[House Report 110-939]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Union Calendar No. 612
110th Congress
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Report
110-939
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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ACTIVITIES
of the
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
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A REPORT
FILED PURSUANT TO THE 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, 2009.--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 FOREIGN AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
110th Congress
HOWARD L. BERMAN, California, Chairman*
(Tom Lantos, California, Chairman)
(27-23)
GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida
ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, AS CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey
DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey DAN BURTON, Indiana
BRAD SHERMAN, California ELTON GALLEGLY, California
ROBERT WEXLER, Florida DANA ROHRABACHER, California
ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York EDWARD R. ROYCE, California
WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts STEVE CHABOT, Ohio
GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois
DIANE E. WATSON, California ROY BLUNT, Missouri#
ADAM SMITH, Washington THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado
RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri RON PAUL, Texas
JOHN S. TANNER, Tennessee JEFF FLAKE, Arizona
GENE GREEN, Texas** JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia+++
LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California MIKE PENCE, Indiana
SHEILA JACKSON-LEE, Texas THADDEUS G. McCOTTER, Michigan+++
RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas JOE WILSON, South Carolina
JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York** JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas
DAVID WU, Oregon J. GRESHAM BARRETT, South Carolina
BRAD MILLER, North Carolina CONNIE MACK, Florida
LINDA T. SANCHEZ, California JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
DAVID SCOTT, Georgia MICHAEL McCAUL, Texas
JIM COSTA, California TED POE, Texas
ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey BOB INGLIS, South Carolina
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona LUIS G. FORTUNO, Puerto Rico
RON KLEIN, Florida GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida#
BARBARA LEE, California*** ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia##
(vacancy)
Robert R. King, Democratic Staff Director
Yleem D.S. Poblete, Republican Staff Director
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* Rep. Lantos died 2/11/08; Rep. Berman appointed Chairman 3/11/08
** Reps. Green and Crowley appointed 4/19/07
*** Rep. Lee appointed 2/26/08
+ Rep. Blunt appointed 10/10/07; resigned 12/18/07
++ Rep. Davis died 10/6/07
+++ Rep. McCotter resigned 5/15/07
# Rep. Bilirakis appointed 5/10/07
## Rep. Wittman appointed 12/18/07; resigned 3/11/08
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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House of Representatives,
Committee on International Relations,
Washington, DC, January 3, 2009.
Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Miller: I enclose herewith a report of the
Legislative Review Activities of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs for the 110th 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,
Howard L. Berman,
Chairman.
FOREWORD
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House of Representatives,
Committee on International Relations,
Washington, DC, January 2, 2009.
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
Foreign Affairs 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 Foreign
Affairs to account to the House for its legislative review
activities during the 110th 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 Foreign
Affairs............................................ 3
C. Oversight activities and criteria................... 5
D. Oversight Activities of the Committee--110th
Congress........................................... 6
II. General review activities of the committee.......................26
A. Executive branch reports............................ 26
B. Reference documents................................. 26
C. Study missions and participation in international
conferences and events............................. 27
III.Summary of legislative activity..................................27
A. Full Committee Markup Summaries..................... 34
B. Committee Reports Filed............................. 46
IV. List of hearings and markups by full committee and subcommittees.47
A. Full committee...................................... 47
B. Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health............ 63
C. Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment........................................ 67
D. Subcommittee on Europe.............................. 70
E. Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human
Rights and Oversight............................... 72
F. Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia...... 79
G. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade.............................................. 84
H. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.............. 86
I. Protocol Meetings................................... 90
Appendixes:
I. Witnesses before full committee and subcommittees during the 110th
Congress.........................................................95
II. Committee Origins and History...................................111
III.Members of the subcommittees of the Committee on International
Relations (110th Congress)......................................115
IV. Chairmen of the House International Relations Committee.........117
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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ACTIVITIES
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January 2, 2009.--Committed to the Committee on the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Berman, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Foreign Affairs. 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
period of time.\1\
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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 Foreign
Affairs 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 the committee 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
Foreign Affairs 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 Foreign Affairs
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 of subcommittees 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.''
In the 109th Congress, the Committee gained a 7th
Subcommittee, the ``Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations,'' and the other six subcommittees were somewhat
reorganized. The Subcommittee on Africa became the
``Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International
Operations''; the Subcommittee on Europe became the
``Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats''; the
Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and
Human Rights, became the ``Subcommittee on Terrorism and
Nonproliferaton.''
In the 110th Congress, the name of the full committee
changed from ``International Relations,'' back to ``Foreign
Affairs.'' The Committee had 7 subcommittees that were similar
in name to the subcommittees of the 109th , with some
rearrangement of oversight, and adding global health and global
environment issues to the Africa Subcommittee, and the Asia-
Pacific Subcommittee, respectively.
C. Oversight Activities and Criteria
The oversight activities of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs 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 Foreign Affairs for the 110th 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 Foreign Affairs--110th
Congress
The following section is set out in compliance with Clause
(2)(d) 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.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Oversight Plan of the Committee
110th Congress
(Adopted January 23, 2007)
Pursuant to Rule X, clause 2(d) of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
hereinafter referred to as ``the Committee,'' has adopted this
oversight plan for the two year period of the 110th Congress.
As required by that rule, the Committee has submitted this plan
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the
Committee on House Administration, not later than February 15
of the first session of the Congress. It includes the areas in
which the Committee intends to conduct oversight during this
Congress.\3\ New developments always change the Committee's
priorities. The oversight work of the Committee may therefore
change.
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\3\ 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.
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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), 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, and it will review Federal programs
with a view to insuring against duplication of such programs.
1. Priority Oversight Matters
a. Iraq--The U.S. involvement in Iraq is one of the most
critical issues for U.S. foreign policy. The Committee will
review all aspects of U.S. policy, including the military
dimension of the U.S. presence, internal political
developments, U.S. reconstruction assistance, and regional and
international diplomatic efforts to help stabilize Iraq and the
role of external financial and material support for insurgents
and terrorist groups in that country.
b. Afghanistan--The Committee will review all aspects of
U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including factors contributing
to the resurgence of the Taliban and their basis for support,
U.S. assistance programs and their reauthorization, the
increasing rate of narcotics production, the ineffectiveness of
international reconstruction projects, the state of the Afghan
national security forces, the role of NATO Member States in
security and reconstruction matters, the lack of progress in
judicial reform, the status of women and children, U.S.-Afghan
trade development and promotion, and other matters.
c. Iran--Iran has increasing influence over key events in
Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and continues to develop a
nuclear capability that could lead to the development of
weapons of mass destruction. The Committee will critically
evaluate U.S. policy toward Iran and its proxies, particularly
Iran's development of a nuclear capability, the ongoing talks
with the European 3 and the members of the UN Security Council,
and U.S. security guarantees to Middle East allies to address
the Iranian threat. The Committee will also review the
political situation within Iran, sources of instability,
including ethnic tension (Persians, Azeris, Arabs, etc.), the
economy, internal threats to the regime, and Iran's foreign
policy, especially regarding the Persian Gulf. The Committee
will also review relations with other countries, including
Russia and China, and how they may be contributing to or
restraining Iran's foreign policy.
d. North Korea--The Committee will review the nuclear and
missile threat posed by North Korea, its continuing human
rights violations, and efforts to assist North Korean refugees.
The Committee will review the status of the Six Party Talks and
examine proposals to engage in bilateral dialogue with North
Korea as a supplement to the multilateral negotiations. Review
the role of other countries, especially China, in helping to
end the problem.
e. Cuba--The Committee will review U.S.-Cuba policy and
evaluate how the United States should approach a transition in
Cuba (as defined in U.S. law), examining future opportunities
and persistent challenges in the U.S.-Cuba relationship.
f. Foreign Assistance Authorization, Implementation and
Reform--The Committee will review the planning, budgeting, and
implementation of U.S. foreign assistance programs, including
the need for reauthorization of U.S. foreign assistance
accounts and programs. The Committee will review the ongoing
changes in the implementation of U.S. foreign assistance,
including the development of centralized planning and budgeting
by the new Director of Foreign Assistance, the implementation
of the new Foreign Assistance Strategic Framework, the
decreased role of the U.S. Agency for International Development
in developing foreign assistance policy, the continuing
obstacles facing the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the
increasingly important role of other agencies besides the U.S.
Agency for International Development in providing U.S.
assistance, and the role of U.S. embassies in overseeing the
presence and activities of personnel of various USG agencies
implementing assistance programs in other countries.
g. Other Middle East Flashpoints--The Committee will review
other Middle East flashpoints such as the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, the ongoing political turmoil in Lebanon, and
prospects for reform throughout the region.
h. Assessing a rising China and its growing global role--
The Committee will review current thinking as to the degree to
which China is prepared to become a responsible stakeholder in
the international system of states in dealing with situations
such as that regarding North Korea. It will also review China's
growing role in regions far from its borders, including Africa
and the Western Hemisphere, and China's growing role in the
world economy and its increasing impact on the world's
environment. The Committee will also review human rights,
corruption, environmental damage and social unrest in China and
the prospects for democratic reforms.
i. The Rise of India--The Committee will review the status
of U.S.-India relations, define the U.S. interests and
objectives related to that relationship, and assess the future
prospects for that relationship. The Committee will consider
the likely role India will play in the world community in the
coming years, and its relations with Russia, China, the EU and
other international states and entities.
j. U.S.-Russian Relations--The Committee will review U.S.
policy and interests and approaches toward Russia, Russian
foreign policy objectives, the role of nationalism in Russian
politics, and the approach of the 2008 Russian presidential
election. The Committee will examine the Russian approach
toward democracy, human rights and economic freedom, the
Russian Government's use of energy supplies as strategic
leverage over neighboring states, and Russian sales of advanced
arms and proliferation of technology related to weapons of mass
destruction.
k. Central Asia--The Committee will review U.S. policy
toward the Central Asian states, including the establishment of
energy pipelines within and to the surrounding regions, the
implementation of democracy promotion activities, and the roles
neighboring countries play in regional relations.
l. Stopping Nuclear Black Markets and the Proliferation of
Other Weapons of Mass Destruction--The Committee will review
the critical problem of ``loose nukes'' around the world, such
as unprotected enriched uranium in Russia, and what new tools
may be needed to combat nuclear black markets such as the one
created by A.Q Khan.
m. Improving Cooperation with Traditional U.S. Allies--
Relations with traditional U.S. allies have frayed over
differences regarding approaches to terrorism, the Middle East
and trade. The Committee will review ways in which to improve
these traditional alliances, including review of areas of
consensus between the United States and its partners, as well
as continuing differences, such as the disagreements over how
to handle detainees. Review of staffing levels at posts in
Europe and Eurasia, as foreign service personnel are required
to take on increasing duties in the areas of allied cooperation
in out-of-area operations, Muslim outreach, public diplomacy,
and other areas while overall personnel levels are reduced.
n. Sudan--The Committee will review the continuing genocide
in Darfur to determine what steps need to be taken to stop the
violence and to provide humanitarian relief to those who are
continuing to suffer. The Committee will review the
implementation of the North-South peace agreement, political
and economic developments in Southern Sudan, and the role of
outside states and entities (e.g., China, the Arab League) in
helping or preventing a solution.
o. Somalia--The Committee will review: the conditions
leading up to the Ethiopian intervention and the subsequent
U.S. air strikes; current conditions; implications for the war
on terror; next steps in reconstruction and stabilization
operations (including lessons learned from Iraq and
Afghanistan).
p. Global AIDS Crisis and the Risk of an Avian Flu
Epidemic--The Committee will review global health challenges
from all perspectives, including national security implications
of transboundary epidemics, the continuing humanitarian crisis
caused by AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis and plans to prepare,
respond, and combat the avian influenza virus, including a
review of the four international donor conferences on avian
influenza. The Committee will review existing policies as it
prepares to reauthorize the U.S. leadership assistance program
against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
q. Global Warming--The Committee will hold oversight
hearings on U.S. efforts to address international environmental
issues, and will consider ways to help other nations reduce
their greenhouse gas emissions, including through promoting the
export from the United States of ``green'' technology to the
developing world, including China.
r. Plan Colombia and Counter-Narcotics--The Committee will
review the effectiveness of Plan Colombia and U.S.
counternarcotics strategy and consider proposals for improving
the fight against the scourge of illicit narcotics. The
Committee will also review the role of outside forces (e.g.,
President Chavez of Venezuela) and the views of surrounding
countries.
2. General review of U.S. foreign policy
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 with those who
are major players.
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.
c. Meetings with key stakeholders and constituencies: The
Committee's formal and informal meetings with key stakeholders
on foreign policy allow for an opportunity to explore the
effectiveness of foreign policy with those who are keenly
interested.
3. International Security/UN/Peacekeeping/General
a. Oversight of arms transfer procedures and legislation,
including the implementation of previous laws and modifications
made to the Arms Export Control Act regarding arms transfers.
Review of: policy regarding unmanned aerial vehicles; the
Taiwan Relations Act (to ensure effective implementation);
efforts to negotiate a multilateral ``Code of Conduct''
regarding conventional arms transfers; and government-to-
government arms sales and end-use monitoring programs.
b. Peacekeeping oversight, including: Administration policy
implementing existing Presidential Decision Directives on
peacekeeping; supporting new peacekeeping operations and
terminating existing missions; UN peacekeeping reform; the
Global Peace Operations Initiative; command and control issues;
implementation of the Code of Conduct; and special attention to
the status of the international peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo,
Bosnia, Africa (particularly Sudan, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire,
Darfur, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea-Ethiopia,
Western Sahara, Somalia), Afghanistan, Lebanon, Gaza, East
Timor, Haiti and the Middle East.
c. ``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.
d. 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.
e. National Missile Defense--Review of foreign policy
aspects including implications of modifying radars in the
United Kingdom and Denmark.
f. Nonproliferation and disarmament topics:
i. 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.
ii. Compliance with existing arms control agreements
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, and the
negotiation of future arms control arrangements,
particularly a treaty related to the banning of fissile
material production.
iii. Review of nonproliferation sanctions and
technology control regimes including feasibility of
establishing new international missile control and
other regimes and investigating the scope of global
black market activities and networks in the sale of
nuclear, chemical, biological and missile materials and
equipment, as well as reviewing U.S. efforts to combat
and terminate these activities and networks.
iv. Re-evaluate the Nonproliferation Treaty's ``Atoms
for Peace'' bargain.
v. Status of the implementation of the Global
Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, including ways
to broaden its participants organization and
activities.
vi. Pakistan--Review of nonproliferation cooperation.
vii. Assess U.S. policy in reducing the role of China
in the proliferation of WMDs and missiles.
viii. Review implications of the A.Q. Khan Nuclear
Network-Require CIA/DIA briefings and reports on the
matter.
ix. Evaluate the merits and requirements of U.S.
support for IAEA Director General el-Baradei's January
7, 2005 proposed 5-year moratorium on the construction
of any additional enrichment or reprocessing capacity
and international fuel banks.
x. Review of programs regarding the disposition and
elimination of excess weapons-grade plutonium stores
worldwide.
xi. The status of the land mine treaty ban and U.S.
efforts to develop alternative land mine technologies.
g. Security Assistance--
i. Review overall effectiveness and implementation of
security assistance programs including Foreign Military
Financing (FMF), Economic Support Funds (ESF),
International Military Education and Training (IMET),
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL),
draw-downs, Excess Defense Article transfers,
antiterrorism, and nonproliferation and export control
assistance (specific programs requiring additional
oversight include security assistance for new NATO
Member States and Middle East states).
ii. Review military assistance programs implemented
directly by the Department of Defense.
iii. Consider possible amendments to the statutory
framework governing non-military public security
assistance
h. Realignment of U.S. military forces-Review foreign
policy implications of the Defense Department's proposed troop
realignment plan.
i. Implementation of U.N. reform/arrearages legislation,
progress of additional international organization reform
efforts, and oversight of the effectiveness of the promotion
and protection of human rights within the United Nations
system, particularly through the Human Rights Council:
i. Assess issues including; reform of fiscal
management, procurement, ethics, accountability and
transparency, hiring of Americans to work in the U.N.
system, budgeting issues, institutionalization of work
on the reform agenda within the United States Mission
to the United Nations, etc.
ii. Review the work of the United Nations Department
of Peacekeeping Operations.
iii. Review status of developments relating to UN
Security Council Resolution 1540 and the U.S.
Proliferation Security Initiative, including a
discussion of related legal issues such as the
ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention.
iv. Oversight of implementation of the Intelligence
Reform Act provisions regarding efforts to support the
Democracy Caucus at the United Nations.
v. Review of U.S. strategy to combat United Nations'
practice of continuous actions against Israel.
vi. Assess the ``cluster approach'' of the U.N.
system toward addressing the needs of internally
displaced persons.
j. International crime--
i. Growing links between organized crime, illicit
drugs, and global terrorism.
ii. Impact of U.S. foreign assistance on advancing
the rule of law and anticorruption activities on U.S.
ability to combat international crime.
iii. International criminal organizations in Africa,
oversight of existing International Law Enforcement
Academies (ILEA).
iv. Impact of international trafficking of humans,
arms, and narcotics; document fraud; and money
laundering.
v. International trafficking of women and children:
sexual exploitation, labor slavery, ``camel
jockeying,'' and child soldiers.
vi. International intellectual property piracy
issues: how piracy is being used to support
international crime and terrorism, and its impact on
the American economy.
vii. International economic espionage and how it
hurts American business and interests.
viii. Extraterritorial prosecutions of U.S. law
violations.
k. Oversight of agency implementation of the Government
Performance and Results Act.
l. Narcotics--
i. The continuing heroin and methamphetamine crises
in the United States and the Administration's plans for
dealing with them.
ii. Source nation strategies, with special attention
to Afghanistan, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.
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 and consideration of
possible legislation for the consolidation phase of
Plan Colombia.
vi. Efforts to avoid disruption of U.S.
counternarcotics aerial interdiction operations.
m. International terrorism/espionage--
i. Review the evolution and current organization of
al-Qaeda, examining the current status of al-Qaeda, its
efforts to obtain WMD, its changing organizational
structure as it becomes a more decentralized
organization, its relationship and cooperation with
other radical Islamic terrorist organizations, the
extent to which it is inspiring new terrorist groups
around the world, and its current recruitment effort.
ii. Review U.S. Government and allied efforts to
capture or kill al-Qaeda's leaders, U.S. policies
towards detention, treatment and rendition, including
U.S. efforts to create a common coalition approach to
such policies.
iii. Explore the existing U.S. Government strategy to
deal with terrorists and the degree to which such
efforts are based on systematic analysis; review
various alternatives to win the long-term struggle
against the ideologies of those who use terrorism.
iv. Oversight of the State Department's Antiterrorism
Assistance Program, terrorism financing efforts,
coordination of diplomatic initiatives with foreign
governments in the global war on terrorism; oversight
of Office of Foreign Assets Control, FBI, etc., as they
continue to work the international aspects of
terrorism.
v. The threat of fundamentalist terrorism in Latin
America and Africa.
vi. Explore the activities of the Southeast Asian
terrorist group, Jemah Islamiyah.
vii. The AMIA (Buenos Aires Jewish Community
Building) bombing.
viii. Effectiveness of the U.S. technological
response to terrorism.
ix. 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.
x. Security of U.S. Government facilities abroad.
xi. Expenditure of post security funds, to include a
review of personnel increases and asset management to
minimize cost of property acquisition.
xii. Review of the Federal Government's efforts at
coordinating international counterterrorism programs
through the State Department.
xiii. Assessment of the effect of U.S. counter-
terrorism activities, including activities in Iraq and
Afghanistan, on the recruitment and support of
terrorist groups and activities.
xiv. Assessment of PKK operations against Turkey.
n. Effectiveness and expansion of multilateral technology
transfer/export controls, including international Code of
Conduct for arms sales.
o. Review International Criminal Court and ongoing
prosecutions; review of the International Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone, justice efforts
for Darfur genocide.
p. Cooperation with INTERPOL.
q. Review reorganization of arms control and Bureau for
International Security and Nonproliferation.
4. State Department and related agencies operations
a. Hearing with the Secretary of State on the FY2008 and
2009 budgets and authorization issues, including GPRA issues,
supplemental spending plans, public diplomacy and
reorganization plans, ``Transformational Diplomacy,'' etc.
b. Review trust fund organizations: East/West Center, Asia
Foundation, Eisenhower Foundation, and others.
c. Overseas property management: management of the foreign
buildings; expenditures of supplemental funds; progress on
asset management (property disposal and acquisitions).
d. 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.
e. American Institute in Taiwan (general oversight).
f. International Border Commissions.
g. State Authorization Initiatives--further review of
public diplomacy to include consideration of a central news/
information function to provide posts with current web-based
information on breaking issues; consular staffing; diplomatic
security reforms.
h. Review of the separation of the international
broadcasting function and the organizational structure of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors, language service modernization
plans, quality control issues of VOA and RFE/RL and the
Broadcasting Board of Governors' responsibility to assure
broadcasts are of the highest quality.
i. Review of practices and procedures for receiving
exchange and other visitors, especially foreign
parliamentarians and other prominent officials.
j. Review of public diplomacy programs and issues arising
from the consolidation of programs formerly conducted by the
United States Information Agency; ability of the Department to
measure the results of its efforts in this area and to plan and
sequence its activities so as to most strongly support United
States foreign policy.
k. Review of the role of the State Department in ensuring
full compliance with The Hague treaty on international adoption
and the Intercountry Adoption Act; review of the implementation
of the Intercountry Adoption Act, and review of the Office of
Children's Services with an emphasis on services related to
abducted and adopted children.
l. Review of implementation of ``rightsizing'' of U.S.
overseas posts.
m. Review of the U.S. use of private military contractors
for security and related functions.
n. Review of the operations of the Office of Foreign
Missions.
o. Embassy/post security, staffing, engagement; new
embassy/consulate construction.
p. Review Diplomatic Security Bureau (DS)-overall
activities, but focus on visa and passport fraud
investigations; effectiveness of substantial staffing increases
for DS during the past 3 years.
q. Consular processes--including concerns of the academic,
student, and business communities as well as national security
concerns.
r. Monitor Case--Zablocki Act modifications and compliance.
s. Reform of the Executive Branch reporting requirements.
5. Foreign Assistance
a. Hearings with the Director of Foreign Assistance: (1) on
the FY2007 reprogramming request for fast-track countries and
USAID missions identified by the Director of Foreign
Assistance, and on the FY2008 foreign assistance budget
request; and (2) on the underlying legislative authorities,
objectives, design, implementation and effectiveness, on-going
reform, reorganization and management of the U.S. foreign
assistance program.
b. Review size, purpose and effectiveness of FY2008 and
FY2009 International Affairs Function 150 budgets--special
emphasis will be given to expected Administration initiatives,
such as:
i. Budget oversight/review of FY07 Supplemental.
ii. Increases for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis,
and the Millennium Challenge Account initiative.
iii. Increases in the Economic Support Funds program.
iv. Implementation of the Foreign Assistance
Strategic Framework, including the views of
nongovernmental and other private sector entities to
such framework.
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 (and
to the Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance, as the
case may be):
i. Missions and Operations.
ii. Microenterprise Programs.
iii. Reforms to USAID's Management Structure.
iv. Strategic Objectives.
v. Enterprise Fund Management and potential expansion
of the use of such funds.
vi. Changes to or elimination of the ``R4'' (``Review
of Resources, Requirements, and Results'') process.
vii. Oversight of ``monetization'' programs.
viii. Review of program evaluation policies.
ix. Acquisitions and Assistance Process.
x. ``Manage the Budget'' exercise being implemented
by USAID.
xi. Roles of entities involved in assistance
deliveries, including private for-profit enterprises,
non-governmental organizations and governmental and
intergovernmental agencies.
