Full HIRC Meeting, 7/21/04
United States.......................... Mr. John Walters, Director of
Office of National Drug
Control Policy, Private
Meeting, 7/21/04
Guatemala.............................. H.E. Eduardo Stein, Vice
President, Meeting hosted by
the Western Hemisphere
Subcommittee, 7/22/04
India.................................. Parliamentary delegation,
Private Meeting, 9/9/04
Israel................................. Parliamentary delegation from
the Knesset Foreign Affairs
and Defense Committee, Meeting
hosted by the Middle East and
Central Asia Subcommittee, 9/
22/04
Hungary................................ Hon. Katalin Szili, Speaker of
the Hungarian National
Assembly, Full HIRC Meeting, 9/
22/04
Jordan................................. Parliamentary delegation hosted
by the Middle East and Central
Asia Subcommittee, 9/22/04
Pakistan............................... H.E. Perves Musharraf,
President, Private Meeting 9/
22/04
Qatar.................................. H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa
Al-Thani, Emir, Private
Meeting, 9/30/04
Ukraine................................ Hon. Volodymyr Lytvyn, Speaker
of the Parliament, Private
Meeting, 11/15/04
Taiwan................................. Dr. David Lee, Representative
of the Taipei Economic and
Cultural Representative
Office, Private Meeting, 11/16/
04
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APPENDIX I
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WITNESSES BEFORE FULL COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES DURING THE 108TH
CONGRESS
During the 108th Congress, the Full Committee and its
subcommittees took testimony from witnesses in legislative and
consultative hearings. Witnesses were drawn from the executive
branch, Members of Congress, and private citizens with
particular expertise. In addition, the full committee and
subcommittees received distinguished visitors from other
countries.
FC = Full Committee hearing
A = Africa Subcommittee hearing
AP = Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee hearing
Eur. = Europe Subcommittee hearing
ITNHR = International Terrorism, Narcotics and Human Rights
Subcommittee hearing
MECA = Middle East and Central Asia Subcommittee hearing
WH = Western Hemisphere Subcommittee hearing
Abuza, Zachary, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political
Science and International Relations, Simmons College (AP/ITNHR
10/29/03).
Adams, Thomas, Acting Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to
Europe and Eurasia, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs,
Department of State (Eur. Subc., 3/27/03).
Al-Ahmed, Ali, Saudi Institute (FC 10/6/04).
Alattar, Maha, M.D., Professor, Department of Neurology
School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill (MECA 11/20/03).
Aldonas, Hon. Grant, Under Secretary, International Trade
Commission, Department of Commerce (FC 10/21/03).
Aird, John S., Former Senior Research Specialist on China,
U.S. Census Bureau (FC 12/14/04).
Aliriza, Bulent, CSIS (Eur. Subc. 10/1/03).
Alwash, Azzam, Ph.D., Senior Project Advisor, Eden Again
(MECA 2/24/04).
Applegarth, Hon. Paul, CEO, Millennium Challenge
Corporation (FC 5/19/04).
Armitage, Hon. Richard L., Deputy Secretary, U.S.
Department of State (9/29/04).
Aron, Leon, AEI (FC 3/18/04).
Arriaga, Alexandra, Director of Government Relations,
Amnesty International, USA (ITNHR 4/30/03).
Aslund, Anders, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(Eur. Subc. 5/12/04).
Atwood, Hon. J. Brian, Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute
of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota (WH 11/5/03).
Aung-Thwin, Maureen, Director, Burma Project/Southeast Asia
Initiative, Open Society Institute (AP 6/10/03).
Baer, Robert (Former CIA Middle East Intelligence Officer
(MECA 3/24/04).
Baker, Ken, Principal Deputy Administrator, National
Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy (Eur./
ITNHR Subc. 5/8/03) (ITNHR 5/8/03).
Bald, Gary M., Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Unit,
Federal Bureau of Investigation (MECA 3/24/04).
Bansal, Preeta, Chair, U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom (FC 10/6/04).
Baran, Zeyno, Director, International Security and Energy
Programs, The Nixon Center (MECA 6/15/04).
Barghothi, Ihab, Palestinian Water Authority (FC 5/5/04).
Barry, Catherine, Managing Director, Office of Visa
Services, Department of State (ITNHR 6/14/04).
Bate, Roger, Ph.D., Director, Africa Fighting Malaria (A 9/
14/04).
Beckmann, The Reverend David, President, Bread for the
World (A 5/11/04) (FC 3/6/03).
Bell, Ruth Greenspan, Resident Scholar, Resources for the
Future (AP 9/22/04).
Ben-Veniste, Richard, Commission Member, The 9/11
Commission (ITNHR 8/8/04).
Bethell, The Reverend Lauran, International Baptist
Theological Seminary of the European Baptist Federation (ITNHR
6/25/03).
Bianco, Jonna, American Bondholders Foundation (FC 10/21/
03).
Biem, Herbert A., Senior Associate Director, Division of
Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Board (FC
11/17/04).
Black, Hon. J. Cofer, Coordinator for Counterterrorism,
Department of State (FC 8/19/04) (AP/ITNHR 10/29/03) (ITNHR 3/
26/03; 4/1/04; 8/8/04) (MECA 3/24/04).