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 and emergency
response capability.
iv. U.S. participation in, and contributions, to
international education, including basic education,
activities and related programs and policies.
e. Review role and implementation of impact evaluation and
monitoring processes in U.S. foreign assistance programs.
f. Oversight of U.S. global efforts against HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria, including U.S. support for the Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria.
g. Review status, funding and implementation of the
Millennium Challenge Account, including oversight of activities
of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
h. Review of U.S. poverty-reduction programs, including the
role of the U.S. in helping to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals and the role of international organizations
and financial institutions in poverty reduction.
i. Impact of corruption on development and anticorruption
in the developing world. Review of anticorruption foreign
assistance programs and other programs designed to reduce
corruption in foreign countries.
j. Oversight and review of the Office of the Coordinator
for Reconstruction and Stabilization.
k. Review cost, management, donor coordination and impact
of U.S. foreign assistance programs for specific regions and
countries or specific needs. Special emphasis will be given to
major aid programs in:
i. Iraq.
ii. Afghanistan.
iii. Newly Independent States of the former Soviet
Union, with a particular focus on the states of Central
Asia, on the status of U.S. law enforcement reform
assistance in the former Soviet states and on
assistance for democratic reforms and energy
development and transit to export markets.
iv. Eastern Europe.
v. Bosnia (refugee return).
vi. The Andean region and Central America.
vii. Haiti.
viii. Africa.
ix. Activities that are research and promotional in
character relating to international cooperation on
environmental and other scientific issues.
x. 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.
xi. Egypt.
xii. North Korea.
xiii. Oversight and review of the implementation of
reconstruction and other assistance to countries
affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunamis.
l. Tour of worldwide progress of democracy; review
efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. Government-funded
democracy programs, including roles of grantees and
contractors.
m. U.S. public diplomacy efforts, branding and labeling
U.S. assistance. (Are we getting credit for our good works?)
n. Victims of terrorism compensation.
o. Review current practices and suggestions to address
perceived inequities and review of USAID's antiterrorism
certification for contractors and grantees.
p. Review status and role of international labor programs
implemented by the State Department and the U.S. Agency for
International Development.
q. Peace Corps--Mark up Peace Corps Reauthorization Act and
conduct oversight of plans for expansion, security and safety
concerns, and the better utilization of returned Peace Corps
Volunteers.
r. Oversight and review of the implementation of the Paul
Simon Water for the Poor Act.
6. Africa
a. Periodic review of sub-Saharan Africa with the Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs and of North Africa with
the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
b. Food Aid, Agricultural Development, and Trade in
Africa--The Committee will review the effectiveness of present
food aid and agricultural assistance programs in Africa and the
U.S. contribution to address the UN Millennium Development Goal
to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty.
c. Democracy, Governance, and Rule of Law--The Committee
will review the effectiveness of present efforts to promote the
development of democratic institutions and practices, capacity
of public institutions to govern effectively and efficiently,
and the adherence to established and transparent rules,
standards, and procedures as a safeguard against arbitrary
rule.
d. Periodic review of conflict areas in Africa, including
but not limited to the Mano River region, the Gulf of Guinea,
Zimbabwe, the Great Lakes region, and the Horn of Africa.
e. Libya--Review of U.S. policy toward Libya including the
path toward cautious re-engagement, progress in addressing and
compensating victims of previous terrorist aggression, and
ongoing governance and human rights concerns.
f. Sudan--Continued investigation into the situation in
Darfur following declarations of genocide by the Congress and
the Administration; assessment of the implementation of the
final peace agreement between the Government of Sudan (GoS) and
the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM); oversight of
U.S. assistance to support implementation of the Comprehensive
Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-497) and the Darfur Peace
and Accountability Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-344).
g. Zimbabwe--Review of U.S. policy toward Zimbabwe,
including oversight of U.S. efforts to support civil society
and promote political and economic reform and implementation of
the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 107-99).
h. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)--Oversight of U.S.
support for democratic transition in the DRC, U.N. peacekeeping
operations in the region, and implementation of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion
Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-456).
i. Liberia--Oversight of U.S. support for democratic
transition in Liberia and U.N. peacekeeping operations in the
region.
j. Nigeria--Review of U.S. policy toward Nigeria, including
efforts to promote economic and democratic reform, combat
corruption, support civil society, address human rights
concerns and foster regional security.
k. Somalia--Review of U.S. policy toward Somalia, including
efforts to counter extremism, foster peace and promote regional
stability in a collapsed state.
l. Northern Uganda--Oversight of U.S. efforts to promote a
just and sustainable peace in Northern Uganda.
m. Ethiopia--Review of political and economic developments
in Ethiopia and emerging political tensions in the Horn of
Africa.
n. Assessment of 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,'' including the East Africa Counter-Terrorism
Initiative (EACTI) and the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism
Initiative (TACTI).
o. Oversight of African Contingency Operations Training and
Assistance (ACOTA), the Global Peace Operations Initiative, and
other U.S. efforts to provide training, equipment, and support
for regional peacekeeping efforts in Africa.
p. Evaluation of U.S. relations with African regional and
sub-regional organizations, including but not limited to the
African Union (AU), NEPAD, ECOWAS, COMESA, and SADC.
q. Assessment of 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, and evaluation of the
success of USAID efforts in these areas.
r. Assessment of the impact of multilateral and bilateral
debt on African economies, and the role of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), and other
International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Africa.
s. Review of China's growing engagement in Africa.
t. Oversight of United States efforts to promote
transparency and accountability in Africa, including the Chad-
Cameroon Pipeline Project and the Clean Diamond Trade Act (P.L.
108-19).
u. Review of ongoing democratization efforts in Africa,
including the growth of institutions promoting freedom of the
press, pluralism, and the participation of civil society.
v. Oversight of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
programs in North Africa.
w. Oversight of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership Act of
2004 and other USAID-backed conservation programs in Africa.
x. 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 and PEPFAR.
y. Oversight of the U.S.-backed Special Court for Sierra
Leone, including the trial of former Liberia President Charles
Taylor.
z. Oversight of U.S. efforts to address corruption and
organized crime in Africa, including the International Law
Enforcement Academy in Botswana.
aa. Assessment of slavery in Africa.
bb. Review of growing religious tensions on the Continent.
cc. Assessment of gaps in official presence in Africa.
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
European and Eurasian 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-military
relations; 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. Tsunami relief and reconstruction--In coordination with
Full Committee, review Tsunami relief/reconstruction efforts in
Southeast and South Asia.
d. North Korean strategic challenge--Oversight focused on
diplomatic and alternative policy options for eliminating North
Korea's nuclear weapons programs and capabilities, as well as
efforts to curb proliferation and other illicit activities by
the North Korean Government.
e. Managing Sino--American relations in the 21st Century--
Oversight hearing examining broad trends in economic,
political, and security relations between the U.S. and the PRC.
f. U.S.-Japan Relationship--Oversight of the continuing
vital partnership between the United States and Japan and
Japan's continuing emergence as a more active participant in
the international system.
g. U.S. Security Policy in Asia and the Pacific--Oversight
on counterterrorism, strategic trends in Asia, and U.S.
security policy with PACOM Commander.
h. Maintaining Stability in the Taiwan Strait--Review of
cross-Strait relations, strategic posture and relevant U.S.
policy, including sales of defensive weapons under the Taiwan
Relations Act.
i. Implementation of the North Korean Human Rights Act of
2004 (P.L. 108-333)--Oversight on implementation of the U.S.
Public Law 108-333 and the continued plight of North Korean
refugees and migrants.
j. U.S. interests in Indonesia--Oversight hearing on issues
including tsunami recovery, military-to-military relations,
human rights, democratization, economic reform,
decentralization, and U.S. public diplomacy.
k. U.S.-ROK Alliance Management--Oversight focused on the
future of the U.S.-ROK alliance, the implication of U.S. force
relocation for bilateral relations, and U.S. public diplomacy
efforts, particularly toward the younger generation in South
Korea.
l. The situation in Burma--Oversight relating to
prospective annual legislative renewal of U.S. sanctions
against Burma under the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of
2003.
m. Marshall Islands Changed Circumstances Petition--
Oversight hearing reviewing results of the U.S. Government
review of ``changed circumstances'' petition by the Republic of
the Marshall Islands for additional compensation for U.S.
nuclear testing in the atolls during the 1950s.
n. Unrest in Vietnam's Central Highlands--Oversight
focusing on what is arguably the most sensitive issue in U.S.-
Vietnamese relations.
o. Review implementation of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-228, Sections 611-621).
p. Energy Security in Asia and the Pacific--Oversight
focusing on Asia's growing energy requirements and the
implications of such on geopolitics and grand strategy in the
region and beyond.
q. U.S. Economic and Trade Policy toward the People's
Republic of China--Oversight hearing focusing on commercial
relations with China and prospects for better balance in
bilateral trade relations.
r. Cultural and public diplomacy toward Asia and the
Pacific--Oversight hearing focusing on the adequacy of U.S.
cultural and public diplomacy in Asia, particularly Southeast
Asia.
s. Visa policy and U.S. interests in Asia and the Pacific--
oversight hearing examining whether the U.S. has adequately
balanced U.S. security interests post 9/11 with foregone
academic, commercial and tourist opportunities as a result of
current restrictions.
t. Economic and Social Trends in the PRC--Oversight
examining internal stability and reform, and the implications
for regional stability and U.S. investment in China.
u. U.S. counterterrorism and counterproliferation policy in
Central Asia
v. Extending reform mandate to Central Asia.
w. Review and monitor delivery and implementation of
democracy promotion and assistance to the countries of Central
Asia.
x. Rise of Islamist extremism in Central Asia.
8. Europe
a. Periodic reviews of the region with the Assistant
Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Oversight
of the declining SEED Act assistance and Freedom Support Act
funding for nations in Central and Eastern Europe that have not
yet reached a level of democratic maturity; status of political
and economic reforms.
b. U.S.-Russian relations. Review of U.S. policy and
interests and approaches toward Russia, including Russian
foreign policy objectives, the role of nationalism in Russian
politics and the approach of the 2008 presidential election,
and reported corrupt activities within the Russian Government
and confiscation of privately-owned assets on a large scale
using tax penalties and other legal charges and legislative
changes in investment requirements. Monitor implementation of
the Russian Democracy Act; review the Russian Government's use
of energy supplies as strategic leverage over neighboring
states; Russian sales of advanced arms and proliferation of
technology related to weapons of mass destruction; the status
of political and economic freedoms in Russia.
c. Review of European energy security generally.
d. Review of peace process in Northern Ireland.
e. Turkey's accession to the EU, resolution of the
situation in Cyprus, Turkish policy toward Iraq, and U.S.-
Turkish relations.
f. Future of the ``Special Relationship'' with Great
Britain after the departure of Prime Minister Tony Blair.
g. Review U.S.-EU relations (political, security, trade and
financial issues; European integration; cooperation in the
campaign against global terrorism; cooperation and viewpoints
regarding Iran's nuclear program and other nonproliferation
matters; transparency in European rulemaking and legislating)
on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the signing of the
``New Transatlantic Agenda'' and the 50th anniversary of the
Rome Treaty. Review EU enlargement; European Security and
Defense Policy and its implications for the United States;
economic relations; counterterrorism cooperation; and EU Arms
Embargo on China.
h. Immigration and integration of Muslims in Europe.
Implications for the United States regarding Muslim radicalism
in Europe.
i. Review of NATO including: Defining U.S. strategic
interests in pursuit of military cooperation with European
states and how best to accomplish such objectives; NATO's role
in Afghanistan; transformation; the enlargement process;
intelligence/threat assessment, NATO-EU relations; oversight of
new NATO headquarters building in Brussels and headquarters
operations.
j. Developments in, and U.S. policy toward, Serbia and
Montenegro and review of situation in Kosovo.
k. Black Sea Strategy--An overview of the political and
economic situation among nations encircling the Black Sea,
including the conflicts in Georgia and Moldova.
l. Developments in the Northern European Region including
U.S. interests, policy and events in the Baltic states and the
surrounding region.
m. Anticorruption and antihuman-trafficking in Eastern
Europe. Progress made, barriers that still need to be overcome,
and best strategies to achieve objectives.
n. Overview of U.S. relations with specific regions or
countries in Europe including: France, Germany, Italy, Spain.
o. Challenges in the South Caucasus.
p. Review of U.S. policy toward Ukraine.
q. Review of U.S. policy toward Belarus and monitoring
implementation of the Belarus Democracy Act.
9. Middle East
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. Oversight of 9/11 bill implementation and legislation
relating to Middle East.
i. Engaging the struggle of ideas and promoting
reform to prevent terrorism (including oversight of the
Middle East Partnership Initiative and the Broader
Middle East and North Africa initiative)
ii. Terrorist sanctuaries
iii. Broadcasting
c. Iraq political, economic and security situation--Assess
reconstruction and the U.S. policies toward and role in Iraq;
construction of new Embassy in Iraq.
d. Review of the Middle East peace process and related
issues, including U.S. policy towards the peace process; the
implications of Hamas' role in the Palestinian Authority;
assistance to the Palestinians, including regional people-to-
people programs, a possible ``Marshall Plan for the Middle
East,'' and operations of the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency.
e. Paul Simon Water Act--Review options to authorize multi-
year funding for cooperative water projects in the Jordan River
Basin.
f. Syria--Comprehensive review of status of Syrian
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act
implementation.
g. Differences between the U.S. and Europe in the Middle
East.
h. Review of the UBS Case (Iran and Cuba)--Assessing the
lessons learned.
i. The Future of Gaza after Israel's disengagement.
j. Egypt--Review of GAO reports on cash transfer and the
arms program.
k. Status of political and economic reform in the Middle
East.
l. Review status and effectiveness of peacekeeping
arrangements and anti-terrorism efforts on the Egypt-Gaza,
Israel-Lebanon, and Syria-Lebanon borders.
10. South Asia
a. Periodic reviews of the region with the Assistant
Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs.
b. Oversight of 9/11 bill implementation and legislation
relating to South Asia.
c. Review the U.S. policies toward and role in Afghanistan,
including U.S. efforts against Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants,
the status of political and economic reconstruction, the
implications of the narcotics crisis in that country, U.S.
assistance programs in Afghanistan (including security
assistance and counter-narcotics assistance from all sources),
the rights of women and children, and Afghan-Pakistan
relations.
d. India as a rising power--Oversight focusing on India's
deepening economic, political and strategic engagement in the
Asia-Pacific region and beyond and on review of U.S.-India
Nuclear Cooperation Agreement negotiations and implementation.
e. U.S. Policy toward Pakistan--Oversight focusing on U.S.
interests in and policy toward this front-line state in the
global war on terrorism including review of Pakistan's
agreement with Taliban and tribal leaders in Afghanistan-
Pakistan border areas. As appropriate, also review progress in
the Indo-Pakistani composite dialogue, progress towards
democratic reform and the conflict in Baluchistan.
f. Pakistan earthquake reconstruction--in coordination with
the full committee, review relief/reconstruction efforts in the
earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan.
g. Oversight of India-Pakistan relations generally,
including boundary disputes and potential increases in nuclear
arsenals of each country.
h. Nepal--Review of the situation in Nepal, the peace
accords and the restoration of democracy.
i. Bangladesh--Review of the situation in Bangladesh and
the risk of erosion of democratic institutions.
j. Sectarian violence in Sri Lanka--Review resurgent
violence and prospects for peace in Sri Lanka. As appropriate,
also review political and societal violence elsewhere in the
region.
11. 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.
c. U.S. counternarcotics and counterterrorism support in
Colombia and other Western Hemisphere countries.
d. Review of status of agreement with countries of the
region by the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation.
e. General overview of progress of democracy in the region
after the 2006 ``year of elections.''
f. Growing influence of China in the Western Hemisphere--
Overview of China's heavy investment in Latin America.
g. Latin America & Caribbean aid authorization bills and
general oversight of U.S. foreign assistance to the region.
h. Cooperation on Border Security--Assess border security
cooperation between the United States and its neighbors.
i. Continued engagement with Venezuela--Review U.S. policy
toward Venezuela.
j. Review and oversight of U.S. policy toward Cuba,
including efforts to assist dissidents and reform advocates in
Cuba, U.S. support for victims of Communist Government
repression in Cuba and overall U.S.-Cuba policy.
k. Nicaragua--Review of the political transition in
Nicaragua.
l. Brazil--Assess U.S. relations with Brazil as an emerging
regional power.
m. U.S. policy regarding the expropriation of property from
U.S. citizens by governments in the Western Hemisphere.
n. Review progress toward completing Free Trade Agreements
in Latin America, including Free Trade Agreements with Colombia
and Peru, and their impact on business and labor in signatory
countries.
o. Investigate methods to support institutional
strengthening of the Organization of American States (OAS) and
its Inter-America Democratic Charter.
p. Evaluate feasibility and implications of facilitating
targeting remittances from persons in the U.S. to their home
countries for development purposes.
q. Public health issues in the Western Hemisphere.
r. Assessment of Western Hemisphere's cooperation on the
War on Terror.
s. Review U.S. efforts to achieve strengthened democratic
institutions and judicial reform in Western Hemisphere
countries.
t. Review of diplomatic strategy toward the nations of the
Caribbean and oversight of Third Border Initiative.
u. Review status of indigenous populations and Afro-
descended communities, in Canada, Latin America and the
Caribbean.
v. GAO assessment of reconstruction in the Caribbean after
recent hurricanes and proposals for disaster mitigation.
w. Guatemala--Oversight of Guatemala's efforts to address
outstanding provisions of Peace Accords and create a Commission
of Inquiry, or similar commission.
x. Mexico--Oversight of efforts to support democratic
institutions in Mexico, the implications of the 2006
Presidential elections, and the status of a potential migration
accord with that country. Review the impact of NAFTA and of
sources of instability.
y. Citizen security--Evaluate strategies to help countries
in the region respond to rising crime rates, lack of personal
security and embedded practices of impunity.
z. Energy--Oversight of policies and programs to ensure
stable supply of resources from the Hemisphere.
aa. GAO assessment of public diplomacy efforts in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
bb. Evaluate impact of escalating crime rates, particularly
as driven by gang violence and immigration, on Mexico, Central
America and other countries in the region.
12. Human Rights
a. Review of the State Department's annual ``Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices'' and of the ``Annual Report
on International Religious Freedom.''
b. Assessing trafficking in persons threat to tsunami
victims--Exploring the trafficking in persons situation in
tsunami-devastated areas, including prevention and protection
efforts by local governments and USG involvement and support.
c. Review of U.S. policy to promote democracy and create
country strategies to promote democracy and human rights,
including review of the State Department's annual ``Supporting
Human Rights and Democracy'' Report.
d. Status of Cuban human rights situation; democracy
movement, jailed dissidents, and the impact of the resumption
of official contact with the European Union and European
countries.
e. International trafficking in persons--Review of the
implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
of 2003 and 2005.
f. Review of State Department's annual ``Trafficking in
Persons'' Report.
g. U.S. policy towards individual detained in the war on
terrorism and on U.S. policy regarding treatment of such
individuals.
h. International refugee protection and resettlement--
Assess U.S. Refugee policy and oversight on USG refugee
initiatives, status and goals, and humanitarian assistance
efforts and challenges.
i. Religious persecution--Oversight of implementation of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
j. Combating the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe (possible
joint hearing).
k. Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, and the Torture
Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005--oversight of
implementation.
l. Review U.S. efforts to assist in meeting the psycho-
social needs of post-terrorist attack victims on School No. 1
in Beslan, North Ossetia.
m. Review and assess U.S. strategy regarding Burma's
continuing human rights violations.
n. Humanitarian crisis plaguing Uganda's children.
o. Oversight of the newly-authorized Human Smuggling and
Trafficking Center.
p. Implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other internationally recognized human rights.
q. Review of People's Republic of China (political and
religious repression, forced abortion and sterilization, forced
labor, situation of Tibetan and Uighur minorities, North Korean
refugees).
r. Central Africa (human rights and refugee issues in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and surrounding
countries).
s. Vietnam (religious and political persecution, access to
U.S. resettlement programs, and related issues).
13. Economic Policy, Trade, and the Environment
a. Assess loss of American jobs to the growing capabilities
and exports from China.
b. Assess loss of American jobs due to outsourcing, non-
immigrant visa policies and implementation of Free Trade
Agreements.
c. International intellectual property issues.
d. International energy policy issues.
e. Enterprise Funds.
f. Overview of global trade situation and implementation of
International Monetary Fund terms and conditions.
g. 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.
h. TDA/EXIM Oversight; Commerce Department trade promotion
and enforcement activities.
i. Oversight of OPIC and review of possible reauthorization
legislation, including review of OPIC's transparency
initiative, accountability ombudsman, and protection of
international labor rights, human rights, and international
environmental standards.
j. Overview of the Export Administration Act (EAA) and the
views of the Administration on legislation reauthorizing and
modernizing its provisions.
k. Implementation of sanctions against Iran and other
regimes by the Departments of State and Treasury.
l. Global environmental trends: international instability
and national security.
m. The U.S. Government position on global warming/Kyoto
Protocol.
n. How environmental cooperation can enhance bilateral
relations and U.S. interests abroad.
o. Impact on U.S. business due to the lack of foreign
export credit agency environmental standards.
p. Role of regional trade agreements in promoting a new
global trade round and global economic growth; progress toward
a new global trade round; foreign government adoption of
standards adverse to U.S. interests.
q. International cooperation for access to the
international space station.
14. American Red Cross
Hearing on the role of the American Red Cross in
international disaster response and the review of governance
audit leading to possible legislation amending the American Red
Cross' charter.
15. Miscellaneous
a. Presidential War Powers Act and the Bush doctrine of
preemption.
b. Codify U.S. foreign policy law.
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 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 Foreign Affairs, 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 Foreign Affairs compiles,
prints, and distributes official documents which are useful to
the membership in exercising the oversight function as well as
other responsibilities. These include the Legislation on
Foreign Relations. This 5-volume set is prepared under the
direction of the staff of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs 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.
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 of
foreign 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 are interparliamentary exchanges that
Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs participated in
during the 110th Congress.
Meetings of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Meetings of the U.S.-Canada Interparliamentary Group
Meetings of the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group
Meetings of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue
Meetings of the U.S.-OSCE interparliamentary delegation
Meetings of the British-American Parliamentary Group
III. SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
Legislation Enacted into Law
H.R. 1003 (Watson)--To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy--P.L. 110-21 (May 2,
2007).
H.R. 1681 (Lantos)--American Red Cross Governance
Modernization Act of 2007--P.L. 110-26 (May 11, 2007).
S. 676 (Biden)--To provide that the Executive Director of
the inter-American Development Bank or the Alternate Executive
Director of the Inter-American Development Bank may serve on
the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation--P.L.
110-38 (June 21, 2007).
H.R. 556 (Carolyn Maloney)--Foreign Investment and National
Security Act of 2007--P.L. 110-49 (July 26, 2007).
S. 966 (Schumer)--Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007--
P.L. 110-50 (July 30, 2007).
H.R. 1 (Thompson)--Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007--(The final version, enacted into public
law, includes the Committee-passed ADVANCE Democracy Act, H.R.
982, which focuses on democracy promotion and human rights
abroad.)--P.L. 110-53 (August 3, 2007).
S. 377 (Lugar)--United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth
Exchange Program Act of 2007--P.L. 110-83 (September 20, 2007).
H.R. 3528 (Lantos)--To provide authority to the Peace Corps
to provide separation pay for host country resident personal
services contractors of the Peace Corps--P.L. 110-86 (September
27, 2007).
S. 1612 (Dodd)--International Emergency Economic Powers
Enhancement Act--P.L. 110-96 (October 16, 2007).
S. 2271 (Dodd)--Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of
2007--P.L. 110-174 (December 31, 2007).
H.R. 3432 (Payne)--Commission on the Abolition of the
Transatlantic Slave Trade Act--P.L. 110-183 (February 5, 2008).
H.R. 5813 (Peterson)--To amend Public Law 110-196 to
provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 18,
2008--P.L. 110-200 (April 18, 2008).