Blank, Stephen, Ph.D., Professor, Strategic Studies
Institute, U.S. Army War College (MECA 10/29/03).
Bogue, Janet, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department
of State (FC 5/21/03).
Bolton, Hon. John, Under Secretary for Arms Control and
International Security, U.S. Department of State (FC 6/4/03; 3/
30/04) (MECA 6/24/04; 9/16/03).
Borg, Anna, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State (MECA 6/25/03).
Bradtke, Robert A., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State (Eur. Subc.
4/29/03; 6/16/04).
Brainard, Lael, The Brookings Institution (FC 2/26/04).
Bremer, Hon. Paul, Ambassador, Presidential Envoy to Iraq
(FC 9/25/03).
Bromberg, Gideon, Friends of the Earth Middle East (FC 5/5/
04).
Bronson, Lisa, Deputy Under Secretary for Technology,
Security, Policy and Counterproliferation, Department of
Defense (Eur./ITNHR Subc. 5/8/03) (ITNHR 5/8/03).
Brooks, Doug, President, International Peace Operations
Association (A 10/8/04).
Bruce, Jeffrey, Dayton Daily News (FC 3/24/04).
Bryant, Hon. Daniel J., Assitant Attorney General,
Department of Justice (FC 6/22/04).
Brzezinski, Ian J., Deputy Assistant Secretary, European
and NATO Policy, U.S. Department of Defense (Eur. Subc. 4/29/
03; 6/16/04).
Burghardt, H.E. Gunter, Head of Delegation, European
Commission (Eur. Subc. 7/15/04).
Burhham, Hon. Christopher, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Resource Management, U.S. Department of State (FC 9/4/03).
Burkhalter, Holly, U.S. Policy Director, Physicians for
Human Rights--Washington Office (AP 7/21/04) (ITNHR 6/25/03; 6/
24/04).
Burns, Hon. William J., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State (FC 6/11/03; 3/10/04)
(MECA 2/19/03).
Bush, Richard, Brookings Institution (FC 4/21/04).
Butler, James, Deputy Under Secretary, Department of
Agriculture (FC 4/1/03).
Cagaptay, Soner, The Washington Institute (Eur. Subc. 10/1/
03).
Calingaert, Daniel, Director of Asia Programs,
International Republican Institute (AP 6/10/03).
Calvani, Sandro, Representative, United Nations Office of
Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Bogota, Colombia (WH 11/18/04).
Calzon, Frank, Center for a Free Cuba (FC 4/16/03).
Cambone, Hon. Stephen, Under Secretary for Intelligence,
Department of Defense (FC 5/13/04).
Carney, Hon. Timothy M., Former U.S. Ambassador to Haiti
(WH 3/3/04).
Chamberlin, Hon. Wendy, Assistant Administrator, U.S.
Agency for International Development (FC 5/15/03) (AP 3/20/03)
(MECA 2/19/03).
Charles, Robert B., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department
of State (FC 2/12/04; 9/23/04) (WH 11/18/04).
Chernick, Marc W., Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown
University (WH 11/18/04).
Christoff, Joseph, U.S. General Accounting Office (FC 4/28/
04).
Cirincione, Joseph, Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (FC 3/30/04).
Clark, Michele A., Co-Director, The Protection Project,
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced, International
Studies (ITNHR 6/24/04).
Clawson, Patrick, Ph.D., Deputy Director, The Washington
Institute for Near East Policy (MECA 6/25/03) (FC 3/10/04).
Cohen, Ariel, Heritage Foundation (Eur. Subc. 3/31/04) (FC
2/26/03) (MECA 10/29/03).
Cohen, David B., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular
Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior (AP 6/18/03).
Cohn, Sharon B., Director of Anti-Trafficking Operations,
International Justice Mission (ITNHR 6/24/04).
Colas, Ramon, Independent Libraries of Cuba (FC 4/16/03).
Collins, Joe, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Stability
Operations (MECA 11/20/03).
Conley, Heather, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State (Eur. Subc.
4/21/04).
Craner, Hon. Lorne, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State
(FC 4/16/03; 7/9/03; 3/10/04) (AP 10/2/03) (AP/ITNHR 3/25/04)
(ITNHR 4/30/03; 11/19/03; 7/7/04).
Cravero, Kathleen, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director, Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) (AP 7/21/04).
Cronin, Hon. Patrick M., Senior Vice President and Director
of Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies (WH
11/5/03) (FC 2/26/04).
Dale, Helle, Heritage Foundation (FC 2/26/04).
Daley, Hon. Matthew P., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State (AP
3/26/03; 10/2/03) (AP/ITNHR 10/29/03; 3/25/04).
Dallaire, Lt. Gen. Romeo, Canadian Army (RET) (A 4/22/04).
Dalpino, Catherine E., Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The
Brookings Institution (AP 6/10/03).
DeConcini, Hon. Dennisi, Chairman, National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children (FC 6/22/04).
Dees, Learned, Senior Program Officer, National Endowment
for Democracy (A 7/22/04).
Derryck, Hon. Vivian Lowery, Senior Vice President and
Director, Academy for Educational Development and Former
Assistant Administrator at USAID (A 10/8/04).
Des Forges, Alison,Senior Advisor to Africa Division, Human
Rights Watch (A 4/22/04).
DeSutter, Hon. Paula, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Verification and Compliance, U.S. Department of State (FC 3/10/
04) (ITNHR 9/22/04).
Dettke, Dieter, Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Eur. Subc. 6/
17/03).
De Vries, Gijs, Counter-terrorism Co-ordinator, European
Union (Eur. Subc. 9/14/04).
Dewey, Hon. Arthur E., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. Department of State
(FC 12/14/04) (WH 3/3/04).
Dibble, Philo, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, Department of State (ITNHR 9/22/04) (MECA 6/
25/03).
DioGuardi, Hon. Joseph, Albanian American Civic League (FC
5/21/03).
DioGuardi, Shirley, Albanian American Civic League (FC 5/
21/03).
Diuk, Nadia, NED (Eur. Subc. 5/12/04).
Docking, Dr. Timothy W., Program Officer, United States
Institute of Peace (A 2/12/03).
Dong Chul, Choi, Former North Korean prison guard and
refugee in China (AP/ITNHR 4/28/04).
Dongfang, Ma, Victim of China' s One Child Policy (FC 12/
14/04).
Donovan, Joseph R., Director, Office of Chinese and
Mongolian Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
U.S. Department of State (FC 12/14/04).
Dresner, Mark, Vice President for Corporate Communications,
Englehard Corporation (WH 10/6/04).
Duelfer, Charles A., Special Advisor to the Director of
Central Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction,
Central Intelligence Agency (FC 11/17/04).
Dufka, Corinne, Senior Researcher and West Africa Team
Leader, Human Rights Watch (A 6/24/04).
Dun, Stephen, World Aid (AP 10/1/03).
Dunne, Michelle, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(FC 6/17/04).
Economy, Elizabeth C., Ph.D., Director of Asia Studies,
Council on Foreign Relations (AP 9/22/04).
Eisenstadt, Michael, Senior Fellow, Washington Institute
for Near East Policy (MECA 6/24/04).
Eliasson, H.E. Jan, Sweden's Ambassador to the U.S. (Eur.
Subc. 4/21/04).
Ellings, Richard J., Ph.D., President, National Bureau of
Asian Research (AP 3/17/04).
Ennis, Peter, Washington Bureau Chief, Weekly Toyo Keizai
and Contributing Editor, The Oriental Economist Report (AP 3/
17/04).
Ergin, Sedat, Hurriyet Daily (Eur. Subc. 10/1/03).
Ervin, Hon. Clark Kent, Inspector General, Department of
Homeland Security (FC 6/23/04).
Evans, Hon. Gareth, President, International Crisis Group
and Former Foreign Minister of Australia (A 7/22/04).
Farachi, Nicholas, Former Compliance Officer for BNP-
Paribas North America (FC 11/17/04).
Farah, Douglas, Former Washington Post Correspondent (A 4/
1/04).
Fargo, Admiral Thomas B., Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
(AP 6/26/03).
Farnsworth, Eric, Vice President, Council of the Americas;
(WH 10/6/04).
Fay, J. Michael, Ph.D., Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation
Society (A 3/11/03).
Feith, Hon. Douglas, Under Secretary for Policy, Department
of Defense (FC 5/15/03).
Fisher, Franklin, MIT (FC 5/5/04).
Flake, L. Gordon Flake, Executive Director, The Maureen and
Mike Mansfield Foundation (AP/ITNHR 4/28/04).
Flavin, Christopher, President, Worldwatch Institute (AP 9/
22/04).
Flory, Hon. Peter, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
International Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
(MECA 6/24/04).
Ford, Jess, General Accounting Office (FC 9/4/03; 3/24/04).
Frahi, Bernard, United Nations (FC 6/19/03).
Franco, Hon. Adolfo, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for
International Development (WH 2/27/03; 6/11/03; 10/21/03; 3/3/
04; 11/18/04).
Gaffney, Frank, Center for Security Policy (FC 5/12/04).
Garrity, Robert, Deputy Assistant Director, Records
Management Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (ITNHR 2/
13/04).
Gershman, Carl, President, National Endowment for Democracy
(ITNHR 7/7/04) (FC 7/9/03).
Gildey, Michael, AFL-CIO (FC 2/4/04).
Gilinsky, Victor, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (FC 3/
30/04).
Gill, Bates, Ph.D., Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center
for Strategic and International Studies (AP 7/21/04).
Ginsburg, Susan, Team Leader for Border Security and
Foreign Visitors, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon
the United States (FC 8/19/04).
Gonzalez, Ramon, Leader of Christian Liberation Movement
(FC 4/16/03).
Goodson, Larry, U.S. Army War College (FC 6/19/03).
Gootnick, David, Director, International Affairs and Trade,
U.S. General Accounting Office (FC 6/17/04).
Gordon, Philip, Ph.D., Director, Center on the United
States and Europe, the Brookings Institution (Eur. Subc. 7/15/
04).
Gorton, Hon. Slade, Commission Member, The 9/11 Commission
(ITNHR 8/8/04).
Graham, Carol, Ph.D., Vice President and Director,
Governance Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (WH 11/5/
03).