H.R. 2705 (Christensen)--Compacts of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2007--(Incorporated in S. 2739, which became
P.L. 110-229 on May 8, 2008).
H.R. 6051 (Peterson)--To amend Public Law 110-196 to
provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16,
2008--P.L. 110-231 (May 18, 2008).
H.R. 2419 (Peterson)--Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008--(The House and Senate passed H.R. 2419 over veto,
enacting 14 of 15 farm bill titles into law. The trade title
(title III) was inadvertently excluded from the enrolled bill.
To remedy the situation, both chambers re-passed the farm bill
conference agreement (including the trade title) as H.R. 6124,
again over veto. H.R. 6124, in section 4, repealed P.L. 110-234
and amendments made by it, effective on the date of that Act's
enactment.) P.L. 110-234 (May 22, 2008).
H.R. 6124 (Peterson)--Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008--(See H.R. 2419 above)--P.L. 110-246 (June 18, 2008).
H.R. 5690 (Berman)--To remove the African National Congress
from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or
events, provide relief for certain members of the African
National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other
purposes--(eliminates a U.S. Government-imposed prohibition on
granting visas to members and former members of the African
National Congress; removes from U.S. databases any notation
characterizing the ANC and its leaders--including Nobel
Laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela--as
terrorists). P.L. 110-257 (July 1, 2008).
H.R. 3890 (Lantos)--Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's
Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008--( Keeps Burmese gems from
entering U.S. markets via third-party countries, prevents
Burma's military regime from earning hundreds of millions of
dollars each year, and makes Burmese regime leaders, military
officers and their families ineligible for visas to the United
States). P.L. 110-286 (July 29, 2008).
H.R. 3221 (Pelosi)--Housing and Economic Recovery Act of
2008--(Previously, H.R. 3221 was the ``New Direction for Energy
Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act.''
Omnibus energy legislation was enacted in H.R. 6, which became
P.L. 110-140 on 12/19/07). P.L. 110-289 (July 30, 2008).
H.R. 5501 (Berman)--Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United
States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008--(five-year extension of
the landmark U.S. effort to fight HIV/AIDS around the world;
authorizes $48 billion for prevention, treatment and care where
they are most needed, and expands the program substantially to
reach millions of people, primarily in Africa). P.L. 110-293
(July 30, 2008).
H.R. 6456 (Berman)--To provide for extensions of certain
authorities of the Department of State, and for other
purposes--P.L. 110-321 (September 19, 2008).
H.R. 5834 (Ros-Lehtinen)--North Korean Human Rights
Reauthorization Act of 2008--P.L. 110-346 (October 7, 2008).
H.R. 7081 (Berman)--United States-India Nuclear Cooperation
Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act--P.L. 110-369
(October 8, 2008).
H.R. 1084 (Farr)--Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian
Management Act--(authorizes assistance for stabilizing and
reconstructing a country or region that is in, or is in
transition from, conflict or civil strife; provisions of this
bill were included in the text of S. 3001, the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act of 2009)--P.L. 110-417
(October 14, 2008).
H.R. 7177 (Berman)--Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008--P.L.
110-429 (October 15, 2008).
H.R. 7311 (Berman)--William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act--(enhances U.S. leadership in
preventing human trafficking, protecting trafficking victims,
and prosecuting traffickers world-wide). P.L. 110-457 (December
23, 2008).
Legislation Passed by the House and Senate
H.R. 2631 (Schiff)--Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
H. Con. Res. 20 (Smith-NJ)--Inquiry into the murder of
Patrick Finucane
H. Con. Res. 236 (Dreier)--Recognizing the close
relationship between the U.S. and the Republic of San Marino
H. Con. Res. 318 (Payne)--Supporting the goals and ideals
of the International Year of Sanitation
H. Con. Res. 322 (Pelosi)--Recognizing the 60th anniversary
of the founding of the modern State of Israel
H. Con. Res. 337 (Allen)--Honoring the 15th anniversary of
the Seeds of Peace organization
Legislation Passed by the House
H.R. 176 (Lee)--Shirley Chisholm United States-Caribbean
Educational Exchange Act of 2008
H.R. 885 (Lantos)--International Nuclear Fuel for Pace and
Nonproliferation Act of 2007
H.R. 957 (Ros-Lehtinen)--To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions
may be imposed
H.R. 1302 (Smith-WA)--Global Poverty Act of 2007
H.R. 1400 (Lantos)--Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007
H.R. 1441 (Giffords)--Stop Arming Iran Act
H.R. 1469 (Lantos)--Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation Act of 2007
H.R. 1567 (Engel)--Stop Tuberculosis Now Act of 2007
H.R. 1678 (Smith-NJ)--Torture Victims Relief
Reauthorization Act of 2007
H.R. 2003 (Payne)--Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability
Act of 2007
H.R. 2185 (Kirk)--Amend the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998
H.R. 2293 (Ackerman)--Requiring Secretary of State to
submit report regarding Palestinian terrorists
H.R. 2446 (Lantos)--Afghanistan Freedom and Security
Support Act of 2007
H.R. 2553 (Watson)--Public Diplomacy Resource Centers Act
of 2008
H.R. 2798 (Sherman)--OPIC Reauthorization Act of 2008
H.R. 2828 (Jackson)--Foreign Service Victims of Terrorism
Act of 2007
H.R. 2929 (Lee)--Limit funds for U.S. forces in Iraq
H.R. 2949 (Wexler)--Eurasia Foundation Act
H.R. 2956 (Skelton)--Responsible Deployment from Iraq Act
H.R. 3062 (Faleomavaega)--Pacific Island Economic and
Educational Development Act of 2007
H.R. 3096 (Smith-NJ)--Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007
H.R. 3320 (Smith-NJ)--Support for the Museum of the History
of Polish Jews Act of 2007
H.R. 3527 (Sherman)--OPIC extension for two months
H.R. 3658 (Fortuno)--Amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980
to permit rest and recuperation travel to U.S. territories for
members of the Foreign Service
H.R. 3887 (Lantos)--William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 (note: see H.R. 7311,
which became P.L. 110-457 on 12/23/08)
H.R. 5443 (Royce)--U.S.-Republic of Korea Defense
Cooperation Improvement Act of 2008
H.R. 5916 (Berman)--Security Assistance and Arms Export
Control Reform Act of 2008
H.R. 6028 (Berman)--Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit
Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008
H.R. 6646 (Ros-Lehtinen)--To require the Secretary of State
to consult Congress on discussions of arms sales to Taiwan
H.R. 6899 (Rahall)--Comprehensive American Energy Security
and Consumer Protection Act
H.R. 7112 (Berman)--Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability and Divestment Act of 2008
(Note: Some of the above bills may have been incorporated
into omnibus appropriations bills or other legislation.)
H. Con. Res. 7 (Lee)--Darfur
H. Con. Res. 21 (Rothman)--Calling on UN Security Council
to charge Iranian leader Ahmadinejad
H. Con. Res. 63 (Skelton)--Disapproving the President's
troop surge in Iraq
H. Con. Res. 80 (Johnson, Hank)--Uganda
H. Con. Res. 100 (Lantos)--Zimbabwe
H. Con. Res. 118 (Emanuel)--Congratulating Chicago for 2016
Olympic games
H. Con. Res. 136 (Chabot)--Visits to U.S. by Taiwan
officials
H. Con. Res. 139 (Franks)--India
H. Con. Res. 151 (Smith-NJ)--Murders of journalists in
Russia
H. Con. Res. 152 (Lantos)--40th anniversary of the
reunification of Jerusalem
H. Con. Res. 154 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Poisoning of Alexander
Litvinenko
H. Con. Res. 188 (Ros-Lehtinen)--AMIA attack in Buenos
Aires in 1994
H. Con. Res. 200 (King)--Release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in
Burma
H. Con. Res. 203 (Kirk)--Iran
H. Con. Res. 234 (Royce)--China
H. Con. Res. 236 (Dreier)--San Marino
H. Con. Res. 255 (Ferguson)--Preservation of religious and
cultural sites
H. Con. Res. 278 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Taiwan elections
H. Con. Res. 283 (Payne)--Kenya elections
H. Con. Res. 290 (Manzullo)--175th anniversary of U.S.
relationship with Thailand
H. Con. Res. 317 (Holt)--Burma
H. Con. Res. 332 (Fortenberry)--60th anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
H. Con. Res. 344 (Jackson-Lee)--Global food crisis
H. Con. Res. 350 (Rahall)--End commercial whaling
H. Con. Res. 361 (Schakowsky)--Honoring Irena Sendler
H. Con. Res. 371 (Wexler)--Restitution for property
confiscated by Nazi and Communist regimes
H. Con. Res. 374 (Wamp)--Support of interfaith dialogue
H. Con. Res. 385 (Ros-Lehtinen)--AMIA attack in Buenos
Aires in 1994
H. Res. 24 (Price)--Establishing House Democracy Assistance
Commission
H. Res. 32 (Jackson-Lee)--Denouncing female genital
mutilation
H. Res. 34 (Jackson-Lee)--Honoring Desmond Tutu
H. Res. 52 (McGovern)--Tribute to Reverend Waitstill Sharp
and Martha Sharp
H. Res. 64 (Kirk)--Bangladesh journalist Salah Choudhury
H. Res. 98 (Payne)--Sudan's Dr. John Garang de Mabior
H. Res. 100 (Solis)--Guatemala murders
H. Res. 107 (Ackerman)--Calling for release of Israeli
soldiers
H. Res. 121 (Honda)--Comfort women
H. Res. 125 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Use of civilians as human
shields
H. Res. 137 (Nadler)--Jacob Birnbaum
H. Res. 149 (Schakowsky)--International Women's Day
H. Res. 158 (Pitts)--200th anniversary of abolition of
British slave trade
H. Res. 185 (Nadler)--Concern with creation of refugee
populations in Middle East
H. Res. 196 (Blumenauer)--World Water Day
H. Res. 208 (Drake)--Operation Smile 25th anniversary
H. Res. 222 (McCarthy, Carolyn)--Good Friday Agreement
H. Res. 226 (Woolsey)--War Refugee Board
H. Res. 228 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Greece
H. Res. 230 (Wexler)--50th anniversary of the Treaty of
Rome
H. Res. 233 (Stearns)--Liechtenstein
H. Res. 238 (Crowley)--Indonesia elections
H. Res. 240 (Hastings)--International Tracing Service
H. Res. 243 (Smith-NJ)--Vietnam
H. Res. 272 (Lee)--200th anniversary of abolition of
Atlantic slave trade
H. Res. 287 (Hastings)--500th anniversary of ``America''
H. Res. 294 (Watson)--Lesotho
H. Res. 295 (King)--Korea
H. Res. 347 (Baca)--Cinco de Mayo
H. Res. 355 (Faleomavaega)--East-West Center
H. Res. 378 (Fortuno)--Commending Red Cross, Red Crescent,
Magen David Adom Societies
H. Res. 379 (Poe)--Congratulating Nicolas Sarkozy
H. Res. 380 (Sali)--Congratulating Idaho on hosting 2009
Special Olympics Winter Games
H. Res. 395 (Lamborn)--Supporting ideals of Olympics
H. Res. 397 (Shimkus)--Estonia
H. Res. 405 (Bilirakis)--Cyprus
H. Res. 412 (Boozman)--Gratitude to the Queen of England
H. Res. 416 (King)--Tony Blair
H. Res. 418 (Engel)--CARICOM
H. Res. 422 (Lee)--People's Republic of China
H. Res. 426 (McGovern)--Colombia
H. Res. 427 (Lantos)--Urging Canada to end seal hunts
H. Res. 430 (Van Hollen)--Iran
H. Res. 435 (Klein)--Threatening behavior by Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad
H. Res. 467 (Murphy)--British university boycott of Israeli
academia
H. Res. 482 (Gallegly)--Northern Ireland
H. Res. 497 (Ros-Lehtinen)--People's Republic of China
suppression of Uyghur people
H. Res. 500 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Opposition to natural gas
cartel
H. Res. 508 (Saxton)--Japan
H. Res. 518 (Meeks)--Malaysia
H. Res. 521 (Gillibrand)--75th anniversary of the 1932
Olympics
H. Res. 548 (Ackerman)--Lebanon/Syria
H. Res. 550 (Honda)--Ethiopia
H. Res. 557 (Campbell)--U.N. Human Rights Council ignoring
human rights abuses
H. Res. 564 (Engel)--Central America instability
H. Res. 573 (Moran)--Sudan crisis
H. Res. 575 (Baird)--Jordan
H. Res. 583 (Klein)--Sir Nicholas Winton
H. Res. 624 (Hastings)--Israel chairing UN committee
H. Res. 629 (Sarbanes)--Greece
H. Res. 635 (Johnson, Eddie Bernice)--Ramadan
H. Res. 639 (Gallegly)--German terrorism prevention
commended
H. Res. 642 (Solis)--Sympathy to Central America for recent
hurricane disasters
H. Res. 651 (Engel)--Brazil
H. Res. 676 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Taiwan
H. Res. 708 (Sanchez, Loretta)--Luciano Pavarotti
H. Res. 726 (DeLauro)--Sexual violence against women
H. Res. 738 (Ackerman)--Syria
H. Res. 740 (Jackson-Lee)--Sudan
H. Res. 747 (Wilson)--Diwali
H. Res. 811 (Price-NC)--Afghanistan terrorist bombing
H. Res. 812 (Sanchez, Linda)--Mexico
H. Res. 838 (McCotter)--Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to
U.S.
H. Res. 842 (Rothman)--Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh
H. Res. 847 (King-IA)--Christmas importance
H. Res. 854 (Hastings-FL)--Gratitude to International
Tracing Service
H. Res. 865 (Clarke)--Crime and violence in Caribbean
countries
H. Res. 909 (Meek)--Haiti
H. Res. 912 (Ackerman)--Pakistan
H. Res. 937 (Burgess)--American Red Cross
H. Res. 947 (Royce)--Congratulating President of the
Republic of Korea
H. Res. 951 (Garrett)--Condemning Palestinian rocket
attacks on Israel
H. Res. 997 (Wexler)--NATO Membership Action Plan with
Georgia and Ukraine
H. Res. 1008 (Kirk)--Persecution of Iranian Baha'is
H. Res. 1011 (Wolf)--Chad
H. Res. 1022 (Capps)--Reducing maternal mortality
H. Res. 1024 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Greek independence anniversary
H. Res. 1063 (Wu)--Treaty of Paris
H. Res. 1069 (Crowley)--Condemning the broadcasting of
incitement of violence in Middle East
H. Res. 1077 (Pelosi)--China/Tibet/Dalai Lama
H. Res. 1090 (Jefferson-LA)--Nelson Mandela's birthday
H. Res. 1109 (Sires)--Dith Pran
H. Res. 1127 (Ackerman)--Freedom of press in Middle East
H. Res. 1159 (Cummings)--Sloop-of-War Constellation
H. Res. 1166 (Wexler)--Russia/Georgia
H. Res. 1181 (Crowley)--Burma
H. Res. 1194 (Berman)--Lebanon
H. Res. 1195 (Wu)--Earthquake in China
H. Res. 1227 (Maloney, Carolyn)--Congo
H. Res. 1230 (Payne)--Zimbabwe
H. Res. 1254 (Engel)--Joint Action Plan with Brazil to end
discrimination
H. Res. 1266 (Gallegly)--Albania/Croatia
H. Res. 1270 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Zimbabwe
H. Res. 1279 (Terry)--Special Olympics
H. Res. 1307 (Baird)--Kingdom of Bhutan
H. Res. 1314 (Levin)--Ukrainian famine
H. Res. 1351 (Chabot)--UNAMID in Darfur
H. Res. 1361 (Berman)--Durban conference
H. Res. 1369 (Lee)--Peace between Israelis and Palestinians
H. Res. 1370 (Berman)--PRC human rights abuses
H. Res. 1383 (Wilson)--Bulgaria
H. Res. 1402 (Crowley)--Bangladesh
H. Res. 1420 (Hoyer)--9-11 attacks
H. Res. 1435 (Hodes)--70th anniversary of the Night of
Broken Glass
H. Res. 1451 (McGovern)--Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Establishment
H. Res. 1461 (Scott)--Tanzania
H. Res. 1527 (Emanuel)--Paralympic Games
H. Res. 1532 (McCarthy, Carolyn)--India
Resolutions of Inquiry
There were no Resolutions of Inquiry considered by the
Committee during the 110th Congress.
A. Full Committee Markup Summaries
Foreign Affairs Committee--110th--Legislation Marked Up
2/15/07
H.R. 957 (Ros-Lehtinen), To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions
may be imposed Iran Sanctions Act Amendments--was reported
favorably to the House, as amended.
The Chair asked Unanimous Consent that the following
legislation be considered by the House under suspension of the
rules. There was no objection:
H. Res. 98 (Payne), Honoring the life and achievements of
the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the
continued commitment of the House of Representatives to a just
and lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan (as amended);
H.R. 987 (Tanner), NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007;
H.R. 1003 (Watson), To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy;
H. Res. 107 (Ackerman), Calling for the immediate and
unconditional release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas
and Hezbollah, and for other purposes (as amended);
H. Res. 149 (Schakowsky), Supporting the goals of
International Women's Day; and
H. Res. 64 (Kirk), Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Government of Bangladesh should
immediately drop all pending charges against Bangladeshi
journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury (as amended).
3/27/07
The following bills were favorably reported to the House by
voice vote:
H.R. 982 (Lantos)--the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007;
H.R. 1405 (DeLauro)--the Wildlife Global Animal Information
Network for Surveillance Act (as amended by a Lantos amendment
in the nature of a substitute);
H.R. 1441 (Giffords)--to prohibit the sale by the
Department of Defense of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft;
H.R. 1469 (Lantos)--the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation Act of 2007;
H.R. 1678 (Smith-NJ)--the Torture Victims Relief
Reauthorization Act of 2007; and
H.R. 1681 (Lantos), the American National Red Cross
Governance Modernization Act of 2007 (as amended by two
Jackson-Lee amendments to Sec. 2(b)(4) and Sec. 2(a)(5)).
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to move the following
resolutions to the House Floor to be considered under
suspension of the rules (and there was no objection):
H. Res. 100 (Solis)--Expressing the sympathy of the House
of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered
in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to
bring an end to these crimes;
H. Res. 125 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Expressing deep concern over
the use of civilians as `human shields' in violation of
international humanitarian law and the law of war during armed
conflict, including Hezbollah's tactic of embedding its forces
among civilians to use them as human shields during the summer
of 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the State of Israel (as
amended by the Ros-Lehtinen amendment);
H. Res. 158 (Pitts)--Observing the 200th anniversary of the
abolition of the British slave trade and encouraging the people
of the United States, particularly the youth of the United
States, to remember the life and legacy of William Wilberforce,
a member of the British House of Commons who devoted his life
to the suppression and abolition of the institution of slavery,
and to work for the protection of human rights throughout the
world (as amended by the Lantos amendment);
H. Res. 196 (Blumenauer)--Supporting the goals and ideals
of World Water Day;
H. Res. 240 (Hastings-FL)--Urging all member countries of
the International Commission of the International Tracing
Service (ITS) to expedite the ratification process to allow for
open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen,
Germany;
H. Res. 267 (Kirk)--Calling for the immediate and
unconditional release of British marines and sailors held
captive by Iran, and for other purposes; and
H. Con. Res. 100 (Lantos)--Condemning the recent violent
actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful
opposition party activists and members of civil society.
5/23/07:
H.R. 2420, the International Climate Cooperation Re-
Engagement Act of 2007, was favorably reported to the House, as
amended, by a recorded vote of 29-16.
The following bills were favorably reported to the House,
by voice vote:
H.R. 885, International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and
Nonproliferation Act of 2007, AS AMENDED (Lantos substitute);
and
H.R. 2446, the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2007.
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request that the
following measures be considered by the House under suspension
of the rules, and there was no objection:
S. 676, To provide that the Executive Director of the
Inter-American Development Bank or the Alternate Executive
Director of the Inter-American Development Bank may serve on
the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation;
H. Con. Res. 21, Calling on the United Nations Security
Council to charge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with
violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide and the United Nations Charter because
of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel, as
amended;
H. Con. Res. 80, Calling on the Government of Uganda and
the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to recommit to a political
solution to the conflict in northern Uganda and to recommence
vital peace talks, and urging immediate and substantial support
for the ongoing peace process from the United States and the
international community, as amended;
H. Con. Res. 151, Noting the disturbing pattern of killings
of dozens of independent journalists in Russia over the last
decade, and calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to
authorize cooperation with outside investigators in solving
these murders, as amended;
H. Con. Res. 152, Relating to the 40th anniversary of the
reunification of the City of Jerusalem;
H. Res. 137, Honoring the life and six decades of public
service of Jacob Birnbaum and especially his commitment freeing
Soviet Jews from religious, cultural, and communal extinction,
as amended;
H. Res. 226, To recognize John Pehle for his contributions
to the Nation in helping rescue Jews and other minorities from
the Holocaust during World War II, as amended;
H. Res. 233, Recognizing over 200 years of sovereignty of
the Principality of Liechtenstein, and expressing support for
efforts by the United States continue to strengthen its
relationship with that country, as amended;
H. Res. 295, Recognizing the strong alliance between the
Republic of Korea and the United States and expressing
appreciation to the Republic of Korea for its efforts in the
global war against terrorism, as amended;
H. Res. 395, Supporting the ideals and values of the
Olympic movement; H.
H. Res. 397, Condemning violence in Estonia and attacks on
Estonia's embassies in 2007, and expressing solidarity with the
Government and the people of Estonia, as amended;
H. Res. 412, Expressing gratitude to Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh, for their State Visit to the United States and
reaffirming the friendship that exists between the United
States and the United Kingdom, as amended;
H. Res. 418, Recognizing and welcoming the delegation of
Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers from the
Caribbean to Washington, D.C., and commending the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) for holding the Conference on the
Caribbean;
H. Res. 422, Calling on the Government of the People's
Republic of China to use its unique influence and economic
leverage to stop genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan; and
H. Res. 430, Calling on the Government of the Islamic
Republic of Iran to immediately release Dr. Haleh Esfandiari,
as amended.
6/26/07
H.R. 1400 (Lantos)--Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of
2007--reported favorably to the House, as amended, by a vote of
37-1.
H.R. 2844 (Lantos)--Food Security and Agricultural
Development Act of 2007--reported favorably to the House by a
vote of 38-9, as amended..
H. Res. 121 (Honda)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally
acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in
a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Force's
coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world
as ``comfort women'', during its colonial and wartime
occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s
through the duration of World War II--reported favorably to the
House, by a vote of 39-2, as amended.
H.R. 2798 (Sherman)--Overseas Private Investment
Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007--reported favorably to
the House, as amended, by a vote of 23-5, with one voting
``present.''
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to report the
following bills favorably to the House, and there was no
objection:
H.R. 176 (Lee)--Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean
Educational Exchange Act of 2007, as amended; and
H.R. 2843 (Watson)--Library of Congress Public Diplomacy
Collection Act of 2007.