Grant, Iain, IFPI Secretariat (FC 7/16/03).
Grieboski, Joseph K., Founder and President, Institute on
Religion and Public Policy (ITNHR 2/10/04).
Grignon, Francois, Central Africa Project Director,
International Crisis Group (A 4/3/03).
Grossman, Hon. Marc, Under Secretary for Political Affairs,
Department of State (FC 5/13/04).
Gyosdev, Nikolas, The Nixon Center (FC 3/18/04).
Haig, Barbara, Vice President, Programs, Planning, and
Evaluation, National Endowment for Democracy (ITNHR 11/19/03).
Haqqani, H.E. Hasain, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace (AP 7/14/04).
Hamilton, Daniel, Ph.D., Director, Center for Transatlantic
Relations, John Hopkins University School of Advanced
International Studies (Eur. Subc. 6/11/03; 7/15/04).
Hamilton, Hon. Lee H., Vice Chair, National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (FC 8/24/04).
Hanford, Hon. John V., III, Ambassador-at-Large for
International Religious Freedom, Department of State (FC 10/6/
04) (ITNHR 11/19/03; 2/10/04).
Harbert-Mitchell, Karen, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
U.S. Agency for International Development (FC 4/16/03).
Harrison, Hon. Patricia de Stacy, Acting Under Secretary
for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Bureau of Cultural
Affairs, Department of State (FC 8/19/04).
Harty, Hon. Maura, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Department of State (FC 6/22/04; 8/19/04).
Haugen, Gary A., President and CEO; Founder, International
Justice Mission (ITNHR 6/25/03).
Hill, Fiona, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies,
The Brookings Institution (MECA 10/29/03).
Hill, Hon. Kent R., Assistant Adminstrator, Bureau for
Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development
(Eur. Subc., 3/27/03).
Hinojosa, Ana, Port Director, Los Angeles International
Airport, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security (ITNHR 2/13/04).
Hla-Tint, Bo, National Coalition Government of the Union of
Burma (AP 10/1/03).
Hodgkinson, Sandy, Forensics Unit, Coalition Provisional
Authority (MECA 11/20/03).
Holgate, Laura S. H., Vice President for Russia/NIS
Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative (ITNHR 5/14/03) (Eur./ITNHR
Subc. 5/14/03).
Holmes, Hon. Kim, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of
State (FC 4/16/03).
Holt, Victoria K., Senior Associate, Henry L. Stimson
Center (A 10/8/04).
Hooley, Hon. Darlene, Member of Congress from the State of
Oregon (MECA 11/20/03).
Hoyt, Timothy D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Strategy
and Policy, U.S. Naval War College (AP/ITNHR 10/29/03).
Hsieh, John Fuh-sheng, University of South Carolina (FC 4/
21/04).
Hulsman, John, Heritage Foundation (Eur. Subc. 6/11/03).
Hung, Veron, Associate, China Program, Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace (AP 6/23/04).
Hutchinson, Hon. Asa, Under Secretary for Border Security,
Department of Homeland Security (FC 7/16/03).
Hyuk, An, North Korean prison camp survivor and Co-Founder,
Democracy Network Against the North Korean Gulag (AP/ITNHR 4/
28/04).
Ikle, Fred, CSIS (FC 6/4/03) Zelikoff, Alan, Sandia
National Laboratories (FC 6/4/03).
Ismail, Omer, Darfur Peace and Development (FC 5/6/04).
Ives, Ralph F., Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for
Asia-Pacific and APEC Affairs (AP 6/25/03).
Jackstra, Robert, Executive Director, Border Security and
Facilitation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security (ITNHR 6/14/04).
Jeter, Hon. Howard, Executive Vice President, Goodworks
International and Former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria (A 6/24/
04).
Johnson, Larry, BERG Associates, LLC (FC 7/16/03).
Jones, Hon. A. Elizabeth, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State (Eur. Subc.,
3/13/03; 3/3/04) (FC 3/18/04) (MECA 10/29/03).
Jones, Sidney, Indonesia Project Director, International
Crisis Group (AP 6/10/03).
Kansteiner, Hon. Walter H., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
African Affairs, U.S. Department of State (A 2/12/03; 3/11/03;
5/13/03; 10/2/03).
Kaptur, Hon. Marcy (FC 12/7/04).
Kartcher, Henry H., Chairman, Food Development Corporation
(A 6/24/03).
Kean, Hon. Thomas H., Chair, National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (FC 8/24/04).
Kelly, Hon. James, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of
State (FC 4/21/04) (AP 2/13/03; 6/25/03; 6/2/04).
Kessler, Kurt, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Regional
Affairs, Bureau of Nonproliferation, Department of State (ITNHR
9/22/04).
Kidau, Nohn, President, Movement for Democratic Change in
Liberia (A 10/2/03).
Kirk, Rep. Mark Steven (FC 2/12/04).
Kirkpatrick, Hon. Jeane, IRI (FC 7/9/03).
Koh, Hon. Harold, Yale Law School (FC 7/9/03).
Kojm, Christopher, Deputy Executive Director, National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (8/19/
04).
Kozak, Hon. Michael G., Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State
(FC 12/14/04).