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request that the
following measures be considered by the House under suspension
of the rules, and there was no objection:
H.R. 2293 (Ackerman)--To require the Secretary of State to
submit to Congress a report on efforts to bring to justice the
Palestinian terrorists who killed John Branchizio, Mark Parson,
and John Marin Linde;
S. 377--United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange
Act of 2007;
H. Res. 208 (Drake)--Honoring Operation Smile in the 25th
Anniversary year of its founding, as amended;
H. Res. 287 (Hastings-FL)--To celebrate the 500th
anniversary of the first use of the name ``America'', and for
other purposes, as amended;
H. Res. 294 (Watson)--Commending the Kingdom of Lesotho, on
the occasion of International Women's Day, for the enactment of
a law to improve the status of married women and ensure the
access of married women to property rights, as amended;
H. Res. 378 (Fortuno)--Honoring World Red Cross Red
Crescent Day, as amended;
H. Res. 380 (Sali)--Commending Idaho on winning the bid to
host the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games;
H. Res. 426 (McGovern)--Recognizing 2007 as the Year of the
Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and
offering support for efforts to ensure that the internally
displaced people of Colombia receive the assistance and
protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully, as
amended;
H. Res. 427 (Lantos)--Urging the Government of Canada to
end the commercial seal hunt;
H. Res. 467 (Patrick J. Murphy)--Condemning the decision by
the University and College Union of the United Kingdom to
support a boycott of Israeli academia, as amended;
H. Res. 482 (Gallegly)--Expressing support for the new
power-sharing government in Northern Ireland;
H. Res. 497 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives that the Government of the People's
Republic of China should immediately release from custody the
children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil
and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural,
linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the
Uyghur people, and for other purposes;
H. Res. 500 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives in opposition to efforts by major
natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other
mechanism to manipulate the supply of natural gas to the world
market for the purpose of setting an arbitrary and nonmarket
price or as an instrument of political pressure, as amended;
H. Con. Res. 136 (Chabot)--Expressing the sense of Congress
regarding high level visits to the United States by
democratically-elected officials of Taiwan, as amended; and
H. Con. Res. 139 (Franks-AZ)--Expressing the sense of the
Congress that the United States should address the ongoing
problem of untouchability in India, as amended.
7/31/07
H.R. 3096 (CHRIS SMITH), Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007--
reported favorably to the House, as amended by an amendment in
the nature of a substitute (Smith-NJ), by voice vote.
H.R. 1567 (ENGEL), Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2007--
reported favorably to the House, as amended by an amendment in
the nature of a substitute (Engel), by voice vote.
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request
consideration of the following legislation in the House under
suspension of the rules, and there was no objection:
H.R. 1302 (ADAM SMITH), Global Poverty Act of 2007, as
amended;
H.R. 2185 (KIRK-R), To amend the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing
countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs
and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such
Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes, as
amended;
H.R. 3062 (FALEOMAVAEGA), South Pacific Economic and
Educational Development Act of 2007, as amended;
H. Res. 32 (JACKSON-LEE), Denouncing the practices of
female genital mutilation, domestic violence, ``honor''
killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based
persecutions and expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that participation, protection, recognition,
and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just,
moral, and honorable society, as amended;
H. Res. 34 (JACKSON-LEE), Recognizing the 75th birthday of
Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape
Town, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, as amended;
H. Res. 238 (CROWLEY), Commending the first democratic
elections in Aceh, a province in Sumatra, Indonesia, and
expressing support for the further democratic development and
implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding;
H. Res. 508 (SAXTON-R), Recognizing the strong security
alliance between the Government of Japan and the United States
and expressing appreciation to Japan for its role in enhancing
stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the
global war against terrorism, as amended;
H. Res. 518 (MEEKS), Recognizing the 50th anniversary of
Malaysia's independence, as amended;
H. Res. 548 (ACKERMAN), Expressing the ongoing concern of
the House of Representatives for Lebanon's democratic
institutions and unwavering support for the administration of
justice upon those responsible for the assassination of
Lebanese public figures opposing Syrian control of Lebanon, as
amended;
H. Res. 557 (CAMPBELL-R), Strongly condemning the United
Nations Human Rights Council for ignoring severe human rights
abuses in various countries, while choosing to unfairly target
Israel by including it as the only country permanently placed
on the Council's agenda, as amended;
H. Res. 564 (ENGEL), Recognizing that violence poses an
increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central
America and supporting expanded cooperation between the United
States and the countries of Central America to combat crime and
violence;
H. Res. 575 (BAIRD), Commending the people and the
Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their
continued commitment to holding elections and broadening
participation, and for other purposes; and
H. Res. 583 (RON KLEIN), Recognizing the remarkable example
of Sir Nicholas Winton who organized the rescue of 669 Jewish
Czechoslovakian children from Nazi death camps prior to the
outbreak of World War II.
9/26/07
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request
consideration of the following legislation in the House under
suspension of the rules, and there was no objection:
H.R. 2828, To provide compensation to relatives of United
States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombings of
United States Embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998, as
amended;
H.R. 3432, 200th Anniversary Commemoration Commission of
the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act of 2007, as
amended;
H. Res. 405, Expressing the strong support of the House of
Representatives for implementation of the July 8, 2006, United
Nations-brokered agreement between President of the Republic of
Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet
Ali Talat relating to the reunification of Cyprus, as amended;
H. Res. 624, Congratulating the State of Israel on chairing
a United Nations committee for the first time in history, as
amended;
H. Res. 635, Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the
Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and
commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the
world for their faith, as amended;
H. Res. 651, Recognizing the warm friendship and expanding
strategic relationship between the United States and Brazil,
commending Brazil on successfully reducing its dependence on
oil by finding alternative ways to satisfy its energy needs,
and recognizing the importance of the March 9, 2007, United
States-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on biofuels
cooperation, as amended;
H. Con. Res. 200, Expressing the sense of Congress
regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi, as amended; and
H. Con. Res. 203, Condemning the persecution of labor
rights advocates in Iran, as amended.
H.R. 2003, the Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of
2007, as amended;
S. 1612, International Emergency Economic Powers
Enhancement Act, as amended;
H. Res. 676, Declaring that it should continue to be the
policy of the United States, consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act, to make available to Taiwan such defense
articles and services as may be necessary for Taiwan to
maintain a sufficient self-defense capability, as amended.
10/10/07
H. Res. 106 (Schiff)--Affirmation of the United States
Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution--motion to report
favorably: agreed to by a vote of 27-21.
10/23/07
The following bills were favorably reported by the
Committee by voice vote:
H.R. 3887 (Lantos), William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007, as amended; and
H.R. 275 (Smith-NJ), Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, as
amended.
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent that the following
bills be favorably reported by the Committee, and there was no
objection:
H.R. 1746 (Ros-Lehtinen), Holocaust Insurance
Accountability Act of 2007, as amended; and
H.R. 3890 (Lantos), Block Burma JADE Act of 2007, as
amended.
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request
consideration of the following legislation in the House under
suspension of the rules, and there was no objection:
H.R. 2705 (Christensen), Compacts of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2007, as amended;
H.R. 2949 (Wexler), Eurasia Foundation Act, as amended;
H.R. 3320 (Smith-NJ), Support for the Museum of the History
of Polish Jews Act of 2007;
H.R. 3912 (Lantos), Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2007;
H.R. 3913 (Ros-Lehtinen), To amend the International Center
Act to authorize the lease or sublease of certain property
described in such Act;
H. Res. 435 (Klein-FL), Expressing concern relating to the
threatening behavior of the Iranian regime and its leader
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the activities of terrorist
organizations sponsored by that regime in Latin America, as
amended;
H. Res. 550 (Honda), Congratulating the people of Ethiopia
on the second millennium of Ethiopia, and for other purposes,
as amended;
H. Res. 573 (Moran-VA), Recognizing and commending the
efforts of the United States public and advocacy groups to
raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian
crisis and genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and for other purposes,
as amended;
H. Res. 726 (DeLauro), Calling on the President of the
United States and the international community to take immediate
steps to respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual
violence against women and girls in Darfur, Sudan, eastern Chad
and the Central African Republic, as amended;
H. Res. 740 (Jackson-Lee), Condemning in the strongest
terms the attacks on African Union peacekeepers that occurred
in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 2007, as amended;
H. Res. 747 (Wilson-SC), Recognizing the religious and
historical significance of the festival of Diwali;
H. Con. Res. 234 (Royce), Calling on the government of the
People's Republic of China to respect the human rights of North
Korean refugees; and
H. Con. Res. 236 (Dreier), Recognizing the close
relationship between the United States and the Republic of San
Marino, as amended.
2/27/08
H.R. 5501 (Berman)--The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United
States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008--reported favorably by
voice vote.
H.R. 1084 (Farr)--Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian
Management Act of 2007--the Chairman asked Unanimous Consent
that H.R. 1084 be favorably reported by the Committee, as
amended (Berman substitute), and there was no objection.
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request
consideration of the following legislation in the House under
suspension of the rules, and there was no objection:
H. Res. 185 (Nadler)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations
in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region
as a result of human rights violations, as amended (Berman
substitute);
H. Res. 854 (Hastings-FL)--Expressing gratitude to all of
the member states of the International Commission of the
International Tracing Service (ITS) on ratifying the May 2006
Agreement to amend the 1955 Bonn Accords granting open access
to vast Holocaust and other World War II related archives
located in Bad Arolsen, Germany, as amended (Wexler
substitute);
H. Res. 865 (Clarke)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development makes an important
contribution to the understanding of the high levels of crime
and violence in the Caribbean, and that the United States
should work with Caribbean countries to address crime and
violence in the region, as amended (Engel substitute);
H. Res. 951 (Garret-NJ)--Condemning the ongoing Palestinian
rocket attacks on Israeli civilians, and for other purposes, as
amended (Berman/Ros-Lehtinen substitute);
H. Con. Res. 154 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Expressing the sense of
Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian
dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant
concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the
Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the
security and proliferation of radioactive materials, as amended
(Ros-Lehtinen substitute);
H. Con. Res. 255 (Ferguson)--Expressing the sense of
Congress regarding the United States commitment to preservation
of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where
sites are desecrated, as amended (Wexler substitute);
H. Con. Res. 278 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Supporting Taiwan's fourth
direct and democratic presidential elections in March 2008, as
amended (Berman/Ros-Lehtinen substitute); and
H. Con. Res. 290 (Manzullo)--Commemorating the 175th
anniversary of the special relationship between the United
States and the Kingdom of Thailand, as amended (Manzullo
substitute).
4/30/08
H.R. 5916 (Berman), Security Assistance and Arms Export
Control Reform Act of 2008--favorably reported by voice vote,
as amended (Jackson-Lee en bloc);
H.R. 5834 (Ros-Lehtinen), North Korean Human Rights
Reauthorization Act of 2008--favorably reported by U.C., as
amended (Jackson-Lee).
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request
consideration of the following legislation in the House under
suspension of the rules, and there was no objection:
H.R. 3658 (Fortuno), To amend the Foreign Service Act of
1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States
territories for members of the Foreign Service;
H. Res. 1011 (Wolf), Calling on the United States
Government and the international community to promptly develop,
fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to
protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain
and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for
sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in
the wider region that includes the northern region of the
Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan, as
amended (Berman);
H. Res. 1063 (Wu), Marking the 225th anniversary of the
Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War with
the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized the independence of
the United States of America, and acknowledging the shared
values and close friendship between the peoples and governments
of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland;
H. Res. 1109 (Sires), Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by
remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge and
remember the victims of genocides that have taken place around
the globe;
H. Res. 1127 (Ackerman), Condemning the endemic
restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public
expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread
presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and
incitement to violence in the Arab media and press, as amended
(Ackerman);
H. Res. 1166 (Wexler), Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding provocative and dangerous statements
and actions taken by the Government of the Russian Federation
that undermine the territorial integrity of the Republic of
Georgia;
H. Con. Res. 317 (Holt), Condemning the Burmese regime's
undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum;
H. Con. Res. 318 (Payne), Supporting the goals and ideals
of the International Year of Sanitation, as amended (Payne);
H. Con. Res. 332 (Fortenberry), Recognizing the 60th
Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as
amended (Berman); and
H. Con. Res. 337 (Allen), Honoring the Seeds of Peace for
its 15th anniversary as an organization promoting
understanding, reconciliation, acceptance, coexistence, and
peace in the Middle East, South Asia, and other regions of
conflict.
5/14/08
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request
consideration of the following legislation in the House under
suspension of the rules, and there was no objection:
H. Res. 1194 (Berman)--Reaffirming the support of the House
of Representatives for the legitimate, democratically-elected
Government of Lebanon under Prime Minister Fouad Siniora; and
H. Res. 1195 (Wu)--Expressing condolences and sympathy to
the people of the People's Republic of China for the grave loss
of life and vast destruction caused by the massive earthquake
centered in Sichuan Province.
There were no amendments to the above.
H.R. 6028 (Berman)--the Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit
Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008,
was reported favorably to the House, as amended, by voice vote.
The following amendments were considered:
(1) Mr. Burton--to Sec. 123(4)(A)--regarding
microenterprise development assistance--AGREED TO BY VOICE VOTE
(2) Mr. Fortenberry--to Sec. 503(b)--regarding displacement
and diversion of drug trafficking patterns--AGREED TO BY VOICE
VOTE
(3) Mr. Poe--to Sec. 115(a) and at the end of the bill--
regarding funds to U.S. border law enforcement agencies--
WITHDRAWN
(4) Mr. Meeks--to Sec. 2(2)--includes Haiti and the
Dominican Republic--AGREED TO BY VOICE VOTE
(5) Mr. Bilirakis--to Sec. 503(b)--regarding impact on
border violence and security--AGREED TO BY VOICE VOTE
(6) Mr. McCaul--at the end of Title IV--adds new section
for funding certain DOJ programs--WITHDRAWN
(7) Mr. Tancredo--to Section 301(a) and Section 301(b)--
adds to conditions on provision of assistance--DEFEATED BY A
ROLL CALL VOTE OF 10-23
Voting yes: Giffords, Burton, Rohrabacher, Royce, Tancredo,
Wilson, Barrett, McCaul, Poe and Bilirakis
Voting no: Berman, Ackerman, Faleomavaega, Payne, Sherman,
Wexler, Engel, Meeks, Watson, Smith (WA), Carnahan, Woolsey,
Jackson-Lee, Hinojosa, Crowley, Wu, Miller, Sanchez, Sires,
Klein, Lee, Ros-Lehtinen and Fortuno
(8) Ms. Jackson Lee--at the end of Title IV--adds new
section on report on U.S. Government resources--WITHDRAWN
7/16/08
H.R. 3202 (Smith-NJ), Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity
Act of 2007, was reported favorably to the House, as amended
(Smith Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute), by voice vote;
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to report the
following legislation in the House, as amended (Berman
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute), and there was no
objection:
H.R. 6328 (Berman), To develop a policy to address the
critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request
consideration of the following legislation in the House under
suspension of the rules, and there was no objection:
H.R. 6456 (Berman), To provide for extensions of certain
authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes,
as amended (Fortuno amendment adding new section regarding U.S.
territories);
H. Res. 937 (Burgess), Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the emergency communications services
provided by the American Red Cross are vital resources for
military service members and their families, as amended
(Berman/Ros-Lehtinen Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute);
H. Res. 1008 (Kirk), Condemning the persecution of Baha'is
in Iran, as amended (Berman/Ros-Lehtinen Amendment in the
Nature of a Substitute);
H. Res. 1069 (Crowley), Condemning the use of television
programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and
anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children, as
amended (Bilirakis/Crowley Amendment in the Nature of a
Substitute);
H. Res. 1159 (Cummings), Recognizing the historical
significance of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation as
a surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave
Trade and a leading participant in America's effort to end the
practice;
H. Res. 1254 (Engel), Supporting the values and goals of
the `Joint Action Plan Between the Government of the Federative
Republic of Brazil and the Government of the United States of
America to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and
Promote Equality', signed by Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice and Brazilian Minister of Racial Integration Edson Santos
on March 13, 2008, as amended (Engel amendment striking the
preamble and inserting new whereas clauses);
H. Res. 1266 (Gallegly), Congratulating Albania and Croatia
on being invited to begin accession talks with the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization and expressing support for
continuing to enlarge the alliance, as amended (Gallegly
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute);
H. Res. 1279 (Terry), Recognizing the Special Olympics'
40th anniversary;
H. Res. 1290 (Berman), Joining the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in observance of World
Refugee Day and calling on the United States Government,
international organizations, and aid groups to take immediate
steps to secure urgently needed humanitarian relief for the
more than 2,000,000 people displaced by genocide in the Darfur
region of Sudan, as amended (Berman Amendment in the Nature of
a Substitute);
H. Res. 1307 (Baird), Commemorating the Kingdom of Bhutan's
participation in the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and
commending the people and the Government of the Kingdom of
Bhutan for their commitment to holding elections and broadening
political participation;
H. Con. Res. 344 (Jackson Lee), Recognizing that we are
facing a global food crisis, as amended (Jackson Lee Amendment
in the Nature of a Substitute);
H. Con. Res. 361 (Schakowsky), Commemorating Irena Sendler,
a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the
Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness,
and hope; and
H. Con. Res. 371 (Wexler), Strongly supporting an immediate
and just restitution of, or compensation for, property
illegally confiscated during the last century by Nazi and
Communist regimes, as amended (Wexler Amendment in the Nature
of a Substitute).
7/24/08
(1) H.R. 6574 (Berman), United States-Russian Federation
Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008--was reported
favorably to the House, by voice vote.
(2) H. Res. 1370 (Berman), Calling on the Government of the
People's Republic of China to immediately end abuses of the
human rights of its citizens, to cease repression of Tibetan
and Uighur citizens, and to end its support for the Governments
of Sudan and Burma to ensure that the Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games take place in an atmosphere that honors the Olympic
traditions of freedom and openness.
agreed by voice vote to an en bloc amendment
offered by Mr. Smith (NJ) comprised of:
Smith (NJ) amendment on coercive population control;
Smith (NJ) amendment on political prisoner list
published by the Congressional-Executive Commission on
China; and
Rohrabacher amendment to the title and text (deleting
the word ``citizens'' after Uighur and inserting the
word, ``people''), and striking the word ``reportedly''
in the 18th Whereas clause.
motion offered that the Chairman seek
consideration of H. Res. 1370, as amended, in the House under
suspension of the rules, and was agreed to by voice vote.
The Chairman asked Unanimous Consent to request
consideration of the following legislation in the House under
suspension of the rules, and there was no objection:
H. Res. 1351 (Chabot), Expressing support for the United
Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and calling
upon United Nations Member States and the international
community to contribute the resources necessary to ensure the
success of UNAMID, as amended by a Berman amendment in the
nature of a substitute;
H. Res. 1361 (Berman), Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the United States should lead a high-level
diplomatic effort to defeat the campaign by some members of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the United
Nation's Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in
their own and other countries by attacking Israel, promoting
anti-Semitism, and undermining the Universal Charter of Human
Rights and to ensure that the Durban Review Conference serves
as a forum to review commitments to combat all forms of racism;
H. Res. 1369 (Lee), Recognizing nongovernmental
organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between
Israelis and Palestinians; and
H. Con. Res. 374 (Wamp), Supporting the spirit of peace and
desire for unity displayed in the letter from 138 leading
Muslim scholars, and in the Pope's response, as amended by the
Berman/Ros-Lehtinen amendment in the nature of a substitute.
9/17/08
H.R. 6911 (Berman)--the STAND for Georgia Act of 2008
--Smith (NJ) en bloc amendment was agreed to by voice vote.
A motion was offered that the Chairman request
consideration of the legislation, as amended, in the House
under suspension of the rules. The motion was agreed to by a
vote of 24-9.
Voting AYE: Berman, Ackerman, Faleomavaega, Payne, Wexler,
Engel, Carnahan, Woolsey, Crowley, Wu, Miller, Scott, Costa,
Sires, Giffords, Klein, Ros-Lehtinen, Smith (NJ), Chabot,
Pence, Wilson, Barrett, Inglis, and Bilirakis.
Voting NO: Sherman, Delahunt, Meeks, Smith (WA), Gallegly,
Rohrabacher, Royce, Paul, and Flake.
B. Legislative Reports Filed
H.R. 176--Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean
Educational Exchange Act of 2008 (H. Rept. 110-254)
H.R. 275--Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 (H. Rept. 110-
481, part 1)
H.R. 885--International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and
Nonproliferation Act of 2007 (H. Rept. 110-196)
H.R. 957--To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand
and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed
(H. Rept. 110-163, part 1)
H.R. 982--ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (H. Rept. 110-119)
H.R. 1084--Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian
Management Act of 2008 (H. Rept. 110-537)
H.R. 1400--Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 (H. Rept.
110-294, part 1)
H.R. 1469--Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act
of 2007 (H. Rept. 110-138)
H.R. 1567--Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2007 (H. Rept.
110-381, part 1)
H.R. 1678--Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of
2007 (H. Rept. 110-103, part 1)
H.R. 1681--American National Red Cross Governance
Modernization Act of 2007 (H. Rept. 110-87)
H.R. 2420--International Climate Cooperation Re-engagement
Act of 2007 (H. Rept. 110-215)
H.R. 2446--Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of
2007 (H. Rept. 110-170)
H.R. 2798--Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (H. Rept. 110-241)
H.R. 2844--Food Security and Agricultural Development Act
of 2007 (H. Rept. 110-257, part 1)
H.R. 3202--Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2008
(H. Rept. 110-877, part 1)
H.R. 3887--William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H. Rept. 110-430, part
1)
H.R. 3890--Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-
Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (H. Rept. 110-418, part 1)
H.R. 5501--Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States
Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (H. Rept. 110-546, part 1; 110-546,
part 2)
H.R. 5834--North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of
2008 (H. Rept. 110-628)
H.R. 5916--Security Assistance and Arms Export Control
Reform Act of 2008 (H. Rept. 110-626)
H.R. 6028--Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics
and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008 (H. Rept.
110-673, part 1)
Committee Statistics
During the 110th Congress, the Full Committee held: 79
hearings and markups, 26 classified briefings, and numerous
closed briefings. The subcommittees met 161 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 59 protocol meetings.
The staff held 617 oversight briefings. A total of 27 bills
have been signed into law, another 32 bills and joint
resolutions referred to the Committee passed the House, and 151
concurrent and simple resolutions referred to the Committee
passed the House. The Committee has published 233 hearings and
markups.
During the 110th Congress, 783 bills and resolutions were
referred to the Committee; the Full Committee considered 140
pieces of legislation, and 22 reports were filed.
IV. LIST OF MEETINGS OF THE FULL COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES
A. Full Committee Hearings
2007
January 11th--Briefing on Iraq--The Honorable Condoleezza
Rice, Secretary of State
January 11th--Briefing on Next Steps in the Iran Crisis--
The Honorable Thomas R. Pickering, Former Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs; The Honorable R. James Woolsey,
Jr., Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
January 17th--Briefing on Iraq--The Honorable Madeleine
Albright, Former Secretary of State
January 18th--Briefing on North Korea--The Honorable
William Perry, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; Former
Secretary of Defense; The Honorable James Lilley, Former
Ambassador to South Korea
January 19th--Briefing on The Baker Hamilton Commission
Report--The Honorable Lee Hamilton, Co-Chair of the Iraq Study
Group (Baker Hamilton Commission)
January 23rd--FC Markup--H. Res. 24, Establishing the House
Democracy Assistance Commission for the One Hundred Tenth
Congress; and H. Con. Res. 20, Calling on the Government of the
United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent,
and public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland
defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge
Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to
move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process.
January 31st--Understanding the Iran Crisis--Dr. Abbas
Milani, Co-Director of Iran Democracy Project, Hoover
Institution, Stanford; Dr. Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle
East on Council of Foreign Relations; Mr. Enders Wimbush,
Director of Center for Future Security Strategy
February 7th--The Int'l Relations Budget for Fiscal Year
2008--The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
February 8th--The Escalating Crisis in Darfur: Are There
Prospects for Peace?--The Honorable Andrew Natsios, Special
Envoy to Sudan
February 13th--The Future of the UN under Ban Ki-Moon--The
Honorable Timothy E. Wirth, President, United Nations
Foundation, Former United States Senator, Colorado; The
Honorable George Mitchell, Former United States Senate Majority
Leader, Former Co-Chair, United States Institute for Peace Task
Force on the United Nations; The Honorable John Bolton, Former
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations
February 15th--FC Markup:
H. Res. 98, Honoring the life and achievements of the
late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the
continued commitment of the House of Representatives to
a just and lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan;
H.R. 957, To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to
expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions
may be imposed Iran Sanctions Act Amendments;
H.R. 987, NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007;
H.R. 1003, To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy;
H. Res. 107, Calling for the immediate and
unconditional release of Israeli soldiers held captive
by Hamas and Hezbollah, and for other purposes;
H. Res. 149, Supporting the goals of International
Women's Day; and
H. Res. 64, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Government of Bangladesh
should immediately drop all pending charges against
Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury.