Krasovskaya, Irina, Belarusian Human Rights Activist (FC 3/
10/04).
Krikorian, Mark, Executive Director, Center for Immigration
Studies (ITNHR 6/14/04).
Kristol, William, The Weekly Standard (FC 4/21/04).
Kumar, T., Advocacy Director for Asia & Pacific, Amnesty
International USA (FC 12/14/04) (ITNHR 11/19/03).
Kunder, James, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International
Development (FC 10/16/03; 5/5/04; 6/2/04) (MECA 6/16/04).
Kusunoki, Pastor Gary, Chairman, Safe Harbor (A 3/11/04).
LaFleur, Christopher, Special Envoy for Northeast Asia
Security Consultations, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, U.S. Department of State (AP 6/26/03).
Lankowski, Carl F., Deputy Director of Area Studies,
Coordinator for European Area Studies, Foreign Service
Institute, Department of State (Eur. Subc. 7/22/03).
Laprade, Bob, Save the Children (FC 5/6/04).
Lardy, Nicholas, Institute for International Economics (FC
10/21/03).
Larson, Hon. Alan, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of
State (FC 3/6/03; 4/1/03; 5/15/03).
Lauria, Carlos, Committee to Protect Journalists (FC 4/16/
03).
Leatherwood, Norman, Shelter for Life, International (FC 6/
19/03).
Lee, Soon-Ok, Former North Korean Prisoner at Kaechon
Prison Camp (ITNHR 4/30/03).
Lee, Thea, AFL-CIO (FC 10/21/03).
LeGendre, Paul, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (Eur. Subc. 3/
31/04).
Leiken, Robert, Director of the Immigration and National
Security Program, The Nixon Center (ITNHR 6/14/04).
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Leventhal, Paul, Senior Advisor and Founding President,
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Likins, Hon. Rose, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State
(MECA 6/16/04).
Liser, Hon. Florizelle B., Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative for Africa, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative (A 5/11/04).
Lugar, Senator Richard (FC 12/7/04).
Luongo, Kenneth N., Executive Director, Russian-American
Nuclear Security Advisory Council (Eur/ITNHR 5/14/03).
Lyman, Hon. Princeton, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow in Africa
Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (A 4/1/04).
MacCormack, Charles, Save the Children (FC 3/6/03).
Maguire, Robert, Ph.D., Director of Programs in
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Makins, Christopher, Atlantic Council of the United States
(Eur. Subc. 6/11/03).
Malinowski, Tom, Washington Advocacy Director, Human Rights
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Manikas, Peter, Senior Associate for Asia, National
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Margelov, Hon. Mikhail, Federation Council of the Russian
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3/17/04).
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Quigley, Kevin, National Peace Corps Association (FC 3/24/
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and Analysis Wing, Indias External Intelligence AgencyFormer
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Ricardel, Mira, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense, for
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(MECA 6/25/03) (Eur. Subc. 7/22/03).
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6/17/03).
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Rocca, Hon. Christina, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South
Asian Affairs, Department of State (FC 8/19/04) (AP 3/20/03; 6/
22/04) (AP/ITNHR 10/29/03) (ITNHR 11/19/03).
Rodley, Carol, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Intelligence and Research, Department of State (FC 8/19/04).
Rodman, Hon. Peter W., Assistant Secretary for
International Security Affairs, Department of Defense (FC 10/
16/03; 4/21/04; 5/13/04: 9/23/04) (AP 6/26/03).
Roig, Pedro V., Director, Office of Cuba Broadcasting,
Broadcasting Board of Governors (WH 6/11/03).
Rosett, Claudia, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
(FC 4/28/04).
Royal, Michael (FC 4/16/03).
Rubin, Barnett, New York University (FC 6/19/03).
Ruggie, John, Harvard University (FC 4/28/04).
Rumer, Eugene, National Defense University (FC 2/26/03).
Sabatini, Christopher, NED (FC 4/16/03).
Sachs, Jeffrey D., Ph.D., Director, The Earth Institute at
Columbia University (WH 3/3/04).
Salameh, Elyas, University of Jordan (FC 5/5/04).
Sangdrol, Ngawang, Tibetan Nun and Former Political
Prisoner (FC 3/10/04).
San-San, Hon. Daw, Member-Elect of Parliament, National
League for Democracy, Burma (AP/ITNHR 3/25/04).
Santos, Charles, Foundation for Central Asian Development
(FC 6/19//0/3).
Satterfield, Hon. David M., Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State (FC 5/
5/04; 8/19/04) (MECA 6/16/04).
Scalapino, Robert A., Ph.D., Robson Research Professor
Emeritus of Government, University of California at Berkeley
(AP 3/17/04).
Schaefer, Brett, Heritage Foundation (FC 3/6/03).
Schaffer, Hon. Teresita C., Director, South Asia Program,
Center for Strategic and International Studies (AP 3/17/04).
Schapira, Allan, M.D., Coordinator, Strategy and Policy
Team, Roll Back Malaria Department, World Health Organization
(A 9/14/04).
Schenk, Everett, Chief Executive Officer, BNP-Paribas North
America (FC 11/17/04).