February 15th--Afghanistan on the Brink: Where Do We Go
from Here?--
Panel I: The Honorable Mark Steven Kirk, Member of Congress
Panel II: Lieutenant General David Barno, USA, Retired,
Director Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies; Mr.
Peter Bergen, Journalist and Senior Fellow, New America
Foundation; Mr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair,
Center for Strategic and International Studies
February 28th--Iraq and U.S. Foreign Policy--The Honorable
Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC, Former United
States Ambassador to the United Nations; Mr. Frederick W.
Kagan, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
February 28th--North Korea: The February 13th Agreement--
The Honorable Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
March 6th--The Iranian Challenge--The Honorable R. Nicholas
Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. State
Department
March 8th--Foreign Assistance Reform--The Honorable Randall
L. Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID
Administrator, U.S. Department of State
March 13th--Tibet: Status of the Sino-Tibetan Dialogue--The
Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary, Democracy and
Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State; His Excellency Lodi
G. Gyari, Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Mr.
Richard Gere, Chairman of the Board of Directors, International
Campaign for Tibet
March 14th--The American Red Cross Governance Reform--The
Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Chairwoman American Red
Cross; Karen Hastie Williams, J.D., Partner, Retired, Crowell &
Moring, LLP
March 20th--Proposed Legislation on Iraq--Members of
Congress
March 22nd--Foreign Policy & National Security Implications
of Oil Dependence--The Honorable John M. Deutch, Professor,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Former Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency); Daniel Yergin, Ph.D., Chairman,
Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Inc.; Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.,
Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
March 27th--FC Markup:
H.R. 982, the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007;
H.R. 1405, Wildlife Global Animal Information Network
for Surveillance Act;
H.R. 1441, to prohibit the sale by the Department of
Defense of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft;
H.R. 1469, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation Act of 2007;
H.R. 1678, the Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization
Act of 2007;
H.R. 1681, the American Red Cross Governance
Modernization Act of 2007;
H. Res. 100, Expressing the sympathy of the House of
Representatives to the families of women and girls
murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of
Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes;
H. Res. 125, Expressing deep concern over the use of
civilians as ``human shields'' in violation of
international humanitarian law and the law of war
during armed conflict, including Hezbollah's tactic of
embedding its forces among civilians to use them as
human shields during the summer of 2006 conflict
between Hezbollah and the State of Israel;
H. Res. 158, Observing the 200th anniversary of the
abolition of the British slave trade and encouraging
the people of the United States, particularly the youth
of the United States, to remember the life and legacy
of William Wilberforce, a member of the British House
of Commons who devoted his life to the suppression and
abolition of the institution of slavery, and to work
for the protection of human rights throughout the
world;
H. Res. 196, Supporting the goals and ideals of World
Water Day;
H. Res. 240, Urging all member countries of the
International Commission of the International Tracing
Service (ITS) to expedite the ratification process to
allow for open access to the Holocaust archives located
at Bad Arolsen, Germany;
H. Res. 267, Calling for the immediate and
unconditional release of British marines and sailors
held captive by Iran, and for other purposes; and
H. Con. Res. 100, Condemning the recent violent
actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful
opposition party activists and members of civil
society.
March 29th--The 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices and the promotion of Human Rights in U.S. Foreign
Policy--The Honorable Harold Hongju Koh, Dean, Yale Law School,
(Former Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and
Labor at the Department of State); The Honorable John Shattuck,
Chief Executive Officer, The John F. Kennedy Library
Foundation, (Former Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor at the Department of State)
April 17th--The Outlook for the Independence of Kosova--The
Honorable R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political
Affairs, U.S. Department of State
April 19th--FC Markup:
H. Res. 243, Calling on the Government of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and
unconditionally release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen
Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, and other political
prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and for other
purposes;
H. Res. 272, Commemorating the 200th anniversary of
the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade;
H. Con Res. 7, Calling on the ``League of Arab States
to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of
Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide
in Darfur.
Hearing--Current Situation in Darfur--Mr. John Prendergast,
Senior Advisor, International Crisis Group; Ms. Mia Farrow,
Actress, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador; Alex de Waal, Ph.D.,
Director, Social Science Research Council, Lecturer, Harvard
University
April 24th--PEPFAR: An Assessment of Progress and
Challenges--The Honorable Mark R. Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS
Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
May 1st--The Future of Political, Economic and Security
Relations with China--The Honorable John D. Negroponte, Deputy
Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
May 10th--Every State a Superpower? Stopping the Spread of
Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century--The Honorable Sam Nunn,
Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Threat
Initiative, (Former U.S. Senator from Georgia); Mr. Joseph
Cirincione, Vice President for National Security, Center for
American Progress; Mr. Henry Sokolski, Executive Director,
Nonproliferation Policy Education Center
May 15th--U.S. Re-Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight
Climate Change--The Honorable Eileen Claussen, President, Pew
Center on Global Climate Change, (Former Assistant Secretary of
State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs); David John Jhirad, Ph.D., Vice President for Science
and Research, World Resources Institute; W. David Montgomery,
Ph.D., Vice President, CRA International
May 17th--Russia: Rebuilding the Iron Curtain--Stephen
Sestanovich, Ph.D., George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian
and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Michael
McFaul, Ph.D., Professor, Stanford University; Mr. David
Satter, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
May 22nd--Iraq: Is Reconstruction Failing?--Stuart W.
Bowen, Jr., J.D., Special Inspector General for Iraq
Reconstruction, Office of the Special Inspector General for
Iraq Reconstruction
May 23rd--FC Markup:
H.R. 885, International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and
Nonproliferation Act of 2007;
H.R. 2446, the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of
2007;
H.R. 2420, the International Climate Cooperation Re-
Engagement Act of 2007;
S. 676, To provide that the Executive Director of the
Inter-American Development Bank or the Alternate
Executive Director of the Inter-American Development
Bank may serve on the Board of Directors of the Inter-
American Foundation;
H. Con. Res. 21, Calling on the United Nations
Security Council to charge Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and
the United Nations Charter because of his calls for the
destruction of the State of Israel;
H. Con. Res. 80, Calling on the Government of Uganda
and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to recommit to a
political solution to the conflict in northern Uganda
and to recommence vital peace talks, and urging
immediate and substantial support for the ongoing peace
process from the United States and the international
community;
H. Con. Res. 151, Noting the disturbing pattern of
killings of dozens of independent journalists in Russia
over the last decade, and calling on Russian President
Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with outside
investigators in solving these murders;
H. Con. Res. 152, Relating to the 40th anniversary of
the Six Day War and the reunification of the City of
Jerusalem;
H. Res. 137, Honoring the life and six decades of
public service of Jacob Birnbaum and especially his
commitment freeing Soviet Jews from religious,
cultural, and communal extinction;
H. Res. 226, To recognize John Pehle for his
contributions to the Nation in helping rescue Jews and
other minorities from the Holocaust during World War
II;
H. Res. 233, Recognizing over 200 years of
sovereignty of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and
expressing support for efforts by the United States
continue to strengthen its relationship with that
country;
H. Res. 295, Recognizing the strong alliance between
the Republic of Korea and the United States and
expressing appreciation to the Republic of Korea for
its efforts in the global war against terrorism;
H. Res. 395, Supporting the ideals and values of the
Olympic movement;
H. Res. 397, Condemning violence in Estonia and
attacks on Estonia's embassies in 2007, and expressing
solidarity with the Government and the people of
Estonia;
H. Res. 412, Expressing gratitude to Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, Prince
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, for their State Visit to the
United States and reaffirming the friendship that
exists between the United States and the United
Kingdom;
H. Res. 418, Recognizing and welcoming the delegation
of Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers
from the Caribbean to Washington, D.C., and commending
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for holding the
Conference on the Caribbean;
H. Res. 422, Calling on the Government of the
People's Republic of China to use its unique influence
and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in
Darfur, Sudan; and
H. Res. 430, Calling for the Government of Iran to
immediately release three dual American-Iranian
citizens currently being held unjustly.
June 6th--U.S. Policy Challenges in North Africa--The
Honorable C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State
June 14th--Deal or No Deal: The State of the Trans-Atlantic
Relationship--The Honorable Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Former
Secretary of State
June 19th--South America and the United States: How to Fix
a Broken Relationship--Mr. Michael Shifter, Vice-President for
Policy, Inter-American Dialogue; Mr. Peter H. Smith, Simon
Bolivar Professor of Latin American Studies, University of
California, San Diego; Jaime Daremblum, Ph.D., Director, Center
for Latin American Studies, Senior Fellow Hudson Institute
June 22nd--The Future of NATO: How Valuable an Asset?--The
Honorable Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European
and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; General Bantz
J. Craddock, Commander, U.S. European Command, Supreme Allied
Command of Europe, United States Army
June 26th--FC Markup:
H.R. 1400, Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007;
H.R. 2844, Food Security and Agricultural Development
Act of 2007;
H. Res. 121, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Government of Japan should
formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical
responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for
its Imperial Armed Force's coercion of young women into
sexual slavery, known to the world as ``comfort
women'', during its colonial and wartime occupation of
Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the
duration of World War II;
H.R. 2798, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Reauthorization Act of 2007;
H.R. 176, Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean
Educational Exchange Act of 2007;
H.R. 2293, To require the Secretary of State to
submit to Congress a report on efforts to bring to
justice the Palestinian terrorists who killed John
Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin Linde;
H.R. 2843, Library of Congress Public Diplomacy
Collection Act of 2007;
S. 377, U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Act
of 2007;
H. Res. 208, Honoring Operation Smile in the 25th
Anniversary year of its founding;
H. Res. 287, To celebrate the 500th anniversary of
the first use of the name ``America'', and for other
purposes;
H. Res. 294, Commending the Kingdom of Lesotho, on
the occasion of International Women's Day, for the
enactment of a law to improve the status of married
women and ensure the access of married women to
property rights;
H. Res. 378, Honoring World Red Cross Red Crescent
Day;
H. Res. 380, Resolution commending Idaho on winning
the bid to host the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter
Games;
H. Res. 426, Recognizing 2007 as the Year of the
Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and
offering support for efforts to ensure that the
internally displaced people of Colombia receive the
assistance and protection they need to rebuild their
lives successfully;
H. Res. 427, Urging the Government of Canada to end
the commercial seal hunt;
H. Res. 467, Condemning the decision by the
University and College Union of the United Kingdom to
support a boycott of Israeli academia;
H. Res. 482, Expressing support for the new power-
sharing government in Northern Ireland;
H. Res. 497, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Government of the People's
Republic of China should immediately release from
custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian
citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further
engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious
suppression directed against the Uyghur people, and for
other purposes;
H. Res. 500, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives in opposition to efforts by major
natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel
or other mechanism to manipulate the supply of natural
gas to the world market for the purpose of setting an
arbitrary and nonmarket price or as an instrument of
political pressure;
H. Con. Res. 136, Expressing the sense of Congress
regarding high level visits to the United States by
democratically-elected officials of Taiwan; and
H. Con. Res. 139, Expressing the sense of the
Congress that the United States should address the
ongoing problem of untouchability in India.
June 27th--Iraq: Is the Escalation Working?--Major General
John Batiste, USA, Retired, President, Klein Steel Services,
Incorporated; Mr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair,
Center for Strategic and International Studies; Mr. Frederick
W. Kagan, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
July 11th--Passport Delays: Affecting Security and
Disrupting Free Travel and Trade--The Honorable Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Mr. Paul Rosenzweig, Acting Assistant
Secretary for International Affairs and Counselor to the
Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
July 17th--U.S. Policy Options in the Iraq Crisis--Steven
Simon, Ph.D., Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern
Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; The Honorable James
Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy
Center, The RAND Corporation; Michael Rubin, Ph.D., Resident
Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy
Research, Via Videoconference
July 19th--Beyond Iraq: Envisioning a New U.S. Policy in
the Middle East--The Honorable Dennis Ross, Counselor and
Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near
East Policy
July 25th--Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing the
Democratic Transition--Charles Gati, Ph.D., Senior Adjunct
Professor in European Studies, John Hopkins University, School
of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Martin Sletzinger,
Ph.D., Director, East European Studies, Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars; Ms. Zeyno Baran, Director,
Center for Eurasian Policy, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
July 31st--FC Markup:
H.R. 1302, Global Poverty Act of 2007;
H.R. 1567, Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2007;
H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing
countries that take action to protect forests and coral
reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to
reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for
other purposes;
H.R. 3096, Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007;
H.R. 3062, South Pacific Economic and Educational
Development Act of 2007;
H. Res. 32, Denouncing the practices of female
genital mutilation, domestic violence, ``honor''
killings, acid burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-
based persecutions and expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives that participation,
protection, recognition, and independence of women is
crucial to achieving a just, moral, and honorable
society;
H. Res. 34, Recognizing the 75th birthday of Desmond
Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape
Town, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient;
H. Res. 238, Commending the first democratic
elections in Aceh, a province in Sumatra, Indonesia,
and expressing support for the further democratic
development and implementation of the Helsinki
Memorandum of Understanding;
H. Res. 508, Recognizing the strong security alliance
between the Government of Japan and the United States
and expressing appreciation to Japan for its role in
enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its
efforts in the global war against terrorism;
H. Res. 518, Recognizing the 50th anniversary of
Malaysia's independence;
H. Res. 548, Expressing the ongoing concern of the
House of Representatives for Lebanon's democratic
institutions and unwavering support for the
administration of justice upon those responsible for
the assassination of Lebanese public figures opposing
Syrian control of Lebanon;
H. Res. 557, Strongly condemning the United Nations
Human Rights Council for ignoring severe human rights
abuses in various countries, while choosing to unfairly
target Israel by including it as the only country
permanently placed on the Council's agenda;
H. Res. 564, Recognizing that violence poses an
increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in
Central America and supporting expanded cooperation
between the United States and the countries of Central
America to combat crime and violence;
H. Res. 575, Commending the people and the Government
of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their continued
commitment to holding elections and broadening
participation, and for other purposes; and
H. Res. 583, Recognizing the remarkable example of
Sir Nicholas Winton who organized the rescue of 669
Jewish Czechoslovakian children from Nazi death camps
prior to the outbreak of World War II.
September 5th--Iraqi Benchmarks: An Objective Assessment--
The Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the
United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office
September 6th--Beyond the September Report: What's Next for
Iraq?--Joint with Committee on Armed Services--The Honorable
William J. Perry, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, and
Professor, Stanford University; Major General John Batiste,
USA, Retired, President, Klein Steel Services, Incorporated;
General John M. Keane, USA, Retired, Keane Advisors, LLC
September 10th--The Status of the War and Political
Developments in Iraq--Joint with Committee on Armed Services--
General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National
Force--Iraq; The Honorable Ryan C. Crocker, United States
Ambassador to Iraq
September 19th--Assessment of the Administration's
September Report on the Status of U.S. Political and Military
Efforts in Iraq--Panel I: The Honorable Lindsey Graham, United
States Senator
Panel II: The Honorable Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice
Chairman, Perseus LLC
September 25th--PEPFAR Reauthorization: From Emergency to
Sustainability--Helene Gayle, MD, MPH, Executive Director and
CEO, CARE; Joia Stapleton Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director,
Partners in Health Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard
University; Nils Daulaire, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Global
Health Council; Norman Hearst, MD, MPH, Professor of Family and
Community Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics;
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of
Medicine
September 26th--FC Markup:
S. 1612, International Emergency Economic Powers
Enhancement Act;
H.R. 2003, Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act
of 2007;
H.R. 2828, To provide compensation to relatives of
United States citizens who were killed as a result of
the bombings of United States Embassies in East Africa
on August 7, 1998;
H.R. 3432, 200th Anniversary Commemoration Commission
of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act
of 2007;
H. Res. 405, Expressing the strong support of the
House of Representatives for implementation of the July
8, 2006, United Nations-brokered agreement between
President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos
and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relating to
the reunification of Cyprus;
H. Res. 624, Congratulating the State of Israel on
chairing a United Nations committee for the first time
in history;
H. Res. 635, Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan,
the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual
renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States
and throughout the world for their faith;
H. Res. 651, Recognizing the warm friendship and
expanding strategic relationship between the United
States and Brazil, commending Brazil on successfully
reducing its dependence on oil by finding alternative
ways to satisfy its energy needs, and recognizing the
importance of the March 9, 2007, United States-Brazil
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on biofuels
cooperation;
H. Res. 676, Declaring that it should continue to be
the policy of the United States, consistent with the
Taiwan Relations Act, to make available to Taiwan such
defense articles and services as may be necessary for
Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense
capability;
H. Con. Res. 200, Expressing the sense of Congress
regarding the immediate and unconditional release of
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; and
H. Con. Res. 203, Condemning the persecution of labor
rights advocates in Iran.
October 10th--H. Res. 106, Calling upon the President to
ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects
appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues
related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide
documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian
Genocide, and for other purposes.
October 18th--International Trafficking in Persons: Taking
Action to Eliminate Modern Day Slavery--
Panel I: The Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Member of Congress;
The Honorable Marilyn N. Musgrave, Member of Congress
Panel II: Ms. Barbara Shailor, Director, International
Department, AFL-CIO; Sharon Cohn, J.D., Senior Vice President
of Justice Operations, International Justice Mission; Reverend
Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale, President of St. Thomas
University, Miami, Florida, Chair of the Human Rights Institute
of the St. Thomas School of Law, Miami, Florida; Ms. Zipora
Mazengo, Trafficking Survivor
October 23rd--FC Markup:
H.R. 3887, William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007;
H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007;
H.R. 1746, Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of
2007;
H.R. 2332, Syria Accountability and Liberation Act;
H.R. 2705, Compacts of Free Association Amendments
Act of 2007;
H.R. 2949, Eurasia Foundation Act;
H.R. 3320, Support for the Museum of the History of
Polish Jews Act of 2007;
H.R. 3890, Block Burma JADE Act of 2007;
H.R. 3912, Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2007;
H.R. 3913, To amend the International Center Act to
authorize the lease or sublease of certain property
described in such Act;
H. Res. 435, Expressing concern relating to the
threatening behavior of the Iranian regime and its
leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the activities of
terrorist organizations sponsored by that regime in
Latin America;
H. Res. 550, Congratulating the people of Ethiopia on
the second millennium of Ethiopia, and for other
purposes;
H. Res. 573, Recognizing and commending the efforts
of the United States public and advocacy groups to
raise awareness about and help end the worsening
humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and
for other purposes;
H. Res. 726, Calling on the President of the United
States and the international community to take
immediate steps to respond to and prevent acts of rape
and sexual violence against women and girls in Darfur,
Sudan, eastern Chad and the Central African Republic;
H. Res. 740, Condemning in the strongest terms the
attacks on African Union peacekeepers that occurred in
Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 2007;
H. Res. 747, Recognizing the religious and historical
significance of the festival of Diwali;
H. Con. Res. 234, Calling on the government of the
People's Republic of China to respect the human rights
of North Korean refugees; and
H. Con. Res. 236, Recognizing the close relationship
between the United States and the Republic of San
Marino.
October 24th--U.S. Policy in the Middle East--The Honorable
Condoleezza Rice, The Secretary of State, U.S. Department of
State
October 30th--Russia on the Eve of National Elections--The
Honorable Strobe Talbott, President, The Brookings Institution,
Former Deputy Secretary of State; Andrei Piontkovsky, Ph.D.,
Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute
October 31st--The Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule: Its
Impact on Family Planning and Reproductive Health--Ejike Oji,
MBBS, Country Director, Ipas Nigeria; Joana Nerquaye-Tetteh,
Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Planned Parenthood
Association of Ghana; Duff G. Gillespie, Ph.D., Professor and
Senior Scholar, Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive
Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Jean
Kagia, M.D. (Kenya), Consultant, Obstetrician & Gynecologist
November 6th--Yahoo! Inc.'s Provision of False Information
to Congress--Mr. Jerry Yang, Chief Executive Officer, Yahoo!
Inc.; Michael J. Callahan, Esq., General Counsel, Yahoo! Inc.
November 7th--Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Terrorism in
Contemporary Pakistan--The Honorable John D. Negroponte, Deputy
Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
November 14th--The Merida Initiative: Assessing Plans to
Step Up our Security Cooperation with Mexico and Central
America--The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; The Honorable David T. Johnson, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
December 5th--After Annapolis: Next Steps in the Middle
East Peace Process--The Honorable Dennis Ross, Counselor and
Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, the Washington Institute for Near
East Policy; David Wurmser, Ph.D., President and Founder,
Delphi Global Analysis Group
2008:
February 13th--International Relations Budget for Fiscal
Year 2009--The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary, U.S.
Department of State
February 27th--Full Committee Markup:
H.R. 5501, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United
States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008;
H.R. 1084, Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian
Management Act of 2007;
H. Res. 185, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the creation of refugee
populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the
Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights
violations;
H. Res. 854, Expressing gratitude to all of the
member states of the International Commission of the
International Tracing Service (ITS) on ratifying the
May 2006 Agreement to amend the 1955 Bonn Accords
granting open access to vast Holocaust and other World
War II related archives located in Bad Arolsen,
Germany;
H. Res. 865, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the March 2007 report of the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
makes an important contribution to the understanding of
the high levels of crime and violence in the Caribbean,
and that the United States should work with Caribbean
countries to address crime and violence in the region;
H. Res. 951, Condemning the ongoing Palestinian
rocket attacks on Israeli civilians, and for other
purposes;
H. Con. Res. 154, Expressing the sense of Congress
that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident
and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant
concerns about the potential involvement of elements of
the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and
about the security and proliferation of radioactive
materials;
H. Con. Res. 255, Expressing the sense of Congress
regarding the United States commitment to preservation
of religious and cultural sites and condemning
instances where sites are desecrated; and
H. Con. Res. 278, Supporting Taiwan's fourth direct
and democratic presidential elections in March 2008;
H. Con. Res. 290, Commemorating the 175th anniversary
of the special relationship between the United States
and the Kingdom of Thailand.
March 12th--The Balkans after the Independence of Kosova
and on the Eve of NATO Enlargement--The Honorable Daniel Fried,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs,
U.S. Department of State
April 9th--Report on Iraq to the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs--General David H. Petraeus, USA, Commanding General,
Multi-National Force--Iraq, U.S. Department of Defense; The
Honorable Ryan C. Crocker, United States Ambassador to Iraq,
U.S. Department of State
April 23rd--Foreign Assistance Reform in the New
Administration: Challenges and Solutions?--Steven Radelet,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development; Lael
Brainard, Ph.D., Vice President and Director, Global Economy
and Development Program, Brookings Institution; Mr. Raymond C.
Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America; The Honorable Jim T.
Kolbe, Senior Trans-Atlantic Fellow, the German Marshall Fund
of the United States, (Former Member of Congress)
April 30th--Full Committee Markup:
H.R. 5916, Security Assistance and Arms Export
Control Reform Act of 2008;
H.R. 3658, To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980
to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States
territories for members of the Foreign Service;
H.R. 5834, North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization
Act of 2008;
H. Res. 1011, Calling on the United States Government
and the international community to promptly develop,
fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy
to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian
operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute
to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance
in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes
the northern region of the Central African Republic and
the Darfur region of Sudan;
H. Res. 1063, Marking the 225th anniversary of the
Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary
War with the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized
the independence of the United States of America, and
acknowledging the shared values and close friendship
between the peoples and governments of the United
States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland;
H. Res. 1109, Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by
remembering his life's work and continuing to
acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that
have taken place around the globe;
H. Res. 1127, Condemning the endemic restrictions on
freedom of the press and media and public expression in
the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread
presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial,
and incitement to violence in the Arab media and press;
H. Res. 1166, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding provocative and dangerous
statements and actions taken by the Government of the
Russian Federation that undermine the territorial
integrity of the Republic of Georgia;
H. Con. Res. 317, Condemning the Burmese regime's
undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum;
H. Con. Res. 318, Supporting the goals and ideals of
the International Year of Sanitation;
H. Con. Res. 332, Recognizing the 60th Anniversary of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and
H. Con. Res. 337, Honoring the Seeds of Peace for its
15th anniversary as an organization promoting
understanding, reconciliation, acceptance, coexistence,
and peace in the Middle East, South Asia, and other
regions of conflict.
May 7th--U.S. Foreign Policy in Pakistan: Implications for
Regional Security, Stability, and Development--The Honorable
Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC (Former United
States Ambassador to the United Nations); The Honorable Thomas
R. Pickering, Vice Chairman, Hills & Company (Former United
States Ambassador to the United Nations); General James L.
Jones, USMC, Retired, President and CEO, Institute for 21st
Century Energy (Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe)
May 14th--Full Committee Markup:
H.R. 6028, Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit
Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act
of 2008;
H. Res. 1194, Reaffirming the support of the House of
Representatives for the legitimate, democratically-
elected Government of Lebanon under Prime Minister
Fouad Siniora; and
H. Res. 1195, Expressing condolences and sympathy to
the people of the People's Republic of China for the
grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by the
massive earthquake centered in Sichuan Province.
May 21st--The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Impacts on
U.S. Foreign Policy and Economic Interests--Gerard Lyons,
Ph.D., Chief Economist, Standard Chartered Bank; Edwin Truman,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International
Economics; Gal Luft, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for
the Analysis of Global Security
May 22nd--Rising Oil Prices, Declining National Security?--
The Honorable David Sandalow, Senior Fellow, Brookings
Institution (Former Assistant Secretary of State); Ms. Anne
Korin, Co-director, Institute for the Analysis of Global
Security; Mr. Paul J. Saunders, Executive Director, The Nixon
Center
June 12th--Russia, Iran, and Nuclear Weapons: Implications
of the Proposed U.S.-Russia Agreement--
Panel I: The Honorable Edward J. Markey, Member of Congress
Panel II: The Honorable John C. Rood, Acting Under
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: The Honorable Robert J. Einhorn, Senior Adviser,
International Security Program Center for Strategic &
International Studies (Former Assistant Secretary for the
Bureau of Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State); Mr.
Henry D. Sokolski, Executive Director, Nonproliferation Policy
Education Center Member, Commission on the Prevention of
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
June 18th--The Caucasus: Frozen Conflicts and Closed
Borders--The Honorable Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of
State
June 25th--Foreign Assistance Reform: Rebuilding U.S.
Civilian Development and Diplomatic Capacity in the 21st
Century--The Honorable M. Peter McPherson, President, National
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
(Former Administrator of U.S. Agency for International
Development); The Honorable J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Hubert H.
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
(Former Administrator of U.S. Agency for International
Development)
July 9th--U.S. Policy Toward Iran--The Honorable William J.
Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department
of State
July 16th--Full Committee Markup:
H.R. 3202, Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of
2007;
H.R. 6328, To develop a policy to address the
critical needs of Iraqi refugees;
H.R. 6456, To provide for extensions of certain
authorities of the Department of State, and for other
purposes;
H. Res. 937, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the emergency communications
services provided by the American Red Cross are vital
resources for military service members and their
families;
H. Res. 1008, Condemning the persecution of Baha'is
in Iran;
H. Res. 1069, Condemning the use of television
programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence,
and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian
children;
H. Res. 1159, Recognizing the historical significance
of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation as a
surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic
Slave Trade and a leading participant in America's
effort to end the practice;
H. Res. 1254, Supporting the values and goals of the
``Joint Action Plan Between the Government of the
Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the
United States of America to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic
Discrimination and Promote Equality'', signed by
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian
Minister of Racial Integration Edson Santos on March
13, 2008;
H. Res. 1266, Congratulating Albania and Croatia on
being invited to begin accession talks with the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization and expressing support for
continuing to enlarge the alliance;
H. Res. 1279, Recognizing the Special Olympics' 40th
anniversary;
H. Res. 1290, Joining the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in observance of
World Refugee Day and calling on the United States
Government, international organizations, and aid groups
to take immediate steps to secure urgently needed
humanitarian relief for the more than 2,000,000 people
displaced by genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan;
H. Res. 1307, Commemorating the Kingdom of Bhutan's
participation in the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
and commending the people and the Government of the
Kingdom of Bhutan for their commitment to holding
elections and broadening political participation;
H. Con. Res. 344, Recognizing that we are facing a
global food crisis;
H. Con. Res. 361, Commemorating Irena Sendler, a
woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during
the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage,
selflessness, and hope; and
H. Con. Res. 371, Strongly supporting an immediate
and just restitution of, or compensation for, property
illegally confiscated during the last century by Nazi
and Communist regimes.
July 23rd--China on the Eve of the Olympics--Kenneth G.
Lieberthal, Ph.D., Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Distinguished
Fellow at the William Davidson Institute, William Davidson
Professor of Business Administration, University of Michigan;
David M. Lampton, Ph.D., George and Sadie Hyman Professor of
China Studies, Director of the China Studies Program, Paul H.
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins
University; Yang Jianli, Ph.D., President and Founder,
Initiatives for China, Fellow, Harvard University
July 24th
H.R. 6574, United States-Russian Federation Nuclear
Cooperation Agreement Act of 2008;
H. Res. 1351, Expressing support for the United
Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and
calling upon United Nations Member States and the
international community to contribute the resources
necessary to ensure the success of UNAMID;
H. Res. 1361, Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the United States should lead a
high-level diplomatic effort to defeat the campaign by
some members of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference to divert the United Nation's Durban Review
Conference from a review of problems in their own and
other countries by attacking Israel, promoting anti-
Semitism, and undermining the Universal Charter of
Human Rights and to ensure that the Durban Review
Conference serves as a forum to review commitments to
combat all forms of racism;
H. Res. 1369, Recognizing nongovernmental
organizations working to bring just and lasting peace
between Israelis and Palestinians;
H. Res. 1370, Calling on the Government of the
People's Republic of China to immediately end abuses of
the human rights of its citizens, to cease repression
of Tibetan and Uighur citizens, and to end its support
for the Governments of Sudan and Burma to ensure that
the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games take place in an
atmosphere that honors the Olympic traditions of
freedom and openness; and
H. Con. Res. 374, Supporting the spirit of peace and
desire for unity displayed in the letter from 138
leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope's response.
September 9th--U.S.-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of
the Georgia Crisis
Panel I: The Honorable Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs U.S. Department of
State
Panel II: Michael H. McFaul, Ph.D., Professor, Department
of Political Science, Stanford University; Frederick W. Kagan,
Ph.D., Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
September 17th--Full Committee Markup--H.R. 6911, the
Stability and Democracy for Georgia Act of 2008.
B. Subcommittee on Africa, and Global Health
2007
January 24th--South Sudan: The Comprehensive Peace
Agreement on Life Support--The Honorable Roger Winter, Former
Special Rep for Sudan
Briefing: Minister Luca Biong Deng, Minister for
Presidential Affairs, Government of South Sudan; Minister
Barnaba Benjamin, Min. Regional Coop, Government of South Sudan
March 21st--The Global Threat of Drug-Resistant TB: A call
to Action for World TB Day--
Briefing: Mario Raviglione, M.D., Director, Stop TB
Department, World Health Organization
Panel I: The Honorable Eliot L. Engel, Member of Congress
Panel II: The Honorable Mark R. Dybul, Coordinator, Office
of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State;
The Honorable Kent R. Hill, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development; Julie
L. Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention also Administrator of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Panel III: Joia Mukherjee, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director,
Partners in Health; Elena McEwan, M.D., Senior Technical
Adviser, Catholic Relief Services
March 22nd--The Prospects for Peace in Guinea--
Panel I: Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department
of State; Walter North, J.D., Senior Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Administrator of the Africa Bureau, U.S. Agency
for International Development
Panel II: Lansine Kaba, Ph.D., Madeleine Haas Russell
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Brandeis University;
Herschelle Challenor, Ph.D., Consultant on African Affairs,
Former Director of Democracy and Governance in Guinea, USAID;
Mr. Haskell S. Ward, Senior Vice President, Government
Relations Global Alumina Corporation
April 25th--Malaria Awareness Day: Leveraging Progress for
Future Advances--
Panel I: Admiral Timothy Ziemer, USN, (Retired),
President's Malaria Initiative Coordinator, U.S. Agency for
International Development
Panel II: Stefano Lazzari, M.D., Senior Health Adviser, The
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria; Nils Daulaire,
M.D., M.P.H., President and CEO, Global Health Council; Ms.
Adel Chaouch, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility,
Marathon Oil; Ms. Enid Wamani, Secretariat Coordinator, Uganda,
African Medical & Research Foundation; Ms. Susan Lassen, Nets
for Life Coordinator, Episcopal Relief and Development
May 16th--Africa's Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human
Development Report (Briefing)--Ms. Cecilia Ugaz, Deputy
Director, Human Development Report, Office, United Nations
Development Program; Her Excellency Amina Salum Ali, Permanent
Representative to the United States, The African Union
May 16th--Africa's Water Crisis and the U.S. Response--
Panel I: The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress
Panel II: The Honorable Claudia McMurray, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Walter North,
J.D., Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa,
U.S. Agency for International Development
Panel III: Mr. Peter Lochery, Director of the Water Team,
CARE; Mr. Malcolm S. Morris, Chairman, Millennium Water
Alliance
May 22nd--Vulture Funds and the Threat to Debt Relief in
Africa: A Call to Action at the G8 and Beyond--
Panel I: Mr. Danny Glover, Chairman of the Board,
TransAfrica Forum, Inc.
Panel II: Ms. Emira Woods, M.A., ABD, Co-Director for
Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies; Mr. Neil
Watkins, National Coordinator, Jubilee USA Network
May 24th--International Food Aid Programs: Options to
Enhance Effectiveness--Mr. William P. Hammink, Director, Office
of Food for Peace, U.S. Agency for International Development;
Thomas Melito, Ph.D., Director, International Affairs and
Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office
May 24th--International Food Aid Programs: Options to
Enhance Effectiveness (Briefing)--Mr. Luis Eduardo Sitoe,
Counselor Commercial, Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique
June 7th--Nigeria at a Crossroads--
Panel I: The Honorable Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Kenneth Wollack, President, National
Democratic Institute; Wole Soyinka, Ph.D., Fellow, DuBois
Institute, Harvard University (Recipient of the Nobel Peace
Prize, 1986); Mr. Lorne W. Craner, President, International
Republican Institute
June 20th--World Refugee Day: Addressing the Needs of
African Refugees--
Briefer: Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins, Assistant High
Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Witnesses:
Panel I: Mr. William E. Fitzgerald, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Ms. Anne C. Richard,Vice President, Government
Relations & Advocacy International Rescue Committee; Mr. Joel
R. Charny, Vice President for Policy, Refugees International;
Mr. Neal Porter, Director of International Services, The Center
For Victims of Torture; Mr. Daoud I. Hari, Resettled Darfurian
Refugee
June 28th--The Millennium Challenge Corporation in Africa:
Promise Versus Progress--
Panel I: Mr. Rodney Bent, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Panel II: David Gootnick, M.D., Director, International
Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office;
Steven Radelet, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for Global
Development; Mr. Anthony Carroll, Vice President, Manchester
Trade Ltd.
July 12th--Beyond Oil & Gas: African Growth and Opportunity
Act's Benefits to Africa--
Panel I: Ms. Florizelle Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative for Africa, Office of the United States Trade
Representative
Panel II: Mr. Sindiso Ngwenya, Deputy Secretary General,
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa; Ms. Katrin
Kuhlmann, J.D., Senior Vice President for Global Trade, Women's
Edge Coalition; Mr. Stephen Hayes, President, The Corporate
Council on Africa
July 18th--Markup H.R. 2003, Ethiopia Democracy and
Accountability Act of 2007
Hearing--Food Security in Africa: The Impact of
Agricultural Development
Panel I: The Honorable Michael E. Hess, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian
Assistance, United States Agency for International Development
Panel II: Peter McPherson, J.D., President, The National
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges;
Calestous Juma, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard University
August 2nd--Africa Command: Opportunity for Enhanced
Engagement or the Militarization of U.S.-Africa Relations--
Panel I: The Honorable Michael E. Hess, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian
Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development; The
Honorable Stephen D. Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms.
Theresa M. Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Africa, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of
Defense
Panel II: Mr. Kurt Shillinger, Research Fellow, Security
and Terrorism in Africa, South African Institute of
International Affairs; Wafula Okumu, Ph.D., Director, African
Security Analysis Programme, Institute for Security Studies,
South Africa; J. Peter Pham, Ph.D., Director, Nelson Institute
for International & Public Affairs, James Madison University
October 2nd--Ethiopia and the State of Democracy: Effects
on Human Rights and Humanitarian Conditions in the Ogaden and
Somalia--
Panel I: The Honorable Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Sam Zia-Zarifi, Esq., Washington Advocate, Human
Rights Watch; Ms. Fowsia Abdulkadir, Founding Member, Ogaden
Human Rights Committee of Canada; Ms. Bertukan Mideksa, Vice
Chair, Coalition for Unity and Democracy, Ethiopia; Berhanu
Nega, Ph.D., Former Political Prisoner and Citizen of Ethiopia;
J. Peter Pham, Ph.D., Director, Nelson Institute for
International & Public Affairs, James Madison University
October 9th--The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS
Relief: Is It Fulfilling the Nutrition and Food Security Needs
of People Living with HIV/AIDS?--
Panel I: The Honorable Mark R. Dybul, Coordinator, Office
of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Robert Einterz, Ph.D., Director and Co-founder,
Indiana-Moi Partnership; Mr. Walleligne A. Beriye, Country
Director, Ethiopia, Project Concern International; Ms.
Annemarie Reilly, Chief of Staff, Catholic Relief Services
2008
February 6th--The Political Crisis in Kenya: A Call for
Justice and Peaceful Resolution--
Panel I: Mr. James C. Swan, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr.
Gregory Gottlieb, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency
for International Development
Panel II: Ms. Mia Farrow, Goodwill Ambassador, United
Nations Children's Fund; Mr. Maina Kiai, Chairman, Kenya
National Commission for Human Rights, National Commission on
Human Rights; Ms. Njoki Ndungu, Former Member of Parliament,
Nairobi, Kenya
February 27th--Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis: Assessing
the U.S. Response to an Emerging Global Threat--
Briefing: Mario Raviglione, M.D., Director, Stop TB
Department, World Health Organization
Panel I: The Honorable Mark R. Dybul, Coordinator, Office
of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State;
The Honorable Kent R. Hill, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development; Julie
L. Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Also Administrator of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
March 13th--Child Survival: The Unfinished Agenda to Reduce
Global Child Mortality--
Panel I: The Honorable Kent R. Hill, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for
International Development
Panel II: The Honorable William Frist, Chairman, Survive to
5 Campaign, Save the Children (Former United States Senate
Majority Leader); Mr. David Oot, MPH, Associate Vice President,
Office of Health Development Programs for Children, Save the
Children, (Also Chairman of the Steering Committee for the
United States Coalition for Child Survival); E. Anne Peterson,
MD, MPH, Director, Center for Global Health, World Vision
International; Pierre-Marie Metangmo, MD, MPH, MBA, Dean,
Future Generations; Robert L. Walley, M.D., Executive Director,
MaterCare International
May 6th--Higher Education in Africa: Making the Link
between Intellectual Capital and Regional Development
Panel I: Mr. Franklin Moore, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International
Development
Panel II: M. Peter McPherson, Ph.D., President, National
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges;
Suresh Babu, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, International Food
Policy Research Institute, Mora McLean, J.D., President and
Chief Executive Officer, The Africa-America Institute
C. Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment
2007
February 15th--Protecting the Human Rights of Comfort
Women--
Panel I: The Honorable Michael M. Honda, Member of Congress
Panel II: Ms. Yong Soo Lee, Surviving Comfort Woman, Korean
Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery; Ms.
Jan Ruff O'Herne, Surviving Comfort Woman, Friends of Comfort
Women in Australia; Ms. Koon Ja Kim, Surviving Comfort Woman,
National Korean American Service and Education Consortium
Panel III: Ms. Mindy Kotler, Director, Asia Policy Point;
Ok Cha Soh, Ph.D., President, Washington Coalition for Comfort
Women Issues
March 1st--North Korean Human Rights: An Update--The
Honorable Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in
North Korea
March 15th--U.S. Policy Toward South Pacific island
Nations, including Australia and New Zealand--The Honorable
Glyn Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
March 27th--U.S.-China Relations--Thomas J. Christensen,
Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
July 11th--The Kyoto Protocol: An Update--
Panel I: Harlan Watson, Ph.D., Special Representative and
Senior Climate Negotiator, Bureau of Oceans and International
Environment and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Elliot Diringer, Director of International
Strategies, Pew Center on Global Climate Change; Margo
Thorning, Ph.D., Managing Director, International Council for
Capital Formation
July 17th--The Conservation and Management of Highly
Migrating Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific
Oceans, and Other International Fisheries Agreements of U.S.
Interest in Asia and the Pacific--
Panel I: The Honorable David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Mr. John Connelly, President, National Fisheries
Institute; Mr. David G. Burney, Past President, U.S. Tuna
Foundation
July 25th--An Overview of the Compact of Free Association
between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall
Islands: Are Changes Needed?--
Witnesses:
Panel I: The Honorable David B. Cohen, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the
Interior; Mr. Steven McGann, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; David B. Gootnick, Ph.D., Director, International
Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr.
Francis A. Donovan, Director, Office of East Asia Affairs,
Bureau of Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International
Development
Briefers:
The Honorable Gerald M. Zackios, Foreign Minister, Republic
of the Marshall Islands; The Honorable Tony de Brum, Senator,
Republic of the Marshall Islands; The Honorable Abacca Anjain-
Maddison, Senator, Republic of the Marshall Islands; The
Honorable Hiroshi Yamamura, Senator, Republic of the Marshall
Islands; The Honorable Jack Ading, Senator, Republic of the
Marshall Islands; Mr. James H. Plasman, Chairman, Marshall
Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal; Mr. Jonathan M. Weisgall,
Legal Counsel, People of the Bikini Atoll
July 26th--Is the Millennium Challenge Corporation
Overstating Its Impact: The Case of Vanuatu--David B. Gootnick,
Ph.D., Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S.
Government Accountability Office; Rodney G. Bent, Deputy Chief
Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
August 1st--The Impact of Coup-Related Sanctions on
Thailand and Fiji: Helpful or Harmful to U.S. Relations?--
Panel I: The Honorable Mark Steven Kirk, Member of Congress
Panel II: Mr. Eric G. John, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Southeast Asia, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Mr. Glyn T. Davies, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of
State
September 20th--U.S. Assistance in East Asia and the
Pacific: An Overview--Mr. Glyn T. Davies, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; Ms. Lisa Chiles, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau
for Asia and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International
Development
September 25th--APEC 2007: Advancing U.S. Exports to the
Asia-Pacific Region--
Panel I: The Honorable Patricia Haslach, Senior Official,
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Wendy
Cutler, Assistant United States Trade Representative for Japan,
Korea and APEC Affairs, Office of the United States Trade
Representative
Panel II: Mr. Karl Ege, Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor,
Russell Investment Group
October 17th--Crisis in Burma: Can the U.S. Bring about a
Peaceful Resolution?--
Panel I: Mr. Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of
State; Ms. Lisa Chiles, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau
for Asia and the Near East U.S. Agency for International
Development
Panel II: Mr. Jeremy Woodrum, Director, U.S. Campaign for
Burma; Bridget Welsh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Southeast
Asia Studies, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS
October 25th--The Six Party Process: Progress and Perils in
North Korea's Denuclearization--Joint with the Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade--The Honorable
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
October 30th--Renewable Energy and the Global Environment--
Panel I: The Honorable Reno Harnish III, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Mr. John Mizroch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy; Mr. John A. Simon, Executive Vice President, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Mr. Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agriculture Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Panel II: Mr. Sanjay Puri, President and CEO, U.S. India
Business Alliance; Mr. Redmond Clark, Chairman and CEO, CBL
Industrial Services
2008
February 14th--An Overview of Cambodia and the Need for
Debt Recycling: How can the U.S. be of Assistance?--Mr. Scot
Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State; Mr. W. Kirk Miller,
Associate Administrator/General Sales Manager, Foreign
Agriculture Service U.S. Department of Agriculture
February 27th--Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies: A
Post-Bali Overview--HEARING AND BRIEFING--
Panel I: Harlan Watson, Ph.D., Special Representative and
Senior Climate Negotiator, Bureau of Oceans and International
Environment and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Briefers:
Panel II: His Excellency Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia,
Permanent Representative of the Independent State of Samoa; Mr.
Mason F. Smith, Charge d'affaires, a.i. of the Republic of the
Fiji Islands; Mr. Charles Paul, Charge d'affaires, a.i.,
Republic of the Marshall Islands; His Excellency Masao
Nakayama, Permanent Representative of the Federated States of
Micronesia; Her Excellency Marlene Moses, Permanent
Representative of the Republic of Nauru
April 8th--Central Asia: An Overview--The Honorable Richard
A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary, Bureau for South and Central
Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
April 23rd--A New Beginning for the U.S.-South Korea
Strategic Alliance--Mr. Alexander A. Arvizu, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
May 15th--Our Forgotten Responsibility: What Can We Do To
Help Victims of Agent Orange?--
Panel I: The Honorable Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, M.D., Director General,
Ngoc Tam Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Former Vice
Speaker of the Vietnam National Assembly, (Member of The U.S.-
Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin); Ms. Catharin
Dalpino, Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Asian
Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Affairs,
Georgetown University, (Director of the Aspen Institute Project
on Agent Orange); Vaughan C. Turekian, Ph.D., Chief
International Officer, American Association for the Advancement
of Science, (Member of The U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent
Orange/Dioxin); Mr. Rick Weidman, Executive Director for Policy
& Government Affairs Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA); Jeanne
Mirer, J.D., Secretary General, International Association of
Democratic Lawyers
May 20th--Burma in the Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis: Death,
Displacement, and Humanitarian Aid--
Panel I: The Honorable Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Mr. Greg Gottlieb, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian
Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development
Panel II: Sein Win, Ph.D., Prime Minister, National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma; The Honorable
Thomas H. Andrews, President New Economy Communications,
(Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives)
June 12th--U.S.-Japan Relations: An Overview--Mr. Alexander
A. Arvizu, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
September 17th--Exporting Toxic Trash: Are We Dumping Our
Electronic Waste on Poorer Countries? Mr. John B. Stephenson,
Director, Natural Resources & Environment, U.S. Government
Accountability Office
D. Subcommittee on Europe
2007
March 15th--U.S.-Turkish Relations and the Challenges
Ahead--The Honorable Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr.
Dan Fata, Deputy Assistant Secretary, European and NATO
Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense; General Joseph W. Ralston,
Special Envoy, Countering the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK),
U.S. Department of State
March 22nd--Polling Data on European Opinion of American
Policies, Values and People--Joint with Subcommittee on
International Operations, Human Rights, and Oversight--John K.
Glenn, Ph.D., Director of Foreign Policy, German Marshall Fund
of the United States; Kellyanne Conway, J.D., CEO and
President, The Polling Company, Inc.
March 28th--Opening up of the Bad Arolsen Holocaust
Archives in Germany--
Panel I: The Honorable Alcee Hastings, Chairman, Commission
on Security and Cooperation in Europe, U.S. House of
Representatives; Mr. J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for
Holocaust Issues, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Paul Shapiro, Director, Center for Advanced
Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Mr.