Schmidt, Major Alvin, United States Marine Corps (MECA 11/
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Schneider, Mark, Senior Vice President, International
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Scholte, Suzanne, President, Defense Forum Foundation (AP/
ITNHR 4/28/04).
Schwartz, Lt. Gen. Norton, The Joint Staff (FC 5/15/03).
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Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Eur. Subc. 6/11/03;
7/15/04).
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Sestanovich, Hon. Steven, Council on Foreign Relations (FC
3/18/04).
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(FC 10/6/04).
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(FC 5/5/04).
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Shapiro, Hon. Charles S., Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
(WH 10/6/04).
Shelley, Louise I., Ph.D., Director, Transnational Crime
and Corruption Center, American University (ITNHR 6/25/03).
Sherpa, Mingma, Director of Asia Programs, World Wildlife
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Shifter, Michael E., Vice President for Policy, Inter-
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U.S. Department of State (AP 6/18/03).
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04).
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Sikorski, Radek , AEI (Eur. Subc. 6/17/03).
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European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State (FC 12/7/
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Zarate, Juan C., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Executive
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APPENDIX II
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COMMITTEE ORIGINS AND HISTORY
The Committee on Foreign Affairs traces its origins to
November 29, 1775. It was on that date that the Continental
Congress by resolution created a committee ``for the sole
purposes of corresponding with our friends in Great Britain,
Ireland, and other parts of the world.'' The members chosen for
this committee were Benjamin Franklin--who served as chairman
and guiding spirit--Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Johnson, Jr.,
John Dickinson, and John Jay. Known at first as the Committee
of Correspondence, the committee itself soon changed its name
to the Committee of Secret Correspondence.
That committee was the first institution created to
represent the United States in the foreign affairs field. The
Committee on International Relations (as well as the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee) is a lineal descendant of the
Committee of Correspondence.
Franklin's committee quickly entered into communication
with various persons in Europe for the purpose of ascertaining
sentiment there toward the Colonies and obtaining any other
information which might be useful in the struggle with England.
It even designated its own secret agents abroad.
By the spring of 1777, the specialized nature of the
committee's work had been recognized and its title changed to
``Committee for Foreign Affairs.'' Special problems in foreign
relations, however, were sometimes dealt with by select or
temporary committees appointed for the purpose.
After the Congress of the United States was organized under
the Constitution, select committees to deal with foreign
affairs were appointed. In 1807, during the Jefferson
Presidency, a House committee was established in response to
predatory actions by both the French and British against
American commercial shipping. Following the seizure and search
of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake 10 miles off the Virginia coast
by a British ship, the House appointed a special Foreign
Relations Committee which was also known as the Aggression
Committee. That committee had an active role in foreign policy
considerations through the War of 1812 and in 1822, renamed the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, was designated a standing
committee of the House with a membership of seven. The 150th
anniversary of that event was celebrated by the committee in
1972.
Because the House is the organ of National Government
closest to the citizenry, the Committee on Foreign Affairs may
truly be said to have been the voice of the American people on
issues of international significance for more than a century
and a half. Although this important role has remained the same,
the name of the committee was changed on March 19, 1975, by a
resolution (House Resolution 163) sponsored by 22 members of
the committee to the Committee on International Relations. The
change resulted from the extensive discussions by the members
that were undertaken in relation to the reorganization of the
subcommittee structure of the committee. It was the consensus
that the change in the name of the full committee would more
accurately reflect the organization of the committee as it had
been agreed upon by its own members at that time. Subsequently,
at the beginning of the 96th Congress, the committee again
reorganized its subcommittee structure and agreed to the
introduction of House Resolution 89, sponsored by 30 Members,
to return to the committee's original name ``The Committee on
Foreign Affairs.'' The resolution was agreed to on February 5,
1979. At the beginning of the 104th Congress, the House changed
the names of many committees, and the ``Committee on Foreign
Affairs'' was again changed to the ``Committee on International
Relations''.
Throughout its history, the committee has been composed of
some of America's most able legislators and statesmen. Two
American Presidents have served on it: James K. Polk, from 1827
to 1831, and John Quincy Adams, who became chairman in 1842
after he returned to the House following his term as the Chief
Executive.
Many former chairmen of the committee have written their
names into the history books. Among them was Edward Everett of
Massachusetts, chairman in the 20th Congress, who also served
as Secretary of State, was a Whig Vice Presidential candidate
in 1860, and is remembered as one of America's greatest
orators. Francis W. Pickens, who chaired the committee from
1839 to 1841, later became Governor of South Carolina and
authorized the firing on Fort Sumter which precipitated the
Civil War.
Serving as chairman in the aftermath of World War I,
Stephen G. Porter of Pennsylvania came to be one of the most
influential figures in the determination of American foreign
policy in the early 1920's. Former Chairman Sol Bloom of New
York and James P. Richards of South Carolina have been
recognized for their contributions to America's leadership in
the immediate post-World War II period. In more recent times,
J. Danforth Quayle, former Vice President, served on the
Committee in the 96th Congress. The longest tenure as chairman
in the history of the committee was that of Hon. Thomas E.
Morgan of Pennsylvania who served in that position from 1959
until the end of the 94th Congress.
Other former members of the Committee on International
Relations--Tom Connally of Texas, Champ Clark of Iowa, and J.