David Schaecter, President, Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA,
Inc.; Mr. Leo Rechter, President, National Association of
Jewish Holocaust Survivors (NAHOS)
May 3rd--Do the United States and Europe Need a Missile
Defense System?--Joint with Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation and Trade--The Honorable Daniel Fried,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs,
U.S. Department of State; The Honorable John C. Rood, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State
May 24th--Expanding the Visa Waiver Program, Enhancing
Transatlantic Relations--Mr. Stephen A. ``Tony'' Edson, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Nathan A. Sales, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Policy Development, Office of Policy,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
June 20th--Adding Hezbollah to the EU Terrorist List--Mr.
Michael Jacobson, Senior Fellow, Stein Program on Terrorism,
Intelligence, and Policy The Washington Institute; Mr.
Alexander Ritzmann, Senior Fellow, European Foundation for
Democracy; Mr. James Phillips, Research Fellow for Middle
Eastern Affairs, The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute
for International Studies, The Heritage Foundation
October 3rd--America's Role in Addressing Outstanding
Holocaust Issues--
Panel I: The Honorable J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy
for Holocaust Issues, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs,
U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Gideon Taylor, Executive Vice President,
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc.; Mr.
Jack Rubin, Holocaust Survivor, Member of the Advisory
Committee Holocaust Survivors of West Palm Beach; Mr. Sidney
Zabludoff, Former Consultant, Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany, Inc.; Mr. Alex Moskovic, Holocaust
Survivor, Member of the Board of Directors and Executive
Committee Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA, Inc.; Mr. Jehuda
Evron, President, Holocaust Restitution Committee
November 14th--U.S.-Greece Relations and Regional Issues--
The Honorable R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political
Affairs, U.S. Department of State
2008
April 23rd--The Bucharest Summit and the Way Forward for
NATO--The Honorable Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of European and Eurasian Affairs U.S. Department of State; Mr.
Daniel P. Fata, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and
NATO Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
May 14th--Improving America's Security, Strengthening
Transatlantic Relations: An Update on the Expansion of the Visa
Waiver Program--The Honorable Richard Barth, Assistant
Secretary, Office of Policy Development U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; Mr. Stephen A. Edson, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
July 9th--Europe and Israel: Strengthening the
Partnership--H.E. Rafael Bardaji, Director of International
Policy, FAES Foundation (National Security Advisor to former
Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar of the Kingdom of Spain); Nile
Gardiner, Ph.D., Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for
Freedom, The Heritage Foundation; Ian Lesser, Ph.D., Senior
Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the Unites
States; H.E. Oded Eran, Ph.D., Director General, World Jewish
Congress Israel Branch (Former Israeli Ambassador to the
European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan)
E. Subcommittee on International Operations, Human Rights, and
Oversight
2007
March 6th--Global Polling Data on Opinion of American
Policies, Values and People--Mr. Steven Kull, Director, Program
on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
March 8th--Polling Data on Latin America Opinion of U.S.
Policies, Values and People-- Joint with Subcommittee on the
Western Hemisphere--Mr. John Zogby, President, Zogby
International
March 14th--Global Polling Data on Opinion of American
Policies, Values and People--Mr. Andrew Kohut, President, Pew
Research Center
March 20th--Welcome to America--Mr. Geoff Freeman,
Executive Director, The Discover America Partnership; Mr.
Charles Merin, President, Travel Business Roundtable; Mr. Peter
Gadiel, President, \9/11\ Families for a Secure America
March 27th--Can Iraq Pay for its own Reconstruction?--Joint
with the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia--Mr. Stuart
W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq
Reconstruction; The Honorable David Satterfield, Senior
Adviser, Coordinator for Iraq U.S. Department of State, (Former
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon)
March 28th--African Opinion of U.S. Policies, Values and
People--Joint with the Subcommittee on Africa and Global
Health--Devra Coren Moehler, Ph.D., Scholar, Harvard Academy
for International and Area Studies, Harvard University
April 17th--Extraordinary Rendition in U.S.
Counterterrorism Policy: The Impact on Transatlantic
Relations--Joint with Subcommittee on Europe--
Briefers:
Mr. Jonathan Evans, Member, European Parliament, Chairman,
European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the United
States; Mr. Claudio Fava, Member, European Parliament, Author,
Report on the Alleged Use of European Countries by the CIA for
the Transportation and Illegal Detention of Prisoners; Baroness
Sarah Ludford, Member, European Parliament, Vice-Chair,
Temporary Committee on the Alleged Use of European Countries by
the CIA for the Transportation and Illegal Detention of
Prisoners
Witnesses:
Ms. Julianne Smith, Director and Senior Fellow, Europe
Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Mr.
Michael F. Scheuer, Former Chief, Bin Laden Unit, Central
Intelligence Agency
April 26th--Efforts to Deal with America's Image Abroad:
Are They Working?--
Panel I: Mr. Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs
Office of International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government
Accountability Office
Panel II: Ms. Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow, Asian
Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
May 2nd--A Review of the State Department's 2006 Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices,--The Honorable Barry F.
Lowenkron, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State
May 3rd--Arab Opinion on American Policies, Values, and
People--Joint with Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia--
James Zogby, Ph.D., Senior Analyst, Zogby International; David
Pollock, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow, The Washington Institute for
Near East Policy
May 9th--Economic and Military Support for the U.S. Efforts
in Iraq: The Coalition of the Willing, Then and Now--
Panel I: Mr. Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International
Affairs and Trade Team, Government Accountability Office
Panel II: Mr. Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle East
Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division,
Congressional Research Service; Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Director,
Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
May 10th--Is There a Human Rights Double Standard? U.S.
Policy Toward Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia--Joint with
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health--Sulayman S. Nyang,
Ph.D., Professor, African Studies Department, Howard
University; Ms. Lynn Fredriksson, Advocacy Director for Africa,
Amnesty International USA J. Peter Pham, Ph.D., Director, The
Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs
May 17th--Declining Approval for American Foreign Policy in
Muslim Countries: Does It Make It More Difficult to Fight al
Qaeda?--Steven Kull, Ph.D., Director, Program on International
Policy Attitudes
June 13th--U.N. Peacekeeping Forces: A Force Multiplier for
the U.S.?--Timothy E. Wirth, Ph.D., President, United Nations
Foundation; The Honorable James Dobbins, Director,
International Security and Defense Policy Center, National
Security Research Division, RAND Corporation (Former U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State for Europe); Mr. Joseph A.
Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade Team
Government Accountability Office; Steven Groves, J.D., Bernard
and Barbara Lomas Fellow, The Margaret Thatcher Center for
Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
June 14th--Is There a Human Rights Double Standard? U.S.
Policy Toward Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Uzbekistan--Amr Hamzawy,
Ph.D., Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace; Martha Brill Olcott, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace; Mr. Thomas Malinowski,
Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch; Mr. Thomas W. Lippman,
Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute
June 28th--Protection and Money: U.S. Companies, Their
Employees, and Violence in Colombia--Joint with the
Subcommittee on International Organization, Human Rights, and
Oversight and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and the
Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Health,
Employment, Labor, and Pensions and Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections--Ms. Maria McFarland, Principal Specialist on
Colombia, Human Rights Watch; Daniel Kovalik, Esq., Associate
General Counsel, United Steelworkers; Mr. Edwin Guzman, Former
Sergeant, National Army, Republic of Colombia; Mr. Francisco
Ramirez, President, Sintraminercol; The Honorable Otto J.
Reich, President, Otto Reich Associates, LLC (Former U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs)
June 29th--International Students and Visiting Scholars:
Trends, Barriers, and Implications for American Universities
and U.S. Foreign Policy--Joint with the Committee on Education
and Labor's Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong
Learning, and Competitiveness
Panel I: The Honorable Thomas A. Farrell, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Academic Programs Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable James
Manning, Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
U.S. Department of Education; Mr. George Scott, Director,
Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team Government
Accountability Office
Panel II: Ms. Adina Abbey, Founding Director, African New
Era Organization (Native of Ghana and Recent Graduate of
American University); Ms. Katherine S. Bellows, Executive
Director, Office of International Programs Georgetown
University; Philip O. Geier, Ph.D., Executive Director, Davis
United World College Scholars Program; Ms. Marlene Johnson,
Executive Director and CEO, NAFSA: Association of International
Educators; Jerry M. Melillo, Ph.D., Director, Senior Scientist,
The Ecosystems Center Marine Biology Laboratory; Ms. Jessica
Vaughan, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Immigration Studies
July 12th--Ideals vs. Reality in Human Rights and U.S.
Foreign Policy: The Cases of Azerbaijan, Cuba, and Egypt--Ms.
Jennifer L. Windsor, Executive Director, Freedom House; Morton
H. Halperin, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for American
Progress; Mr. Frank Calzon, Executive Director, The Center for
a Free Cuba
July 31st--The Case of Ramos and Compean: The Across-Border
Context--
Panel I: The Honorable Charles S. Shapiro, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Mr. T.J. Bonner, President, National Border
Patrol Council of the American Federation of Government
Employees, AFL-CIO; David L. Botsford, J.D., Botsford & Roark
October 18th--Rendition to Torture: The Case of Maher
Arar--Joint with the Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee
on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties--
Panel I: Mr. Maher Arar, Via videoconference; Kent Roach,
Esq., Prichard-Wilson Chair, Faculty of Law, University of
Toronto Via videoconference
Panel II: Mr. Daniel Benjamin, Director, Center on the
United States and Europe Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies,
The Brookings Institution; David D. Cole, Esq., Professor of
Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Frederick P. Hitz, Esq.,
Lecturer and Senior Fellow, Center for National Security Law
University of Virginia School of Law; Michael John Garcia,
Esq., Legislative Attorney, American Law Division,
Congressional Research Service
October 31st--Activities of the Department of State's
Office of the Inspector General--The Honorable David M. Walker,
Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government
Accountability Office
November 6th--Human Rights Concerns in Vietnam--
Panel I: The Honorable Zoe Lofgren, U.S. House of
Representatives; The Honorable Loretta Sanchez, U.S. House of
Representatives; The Honorable Christopher Smith, U.S. House of
Representatives
Panel II: Mr. Scott Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Southeast Asia Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
Panel III: Ms. Sophie Richardson, Deputy Director, Asia
Program, Human Rights Watch; Mr. Cong Thanh Do, Spokesman, The
People's Democratic Party; Ms. Kathryn Cameron Porter, Founder
and President, Leadership Council for Human Rights; Mr. Duy
(Dan) Hoang, Central Committee Member, The Viet Tan Party;
Nguyen Dinh Thang, Ph.D., Executive Director, Boat People
S.O.S.
November 15th--``Diplomatic Assurances'' on Torture: A Case
Study of Why Some Are Accepted and Others Rejected--
Panel I: Mr. Arturo V. Hernandez , Attorney-at-Law; Mr.
Blake Fleetwood, Freelance Journalist
Panel II: Mr. Peter Kornbluh, Senior Analyst, The National
Security Archive, The George Washington University; Ms. Ann
Louise Bardach, Bardach Reports; Roseanne Nenninger, N.D.,
(Naturopathic Doctor)
December 19th--The Extension of the United Nations Mandate
for Iraq: Is the Iraqi Parliament Being Ignored?--Kenneth
Katzman, Ph.D., Specialist in Middle East Affairs Foreign
Affairs, Defense and Trade Division, Congressional Research
Service; Issam Michael Saliba, Esq. , Senior Foreign Law
Specialist Middle East and North Africa, Law Library of
Congress; Mr. Raed Jarrar, Iraq Consultant, Middle East Peace
Building Program; American Friends Service Committee; Michael
Rubin, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
for Public Policy Research
2008
January 23rd--The Proposed U.S. Security Commitment to
Iraq: What Will Be In It and Should It Be a Treaty?--Joint with
the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia
Panel I: Kenneth Katzman, Ph.D., Specialist in Middle East
Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division,
Congressional Research Service
Panel II: Michael J. Matheson, Esq., Visiting Research
Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School;
Michael Rubin, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise
Institute, Senior Lecturer Center for Civil Military Relations,
Naval Postgraduate School
February 8th--The November 26 Declaration of Principles:
Implications for UN Resolutions on Iraq and for Congressional
Oversight--Oona A. Hathaway, Esq., Associate Professor of Law,
Yale Law School; Michael J. Glennon, Esq., Professor of
International Law, The Fletcher School, Tufts University;
Douglas Macgregor, Ph.D., Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired, Senior
Fellow, Straus Military Reform Project Center for Defense
Information; Michael J. Matheson, Esq., Visiting Research
Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School;
Ruth Wedgwood, Esq., Edward B. Burling Professor of
International Law and Diplomacy, Director of the International
Law and Organizations Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of
Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
February 26th--Iraqi Refugees: Can the U.S. Do More to
Help? BRIEFING--Joint with Subcommittee on the Middle East and
South Asia
Briefer:
The Honorable L. Craig Johnstone, Deputy High Commissioner,
UNHCR; Mr. Rafiq Tschannen, Chief of Mission for Iraq and
Jordan, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
February 28th--Status of Forces Agreements and UN Mandates:
What Authorities and Protections Do They Provide to U.S.
Personnel?--Jennifer K. Elsea, Esq., Legislative Attorney,
American Law Division, Congressional Research Service; R. Chuck
Mason, Esq., Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research
Service; Michael J. Matheson, Esq., Visiting Research Professor
of Law, The George Washington University Law School; Laura
Dickinson, Esq., Professor of Law, University of Connecticut
School of Law; Ruth Wedgwood, Esq., Edward B. Burling,
Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, Director of the
International Law and Organizations Program, The Paul H. Nitze
School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins
University
March 13th--War Powers for the 21st Century: The
Congressional Perspective--
Panel I: The Honorable David E. Skaggs, Co-Chair, The War
Powers Committee The Constitution Project (Former U.S.
Representative from the State of Colorado); The Honorable
Mickey Edwards, Co-Chair, The War Powers Committee The
Constitution Project (Former U.S. Representative from the State
of Oklahoma); Stephen G. Rademaker, Esq., Vice President, BGR
International
Panel II: The Honorable Walter B. Jones, Jr., U.S. House of
Representatives
March 26th--FIELD BRIEFING on ``City on the Hill or Prison
on the Bay? The Mistakes of Guantanamo and the Decline of
America's Image''--held in the En Banc Courtroom, 7th Floor,
the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Way,
Boston, M.A.--
Briefers:
The Honorable Mark L. Wolf, Chief Judge, United States
District Court District of Massachusetts; Michael E. Mone,
Esq., Member, Esdaile, Barrett and Esdaile; P. Sabin Willett,
Esq., Partner, Bingham McCutchen; Emi Maclean, Esq., Staff
Attorney, Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative, Center for
Constitutional Rights
April 2nd--United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: An
Underfunded International Mandate--the Role of the United
States--
Briefer:
Jane Holl Lute, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary-General for
Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
Witness:
The Honorable Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department
of State
April 10th--War Powers for the 21st Century: The
Constitutional Perspective--Bruce Fein, Esq., The Lichfield
Group; Louis Fisher, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the Law
Librarian, Law Library of Congress; Michael J. Glennon, Esq.,
Professor of International Law, The Fletcher School, Tufts
University; Jules Lobel, Esq., Professor of Law, University of
Pittsburgh School of Law; Edwin D. Williamson, Esq., Senior
Counsel, Sullivan and Cromwell, LLP
April 24th--War Powers for the 21st Century: The Executive
Branch Perspective--The Honorable Brian Atwood, Dean, Hubert H.
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota,
(Former Administrator for U.S. Agency for International
Development); The Honorable Stephen G. Rademaker, Vice
President, BGR International (Former U.S. Assistant Secretary
of State for Arms Control); Richard F. Grimmett, Ph.D.,
Specialist in International Security, Foreign Affairs, Defense,
and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service
May 1st--No Direction Home: An NGO Perspective on Iraqi
Refugees and IDPs--Joint with Subcommittee on the Middle East
and South Asia--
Panel I: The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress
Panel II: Mr. Rabih Torbay, Vice President of International
Operations, International Medical Corps; Mr. David Holdridge,
Middle East Regional Director, Mercy Corps; Mrs. Anastasia
Brown, Director, Office of Refugee Programs, Migration and
Refugee Services, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
May 6th--City on the Hill or Prison on the Bay? The
Mistakes of Guantanamo and the Decline of America's Image--Emi
MacLean, Esq., Staff Attorney, Guantanamo Global Justice
Initiative Center for Constitutional Rights; Michael E. Mone,
Esq., Member, Esdaile, Barrett and Esdaile; Stephen H. Oleskey,
Esq., Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP;
Elizabeth P. Gilson, Esq., Attorney-at-Law; Lee A. Casey, Esq.,
Partner, Baker and Hostetler, LLP
May 15th--U.N. Security Resolution 1325: Recognizing
Women's Vital Roles in Achieving Peace and Security--The
Honorable Swanee Hunt, Chair, Hunt Alternatives Fund (Former
U.S. Ambassador to Austria); The Honorable Donald K. Steinberg,
Deputy President for Policy, International Crisis Group (Former
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Angola); Ms. Rina Amiri ,
Senior Regional Advisor, Central Eurasia Project, The Open
Society Institute; Ms. Rebecca Joshua Okwaci, Secretary
General, Women Action for Development; Ms. Betty Bigombe,
Distinguished Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars; Janice Crouse, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Beverly LaHaye
Institute, Concerned Women for America
May 20th--City on the Hill or Prison on the Bay? The
Mistakes of Guantanamo and the Decline of America's Image, Part
II--
Panel I: Mr. Murat Kurnaz (Former detainee, Naval Base,
Guantanamo), (Via videoconference)
Panel II: Lt. Colonel Stephen Abraham, U.S. Army, Reserve
(Ret.); Mark P. Denbeaux, Esq., Professor of Law, Seton Hall
University School of Law; Clive Stafford Smith, Esq., Director,
Reprieve; P. Sabin Willett, Esq., Partner, Bingham McCutchen;
Glenn M. Sulmasy, Esq., National Security and Human Rights
Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University
May 22nd--City on the Hill or Just Another Country? The
United States and the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy--
The Honorable John Shattuck, Chief Executive Officer, John F.
Kennedy Library Foundation (Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of
State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and former U.S.
Ambassador to the Czech Republic); Kenneth Roth, Esq.,
Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
June 4th--City on the Hill or Prison on the Bay, Part III:
Guantanamo--the Role of the FBI--The Honorable Glenn A. Fine,
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
June 4th--BRIEFING: The Future of U.S.-Iraqi Relations: The
Perspective of the Iraqi Parliament''--
Briefers:
The Honorable Nadeem Al-Jaberi, The Council of
Representatives of Iraq; The Honorable Khalaf Al-Ulayyan, The
Council of Representatives of Iraq; Kenneth Katzman, Ph.D.,
Specialist in Middle East Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense and
Trade Division, Congressional Research Service
June 5th--U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector
General Report OIG-08-18: The Removal of a Canadian Citizen to
Syria--Joint with Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on
the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties The
Honorable Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
Clark Kent Ervin, Esq. , Director, Homeland Security
Initiative, The Aspen Institute (Former Inspector General, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security) Scott Horton, Esq., Lecturer-
in-Law, Columbia Law School
June 10th--
Diplomatic Assurances and Rendition to Torture: The
Perspective of the State Department's Legal Adviser; The
Honorable John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser, U.S.
Department of State
June 11th--MARKUP and HEARING: Release and Review of the
Subcommittee Report: ``The Decline in America's Reputation:
Why?''--Esther Brimmer, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Director of
Research for the Center for Transatlantic Relations, The Paul
H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns
Hopkins University; Scott W. Hibbard, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor, Department of Political Science, DePaul University;
John Tirman, Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist and Executive
Director, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology; David Frum, Esq., Resident Fellow,
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
June 19th--Restoring America's Leadership through
Scholarships for Undergraduates from Developing Countries: The
Uniting Students in America (USA) Proposal--Joint with
Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Higher
Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness--Mr. George
Scott, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security
Team, Government Accountability Office; Philip O. Geier, Ph.D.,
Executive Director, Davis United World College Scholars
Program; William B. DeLauder, Ph.D., President Emeritus,
Delaware State College, Counselor to the President, National
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges; Mr.
Philip O. Clay, Director, International Admissions and
Services, University of Texas--Pan American; Ms. Rachel C.
Ochako, Scholar, Davis United World College Scholars Program,
Middlebury College; Mr. David S. North, Fellow, Center for
Immigration Studies
July 23rd--Possible Extension of the UN Mandate for Iraq:
Options--HEARING AND BRIEFING--
Witnesses:
Steven Kull, Ph.D., Director, Program on International
Policy Attitudes (PIPA); Michael J. Matheson, Esq., Visiting
Research Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law
School; Ms. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and
Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Briefer:
The Honorable Ayad Allawi, The Council of Representatives,
Republic of Iraq (Former Prime Minister of the Republic of
Iraq)
September 18th--Families Torn Apart: Human Rights and U.S.
Restrictions on Cuban-American Travel--
Panel I: The Honorable Jo Ann Emerson, U.S. House of
Representatives; The Honorable Ray LaHood, U.S. House of
Representatives; The Honorable Thaddeus G. McCotter, U.S. House
of Representatives
Panel II: Ms. Marlene Arzola, Cuban-American with Family in
Cuba; Ms. Luisa Montero-Diaz, Cuban-American with Family in
Cuba; Mr. Hector Palacios, Cuban Pro-Democracy Activist and
Former Political Prisoner Via video and phone conference; Ms.
Blanca Gonzalez, Mother of Political Prisoner, Cuban Human
Rights Activist
Panel III: Mr. Philip Peters, Vice President, Lexington
Institute; Francisco J. Hernandez, Ph.D., President, Cuban
American National Foundation; Mr. Ignacio Sosa, Executive Board
Member, Cuba Study Group; Ms. Ninoska Perez Castellon, Board
Member, Cuban Liberty Council; Ms. Sylvia Iriondo, President,
Mothers Against Repression (M.A.R. Por Cuba)
November 19th--Renewing the United Nations Mandate for
Iraq: Plans and Prospects--Oona A. Hathaway, Esq., Professor of
Law, Berkeley Law, University of California Berkeley; Mr. Raed
Jarrar, Iraq Consultant, Middle East Peace Building Program
American Friends Service Committee; Michael J. Matheson, Esq.,
Visiting Research Professor of Law; The George Washington
University Law School; Issam Michael Saliba, Esq., Senior
Foreign Law Specialist, Middle East and North Africa, Law
Library of Congress; Mr. Thomas Donnelly, Resident Fellow,
American Enterprise Institute
F. Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
2007
February 14th--Next Steps in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Process--Mr. David Makovsky, Director, Project on the Middle
East Peace Process The Washington Institute for Near East
Policy; The Honorable Martin S. Indyk, Director, Saban Center
for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution; The
Honorable Daniel Pipes, Director, Middle East Forum
March 7th--A Regional Overview of South Asia--The Honorable
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and
Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
March 15th--Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Latest development &
Next Steps--Joint with the Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation and Trade--Mr. David Albright, President,
Institute for Science and International Security; Matthew
Levitt, Ph.D., Director, Stein Program on Terrorism,
Intelligence, and Policy, The Washington Institute for Near
East Policy; Daniel Byman, Ph.D., Director, Security Studies
Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown
University; Mr. Ilan Berman, Vice President for Policy,
American Foreign Policy Council
March 21st--U.S. Policy Toward Pakistan--Mr. Husain
Haqqani, Director, Center for International Relations, Boston
University; Marvin G. Weinbaum, Ph.D., Scholar in Residence,
Public Policy Center, The Middle East Institute; Ms. Lisa
Curtis, Senior Research Fellow, Asia Studies Center, The
Heritage Foundation
March 26th--Iraqi Volunteers, Iraqi Refugees: What is
America's Obligation?
Panel I: The Honorable Ellen Sauerbrey (Invited), Assistant
Secretary Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Major General Paul D. Eaton (USA, Ret.), Via
videoconference; Mr. George Packer, Staff Writer, The New
Yorker, Executive Board Member, PEN American Center; Ms.