William Fulbright of Arkansas, Mike Mansfield of Montana, Jacob
Javits of New York, and Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut. Nine
current members of the U.S. Senate are former members of the
Committee: Robert C. Byrd from West Virginia; Olympia Snowe
from Maine; Charles Schumer from New York; Mike DeWine from
Ohio; Sam Brownback from Kansas; Harry Reid from Nevada; Maria
Cantwell from Washington; Lindsey Graham from South Carolina,
and John McCain from Arizona.
Moreover, committee experience has provided a beginning for
numerous individuals who have gone on to distinguish themselves
in the diplomatic service of the country. Among them was Perry
Belmont, chairman in the 49th and 50th Congresses, who was U.S.
Minister of Spain in 1888-89 and a noted author of work on
international policies. His successor as chairman in the 51st
Congress was Robert R. Hitt of Ohio who was chief of the U.S.
Delegation in Paris from 1874 to 1881 and subsequently was
appointed Assistant Secretary of State. Christian A. Herter,
who served as Secretary of State during the Eisenhower
administration, was a committee member in the 82d Congress.
More recent examples are: Chester Bowles, former Under
Secretary of State; James W. Wadsworth, former U.S.
Representative of the United Nations; F. Bradford Morse, United
Nations Development Programs; E. Ross Adair, former Ambassador
to Ethiopia; William S. Mailliard, former Ambassador to the
Organization of America States; J. Danforth Quayle, former Vice
President of the United States; Lee Hamilton, Vice-Chair of the
9/11 Commission; and Porter Goss, Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
APPENDIX III
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MEMBERSHIP OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS, 108TH CONGRESS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA
(10-8)
Gary L. Ackerman, NY Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL
Howard Berman, CA Steve Chabot, OH
Eliot Engel, NY John McHugh, NY
Joseph Crowley, NY Nick Smith, MI
Joseph M. Hoeffel, PA Jo Ann Davis, VA
Shelley Berkley, NV Mike Pence, IN
Adam B. Schiff, CA Thaddeus G. McCotter, MI
Ben Chandler, KY Roy Blunt, MO
Joseph R. Pitts, PA
Katherine Harris, FL
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
(11-9)
Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, AS James A. Leach, IA
Sherrod Brown, OH Dan Burton, IN
Earl Blumenauer, OR Christopher H. Smith, NJ
Diane Watson, CA Dana Rohrabacher, CA
Adam Smith, WA Edward R. Royce, CA
Gary L. Ackerman, NY Steve Chabot, OH
Brad Sherman, CA Ron Paul, TX
Robert Wexler, FL Jeff Flake, AZ
Gregory W. Meeks, NY Jerry Weller, IL
Thomas G. Tancredo, CO
Vacancy
**Doug Bereuter (NE) served until 9/1/04
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE
(7-6)
Robert Wexler, FL Jo Ann Davis, VA
Eliot Engel, NY Dan Burton, IN
William D. Delahunt, NY Elton Gallegly, CA
Barbara Lee, CA Peter T. King, NY
Joseph M. Hoeffel, PA Thaddeus G. McCotter, MI
Earl Blumenauer, OR Roy Blunt, MO
Vacancy
**Doug Bereuter (NE) served as Chairman until 9/1/04
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, NONPROLIFERATION AND HUMAN
RIGHTS
(10-8)
Brad Sherman, CA Elton Gallegly, CA
Joseph Crowley, NY Christopher H. Smith, NJ
Shelley Berkley, NV Dana Rohrabacher, CA
Grace Napolitano, CA Peter T. King, NY
Adam B. Schiff, CA Joseph R. Pitts, PA
Diane Watson, CA Mark Green, WI
Betty McCollum, MN Cass Ballenger, NC
Ben Chandler, KY Thomas G. Tancredo, CO
Nick Smith, MI
Mike Pence, IN
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA
(5-4)
Donald M. Payne, NJ Edward R. Royce, CA
Gregory W. Meeks, NY Amo Houghton, NY
Barbara Lee, CA Thomas G. Tancredo, CO
Betty McCollum, MN Jeff Flake, AZ
Mark Green, WI
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
(6-5)
Robert Menendez, NJ Cass Ballenger, NC
William D. Delahunt, MA Ron Paul, TX
Grace F. Napolitano, CA Jerry Weller, IL
Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, AS Kathernine Harris, FL
Donald M. Payne, NJ James A. Leach, IA
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL
APPENDIX IV
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CHAIRMEN OF THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
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Congress Dates Congressman
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17th.............................. 1821-23 Jonathon Russell
18th.............................. 1823-25 John Forsyth
19th.............................. 1825-27 Do.
20th.............................. 1827-29 Edward Everett
21st.............................. 1829-31 William S. Archer
22nd.............................. 1831-33 Do.
23rd.............................. 1833-35 William S. Archer
(1st sess.)
James M. Wayne (2d
sess.)
24th.............................. 1835-37 John Y. Mason (1st.
sess.)
25th.............................. 1837-39 Benjamin Howard
26th.............................. 1839-41 Francis Pickens
27th.............................. 1841-43 Cabel Cushing (1st
sess.)
John Quincy Adams
(2d/3d)
28th.............................. 1843-45 Charles J.
Ingersoll.
29th.............................. 1845-47 Do.
30th.............................. 1847-49 Truman Smith
31st.............................. 1849-51 John Mclernand
32nd.............................. 1851-53 Thomas H. Bayly
33rd.............................. 1853-55 Do.
34th.............................. 1855-57 Alex C.M. Pennington
35th.............................. 1857-59 Thomas L. Clingman
(1st sess.)
George W. Hopkins
(2d sess.)
36th.............................. 1859-61 Thomas Corwin
37th.............................. 1861-63 John J. Crittenden
38th.............................. 1863-65 Henry Winter Davis
39th.............................. 1865-67 Nathaniel Banks
40th.............................. 1867-69 Do.
41st.............................. 1869-71 Do.
42nd.............................. 1871-73 Do.
43rd.............................. 1873-75 Godlove S. Orth
44th.............................. 1875-77 Thomas Swann
45th.............................. 1877-79 Do.
46th.............................. 1879-81 Samuel Cox
47th.............................. 1881-83 C.G. Williams
48th.............................. 1883-85 Andrew Curtin
49th.............................. 1885-87 Perry Belmont
50th.............................. 1887-89 Perry Belmont (1st
sess.)
James B. McCreary
(2d sess.)
51st.............................. 1889-91 Robert Hitt
52nd.............................. 1891-93 James Blount
53rd.............................. 1893-95 James B. McCreary
54th.............................. 1895-97 Robert Hitt
55th.............................. 1897-99 Do.
56th.............................. 1899-1901 Do.
57th.............................. 1901-03 Do.
58th.............................. 1903-05 Do.
59th.............................. 1905-07 Robert R. Hitt (1st
sess.)
Robert G. Cousins
(2d sess).
61st.............................. 1909-11 James Breck Perkins
(1/2 sess.)
David J. Foster (3d
sess).
62nd.............................. 1911-12 William Sulzer
63rd.............................. 1913-15 Henry D. Flood
64th.............................. 1915-17 Do.
65th.............................. 1917-19 Do.
66th.............................. 1919-21 Stephen G. Porter
67th.............................. 1921-23 Do.
68th.............................. 1923-25 Do.
69th.............................. 1925-27 Do.
70th.............................. 1927-29 Do.
71st.............................. 1929-31 Stephen G. Porter (1/
2 sess.)
Henry W. Temple (3d
sess.)
72nd.............................. 1931-33 J. Charles Linthicum
(1st sess)
Sam D. McReynolds
(2d sess).
73rd.............................. 1933-34 Sam D. McReynolds
74th.............................. 1935-36 Do.
75th.............................. 1937-38 Do.
76th.............................. 1939-41 Sam D. McReynolds (1/
2 sess)
Sol Bloom (3d sess).
77th.............................. 1941-42 Sol Bloom
78th.............................. 1943-44 Do.
79th.............................. 1945-46 Do.
80th.............................. 1947-48 Charles A. Eaton
81st.............................. 1949-51 Sol Bloom (1/2
sess.)
81st.............................. 1949-51 John Kee (2d sess.)
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82rd.............................. 1951-52 John Kee (1st sess)
83rd.............................. 1953-54 Robert B.
Chiperfield
84st.............................. 1955-56 James P. Richards
85th.............................. 1957-58 Thomas S. Gordon
86th.............................. 1959-60 Thomas E. Morgan
87th.............................. 1961-62 Do.
88th.............................. 1963-64 Do.
89th.............................. 1965-66 Do.
90th.............................. 1967-68 Do.
91st.............................. 1969-70 Do.
92nd.............................. 1971-72 Do.
93rd.............................. 1973-74 Do.
94th.............................. 1975-76 Do.
95th.............................. 1977-78 Clement J. Zablocki
96th.............................. 1979-80 Do.
97th.............................. 1981-82 Do.
98th.............................. 1983-84 Clement J. Zablocki
(1st sess)
Dante B. Fascell (2d
sess)
99th.............................. 1985-86 Dante B. Fascell
100th............................. 1987-88 Do.
101st............................. 1989-90 Do.
102nd............................. 1991-92 Do.
103rd............................. 1993-94 Lee H. Hamilton
104th............................. 1995-96 Benjamin A. Gilman
105th............................. 1997-98 Do.
106th............................. 1999-2000 Do.
107th............................. 2001-02 Henry J. Hyde
108th............................. 2003-04 Do.
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\3\ Hon. John Kee died on May 8, 1951. Hon. James P. Richards became
chairman for remainder of 82nd Congress.
Note--The data is taken from collections of congressional directories
in the Library of Congress, Department of State, Supreme Court and the
National Archives. The following volumes are missing from all
collections: 34th Congress 3d session, 37th Congress 1st and 3rd
session, 40th Congress 1st session, 55th Congress 1st session, 58th
Congress 1st session, 75th Congress 2nd session, and 76th Congress 2nd
session.
Party designations are taken from biographical dictionary of the
American Congress, and are unavoidably subject to error in the early
period, due to the vagueness of party lines and frequent shifting of
men from one party to another on critical issues. In instances where
the Biographical Directory incorrectly refers to Democratic
Republicans as Democrats the designation have been changed.