Kristele Younes, Advocate, Refugees International; Ms. Sarah
(alias), Former employee, U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Via
teleconference
April 18th--The Political Situation in Lebanon--The
Honorable C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Mark Ward,
Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the
Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development
May 8th--Two Sides of the Same Coin: Jewish and Palestinian
Refugees--Howard M. Sachar, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of
History and International Affairs, The George Washington
University; Shibley Telhami, Ph.D., Anwar Sadat Professor for
Peace and Development, University of Maryland
May 16th--Public Diplomacy in the Middle East and South
Asia: Is the Message Getting Through?--
Panel I: Mr. Jeremy Curtin, Coordinator, Bureau of
International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State;
Mrs. Gretchen Welch, Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and
Resources, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Thomas A. Farrell,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Mrs. Alina L. Romanowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Joaquin F. Blaya, Board Member, Broadcasting
Board of Governors; Mr. D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, Board Member,
Broadcasting Board of Governors
May 23rd--U.S. Assistance to the Palestinians--The
Honorable C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Lieutenant General
Keith W. Dayton, United States Security Coordinator; Mr. Mark
Ward, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia
and the Near East, U.S. Agency for International Development
June 19th--Working in a War Zone: Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder in Civilians Returning from Iraq--
Panel I: The Honorable George M. Staples, Director General,
Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources, Department of
State; Laurence G. Brown, M.D., Director, Office of Medical
Services, U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Steve Kashkett, Vice President, American
Foreign Service Association
June 27th--A.Q. Khan's Nuclear Wal-Mart: Out of Business or
Under New Management?--Joint with the Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade--Mr. Mark Fitzpatrick,
Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation, International Institute
for Strategic Studies; Mr. David Albright, President, Institute
for Science and International Security; Ms. Lisa Curtis, Senior
Research Fellow, Asia Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
July 18th--Reconstruction in Iraq's Oil Sector: Running on
Empty?--Mr. Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International
Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office
Panel II: Mr. Tariq Shafiq, Director, Petrolog &
Associates, Via videoconference; Mr. Issam Michael Saliba,
Senior Foreign Law Specialist, Middle East and North Africa Law
Library of Congress
August 1st--Political Crises in South Asia: Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal--
Panel I: The Honorable Frank Pallone, Member of Congress
Panel II: The Honorable Steven R. Mann, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs,
U.S. Department of State; Mr. John A. Gastright, Jr., Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs,
U.S. Department of State
September 18th--U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia: Oil,
Anxiety, and Ambivalence--Mr. F. Gregory Gause, III, Associate
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of
Vermont; Mr. Lee S. Wolosky, Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner
LLP
October 4th--Counternarcotics Strategy and Police Training
in Afghanistan--
Panel I: The Honorable Thomas Schweich, Coordinator for
Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Mark Schneider, Senior Vice President,
International Crisis Group
October 23rd--Iran Sanctions and Regional Security--Philip
H. Gordon, Ph.D., Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy,
Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; Mr.
Ilan Berman, Vice President for Policy, American Foreign Policy
Council
November 8th--Lebanon on the Brink--The Honorable C. David
Welch, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs,
U.S. Department of State
December 12th--Connecting the Money to the Mission: The
Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Assistance to the
Palestinians--Robert M. Danin, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; Mr. Charles R. Snyder, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Civilian Police and African, Asian, and European
Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Mark Ward, Senior
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near
East, U.S. Agency for International Development
2008
January 16th--U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Assassination,
Instability and the Future of U.S. Policy--Christine Fair,
Ph.D., Senior Political Scientist, Rand Corporation; Ashley J.
Tellis, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace; Ms. Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow,
Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
January 22nd--That which is not obligatory is prohibited:
Censorship and Incitement in the Arab World--Mr. Joel Campagna,
Middle East & North Africa Coordinator, Committee to Protect
Journalists; Mr. Richard Eisendorf, Senior Program Manager for
the Middle East and North Africa Freedom House; Mr. Kenneth
Jacobson, Deputy National Director, Anti-Defamation League
March 4th--Declaration and Principles: Future U.S.
Commitments to Iraq--Joint with Subcommittee on International
Operations, Human Rights, and Oversight--
Panel I: The Honorable David Satterfield, Senior Adviser,
Coordinator for Iraq, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable
Mary Beth Long, Assistant Secretary of Defense, International
Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
Panel II: Oona A. Hathaway, Esq., Associate Professor of
Law, Yale Law School; Lawrence J. Korb, Ph.D., Senior Fellow,
Center for American Progress
March 11th--Neglected Responsibilities: The U.S. Response
to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis--Joint with Subcommittee on
International Operations, Human Rights, and Oversight--The
Honorable James B. Foley, Senior Coordinator, Iraqi Refugee
Issues, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Lawrence
Butler, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Lori Scialabba, Special
Adviser to the Secretary of Homeland Security for Iraqi
Refugees, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Greg
Gottlieb, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency
for International Development; Mr. Stephen A. ``Tony'' Edson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State
March 12th--853 Days: From Gaza Disengagement to De Facto
Power?--The Honorable C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State
April 2nd--Strategic Chaos and Taliban Resurgence in
Afghanistan--Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.),
Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies,
National Defense University; Seth G. Jones, Ph.D., Political
Scientist, The RAND Corporation; Mr. Mark Schneider, Senior
Vice President, International Crisis Group
April 17th--Between Feckless and Reckless: U.S. Policy
Options to Prevent a Nuclear Iran--Joint with Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade--The Honorable Jeffrey
Feltman, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Near
Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Daniel Glaser,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and
Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of Treasury
April 24th--U.S. Policy and the Road to Damascus: Who's
Converting Whom?--The Honorable Martin S. Indyk, Director,
Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution;
Mr. Ammar Abdul Hammid, Director, The Tharwa Foundation; The
Honorable Peter W. Rodman, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy The
Brookings Institution
May 1st--No Direction Home: An NGO Perspective on Iraqi
Refugees and IDPs--Joint with Subcommittee on International
Operations, Human Rights, and Oversight--
Panel I: The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress
Panel II: Mr. Rabih Torbay, Vice President of International
Operations, International Medical Corps; Mr. David Holdridge,
Middle East Regional Director, Mercy Corps; Mrs. Anastasia
Brown, Director, Office of Refugee Programs, Migration and
Refugee Services United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
May 8th--U.S. Assistance to the Middle East: Old Tools for
New Tasks?--The Honorable C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr.
George A. Laudato, Administrator's Special Assistant for the
Middle East, The Middle East Bureau, U.S. Agency for
International Development
May 14th--U.S. Assistance to South Asia: Is there a
strategy to go with all that money?--The Honorable Richard A.
Boucher, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Mark Ward, Senior Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for
International Development
May 21st--The U.S.-Israel-Egypt Trilateral Relationship:
Shoring Up the Foundation of Regional Peace--The Honorable
Daniel C. Kurtzer, Lecturer and S. Daniel Abraham Professor,
Middle Eastern Policy Studies, Princeton University; Mr. David
Makovsky, Senior Fellow and Director, Project on the Middle
East Peace Process, The Washington Institute for Near East
Policy
June 5th--More Than Just Enrichment: Iran's Strategic
Aspirations and the Future of the Middle East--Judith Yaphe,
Ph.D., Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for National
Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Ray Takeyh,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on
Foreign Relations; Jon B. Alterman, Ph.D., Director and Senior
Fellow, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and
International Studies
June 25th--More Than Just the 123 Agreement: The Future of
U.S.-Indo Relations--Stephen P. Cohen, Ph.D., Senior Fellow,
Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution; The
Honorable Teresita C. Schaffer, Director, South Asia Program,
Center for Strategic and International Studies; Walter
Andersen, Ph.D., Associate Director of the South Asia Studies
Program Professorial Lecturer, School of Advanced International
Studies, John Hopkins University
July 29th--Update on the Situation in Lebanon--The
Honorable Jeffrey Feltman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State,
(Former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon)
September 16th--Defeating al Qaeda's Air Force: Pakistan's
F-16 Program in the Fight Against Terrorism--Vice Admiral
Jeffrey A. Wieringa, Director, Defense Security Cooperation
Agency; Mr. Donald Camp, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr.
Frank Ruggiero, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr.
Mitchell Shivers, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense, Asian & Pacific Security Affairs, Office of the
Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Major General
Burton M. Field, Vice Director, Strategic Plans and Policy,
Joint Staff
G. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
2007
March 15th--Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Latest development &
Next Steps--Joint with the Subcommittee on Middle East and
South Asia--Mr. David Albright, President, Institute for
Science and International Security; Matthew Levitt, Ph.D.,
Director, Stein Program on Terrorism, Intelligence, and Policy,
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Daniel Byman,
Ph.D., Director, Security Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh
School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Mr. Ilan
Berman, Vice President for Policy, American Foreign Policy
Council
March 28th--Trade, Foreign Policy and the American Worker
Panel I: Mr. Lou Dobbs, Anchor and Managing Editor, CNN's
Lou Dobbs Tonight; The Honorable Carla A. Hills, Chair and CEO,
Hills & Company Former United States Trade Representative
Panel II: Mr. Scott N. Paul, Executive Director, Alliance
for American Manufacturing; Ms. Thea Lee, Policy Director, AFL-
CIO; Ms. Yvette Pena Lopes, Legislative Representative,
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
April 18th--Isolating Proliferators and Sponsors of Terror:
The Use of Sanctions and the International Financial System to
Change Regime Behavior--Joint with Financial Services'
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy,
Trade, and Technology--
Panel I: Mr. Daniel Glaser, Bureau Terrorist Financing and
Financial Crimes, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department
of the Treasury; Mr. Adam J. Szubin, Director, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Mr.
Paul E. Simons, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic,
Energy, and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms.
Patricia McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department
of State
Panel II: The Honorable Sarah Steelman, Treasurer, State of
Missouri; Mr. Jack Blum, Counsel, Baker Hostetler, (Former
special counsel for Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Narcotics, and Int'l Operations); Mr. Roger W.
Robinson, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Conflict
Securities Advisory Group; David L. Asher, Ph.D., Senior
Associate Fellow, The Heritage Foundation; Victor Comras, Esq.,
The Eren Law Firm (Former member of United Nations al-Qaeda
monitoring group)
May 24th--The Reauthorization of OPIC
Panel I: The Honorable Robert Mosbacher, Jr., President and
Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
Panel II: Mr. Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., President and CEO,
Center for Security Policy
Panel II: Jeff Vogt, Esq., Global Economic Policy
Specialist, AFL-CIO; Mr. Jonathan Sohn, Senior Associate, World
Resources Institute; Tim Kane, Ph.D., Director, Center for
International Trade and Economics, The Heritage Foundation
June 13th--The United States-South Korea FTA: The Foreign
Policy Implications--The Honorable Karan K. Bhatia, Deputy
Representative, Office of the United States Trade
Representative; The Honorable Christopher R. Hill, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
June 21st--TNT Markup--H.R. 2798, the Overseas Private
Investment Privatization Reauthorization Act of 2007.
July 26th--Exports Controls: Are We Protecting Security and
Facilitating Exports?
Panel I: The Honorable Christopher A. Padilla, Assistant
Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce; The Honorable Stephen D.
Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs U.S. Department of State; Mrs. Beth M. McCormick,
Acting Director , Defense Technology Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Defense
Panel II: Ms. Ann Marie Calvaresi Barr, Director,
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government
Accountability Office
Panel III: Mr. John W. Douglass, President and CEO,
Aerospace Industries Association of America; Mr. Will Lowell,
Managing Director, Lowell Defense Trade, LLC (Former Director,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, U.S. Department of
State)
2008
April 24th--U.S. Export Promotion Strategy--
Panel I: The Honorable Israel Hernandez, Assistant
Secretary for Trade Promotion, U.S. Department of Commerce
Panel II: James Morrison, Ph.D., President, Small Business
Exporters Association of the United States, Mr. Franklin J.
Vargo, Vice President for International Economic Affairs,
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM); Ms. Thea M. Lee,
Policy Director, AFL-CIO; Ms. Daniella Markheim, Jay Van Andel
Senior Trade Policy Analyst; Center for International Trade and
Economics, The Heritage Foundation
May 20th--Export Compliance: Ensuring Safety, Increasing
Efficiency--
Panel I: Matthew S. Borman, Esq., Acting Assistant
Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce; Todd Owen, Executive
Director, Office of Cargo and Conveyance Security, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Panel II: Mark Menefee, Esq., Counsel, Baker & McKenzie;
Mr. Peter H. Powell, Sr., Senior Counselor, National Customs
Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc.; Arthur
Shulman, Esq., General Counsel, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear
Arms Control
June 19th--Genetics and other Human Modification
Technologies: Sensible International Regulation or a New Kind
of Arms Race--Paul R. Billings M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief
Executive Officer, Cellpoint Diagnostics, Inc.; Jamie F. Metzl,
Ph.D, Executive Vice President, Asia Society; Nigel M. de S.
Cameron, Ph.D., President and Co-founder, Institute on
Biotechnology and the Human Future; Richard Hayes, Ph.D.,
Executive Director , Center for Genetics and Society
July 17th--Aiding American Businesses Abroad: Government
Action to Help Beleaguered American Firms and Investors--
Panel I: The Honorable Israel Hernandez, Assistant
Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S.
and Foreign Commercial Service, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Mr. David D.
Nelson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Alan Tonelson, Research Fellow, The U.S.
Business and Industry Council Educational Foundation; Ms. Jonna
Bianco, President, American Bondholders Foundation, LLC; Ms.
Nancy Weinstein, CEO and Founder, Nancy's Lifestyles
July 24th--Saving the NPT and the Nonproliferation Regime
in an Era of Nuclear Renaissance--Graham Allison, Ph.D.,
Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs,
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Pierre
Goldschmidt, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace; Orde Kittrie, Esq., Professor, Sandra Day
O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University; Mr. Jack
Spencer, Research Fellow, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic
Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
July 31st--Foreign Aid and the Fight Against Terrorism and
Proliferation: Leveraging Foreign Aid to Achieve U.S. Policy
Goals--
Panel I: The Honorable Dell L. Dailey, Ambassador-at-Large,
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State; Ms.
Patricia McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department
of State
Panel II: Mr. Steven Emerson, Executive Director, The
Investigative Project on Terrorism; Mr. Douglas Farah, Senior
Investigator, Nine Eleven Finding Answers Foundation Senior
Fellow, International Assessment and Strategy Center
H. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
2007
March 1st--U.S. Policy Toward Latin America--
Panel I: The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Peter Hakim, President, Inter-American
Dialogue; Arturo Valenzuela, Ph.D., Director of the Center for
Latin American Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign
Service at Georgetown University, Former Senior Director for
Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council; Mr.
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas
March 8th--Polling Data on Latin America Opinion of U.S.
Policies, Values and People--Joint with Subcommittee on the
International Operations, Human Rights and Oversight--Mr. John
Zogby, President, Zogby International
March 13th--Haiti's Development Needs--
Panel I: Mr. Wyclef Jean, Artist, Founder of Yele Haiti
Panel II: The Honorable Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S.
Agency for International Development
March 28th--Poverty and Inequality in the Americas: The
Unaddressed Problem--Nancy Birdsall, Ph.D., President, Center
for Global Development; Ms. Joy Olson, Executive Director,
Washington Office on Latin America; Mr. Ben Powell, Managing
Partner, Agora Partnerships
April 24th--U.S.-Colombia Relations--
Panel I: The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert, Member of
Congress, Former Speaker of the House, U.S. House of
Representatives
Panel II: The Honorable Anne W. Patterson, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable
Charles Shapiro, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Panel III: His Excellency Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia,
Senior Fellow on International Policy, Phelps Stokes Fund,
Former Governor of Choco, Colombia; Maria McFarland Sanchez-
Moreno, Esq., Principal Researcher and Specialist on Colombia,
Human Rights Watch; The Honorable Mark Schneider, Senior Vice
President, Special Adviser on Latin America, International
Crisis Group; The Honorable Robert Charles, President, The
Charles Group, LLC, Former Assistant Secretary for the Bureau
of International Narcotics and Law
June 26th--Violence in Central America--
Briefers: His Excellency Jose Guillermo Castillo
Villacorta, Ambassador of Guatemala; His Excellency Roberto
Flores Bermudez, Ambassador of Honduras
Witnesses: Ms. Lainie Reisman, Director, Inter-American
Coalition for the Prevention of Violence; Mr. Geoff Thale,
Program Director, Washington Office on Latin America; Roy
Godson, Ph.D., President, National Strategy Information Center,
Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University
July 24th--Deportees in Latin America and the Caribbean--
Witnesses: Mr. Gary Mead, Assistant Director for
Management, Office of Detention and Removal Operations, Bureau
of U.S. Immigration and Customs Management, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; The Honorable Charles Shapiro, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Briefers: Nestor Rodriguez, Ph.D. , Chairman, Department of
Sociology, University of Houston; Annmarie Barnes, Ph.D., Chief
Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Jamaica; Ms.
Maureen Achieng, Chief of Mission for Haiti, International
Organization for Migration; Allison Parker, Esq., Senior
Researcher, United States Program, Human Rights Watch; Marsha
L. Garst, Esq., Commonwealth's Attorney, Rockingham County,
Virginia
September 19th--U.S.-Brazil Relations and MARK UP--Mr.
Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars; Stanley Gacek, Esq.,
Associate Director of the International Department, AFL-CIO;
Mr. Joel Velasco, Managing Director, Stonebridge International
LLC; Mr. Mark Smith, Managing Director for Western Hemisphere
Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
H. Res. 651, Recognizing the warm friendship and
expanding strategic relationship between the United
States and Brazil, commending Brazil on successfully
reducing its dependence on oil by finding alternative
ways to satisfy its energy needs, and recognizing the
importance of the March 9, 2007, United States-Brazil
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on biofuels
cooperation.
October 2nd--Leveraging Remittances for Families and
Communities--
Panel I: The Honorable Paul J. Bonicelli, Ph.D., Assistant,
Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S.
Agency for International Development
Panel II: Manuel Orozco, Ph.D., Senior Associate,
Remittances and Development Program, Inter-American Dialogue;
Mr. Ernesto Armenteros, Chief Executive Officer, Grupo
Quisqueyana; Mr. Kai Schmitz, Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer, Microfinance International Corporation
October 25th--U.S. Security Assistance to Mexico--
Panel I: Mr. Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs
and Trade Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Panel II: The Honorable James R. Jones, Partner, Manatt,
Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (1993-
1997), Former Member of Congress; John J. Bailey, Ph.D.,
Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown
University; Ms. Joy Olson, Executive Director, Washington
Office on Latin America; Mr. Armand B. Peschard-Sverdrup,
Director, Mexico Project, Center for Strategic and
International Studies
2008
February 7th--U.S. Obligations under the Merida
Initiative--The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; The Honorable Scott Burns, Deputy
Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy;
The Honorable Marisa R. Lino, Assistant Secretary, Office of
Policy/International Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, Former U.S. Ambassador; The Honorable William J.
Hoover, Assistant Director, Office of Field Operations, Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Department
of Justice; Mr. Anthony P. Placido, Assistant Administrator and
Chief of Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S.
Department of Justice;
Mr. Kenneth W. Kaiser, Assistant Director, Criminal
Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S.
Department of Justice
March 5th With Castro Stepping Down, What's Next for Cuba
and the Western Hemisphere?--
Panel I: The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Susan Kaufmann Purcell, Ph.D., Director, Center
for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Marifeli Perez-
Stable, Ph.D., Vice President for Democratic Governance, Inter-
American Dialogue; Mr. Christopher Sabatini, Senior Director
for Policy, Council of the Americas; Ms. Nancy Menges, Editor
in Chief of the Americas Report, Menges Hemispheric Security
Project, Center for Security Policy
April 10th--Crisis in the Andes: The Border Dispute Between
Colombia and Ecuador, and Implications for the Region
Briefer: His Excellency Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary
General, Organization of American States
Witnesses: Julia E. Sweig, Ph.D., Nelson and David
Rockefeller Senior Fellow, Director for Latin America Studies,
Council on Foreign Relations, Mr. Michael Shifter, Vice
President for Policy, Inter-American Dialogue; Ray Walser,
Ph.D., Senior Policy Analyst for Latin America, Douglas and
Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, The Heritage
Foundation
May 8th--Central America and the Merida Initiative--
Panel I: The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Geoff Thale, Program Director, Washington
Office on Latin America; Mr. Harold Sibaja, Regional Director,
Alliance for Prevention, Creative Associates International,
Inc.; Ms. Beatriz C. Casals, President and CEO, Casals &
Associates, Inc.
June 11th--The New Challenge: China and the Western
Hemisphere--Mr. Daniel P. Erikson, Senior Associate for U.S.
Policy, Director of Caribbean Programs, Inter-American
Dialogue; R. Evan Ellis, Ph.D., Associate, Adjunct Professor of
International Studies, University of Miami; Francisco E.
Gonzalez, Ph.D., Riordan Roett Assistant Professor of Latin
American Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced
International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
July 17th--Venezuela: Looking Ahead--
Panel I: The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
Panel II: Javier Corrales, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Department of Political Science, Amherst College; David Myers,
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Political Science,
Pennsylvania State University; Norman A. Bailey, Ph.D., Adjunct
Professor of Statecraft, The Institute of World Politics,
President, Institute for Global Economic Growth; Jennifer L.
McCoy, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, Georgia State
University Director, Americas Program, The Carter Center
July 31st--Energy in the Americas--
Panel I: The Honorable Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs,
U.S. Department of State
Panel II: Mr. Jeremy Martin, Director, Energy Program,
Institute of the Americas; Johanna Mendelson Forman, Ph.D.,
Senior Associate, Center for Strategic & International Studies;
Mr. James L. Martin, Chairman, National Defense Council
Foundation
September 16th--Foreign Assistance in the Americas--
Panel I: The Honorable Robert Menendez, United States
Senate
Panel II: The Honorable Mark Schneider, Senior Vice
President, Special Adviser on Latin America International
Crisis Group, Former Director of the Peace Corps, 1999-2001;
Nancy Birdsall, Ph.D., President, Center for Global
Development; Eric Werker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Business,
Government and the International Economy Unit, Harvard Business
School
September 23rd--The Hurricanes in Haiti: Disaster and
Recovery
Panel I: The Honorable Maxine Waters, United States House
of Representatives; The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings, United
States House of Representatives; The Honorable Barbara Lee,
United States House of Representatives; The Honorable Kendrick
B. Meek, United States House of Representatives; The Honorable
Yvette D. Clarke, United States House of Representatives; The
Honorable Donna F. Edwards, United States House of
Representatives
Panel II: Ms. Kirsten D. Madison, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Mr. Jose R. Cardenas, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency
for International Development; Rear Admiral Joseph D. Kernan,
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. 4th Fleet
Panel III: Mathieu Eugene, Ph.D., Member, New York City
Council
H. Protocol Meetings
LIST OF COMMITTEE-HOSTED DIGNITARY MEETINGS--2007
Members Meeting with meeting with His Excellency Juan
Manuel Santos, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Colombia,
Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 1:00 p.m., Room H-139 of The
Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-
General of the United Nations, Wednesday, January 17, 2007,
8:30 a.m., Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, and Maj. General Omar
Mahmoud Soliman, Chief of Egyptian General Intelligence
Service, Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 11:00 a.m., Rm H-139, The
Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Abdullah Gul, Foreign
Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Wednesday,
February 7, 2007, 3:00 p.m., Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Valdas Adamkus,
President of the Republic of Lithuania, Monday, February 12,
2007, 5:00 p.m., Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
President of Liberia, Tuesday, February 13, 2007, 2:00 p.m., in
Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with Her Excellency Tzipi Livni, M.K., Vice
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of
Israel, Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 1:30 p.m., in Room H-139 of
The Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Klaus Scharioth,
Ambassador of Germany, and His Excellency John Bruton, Head of
the Delegation of the European Commission, February 13, 2007,
9:30-10:30 a.m., Room 2200 of the Rayburn Building.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Javier Solana
Madariaga, High Representative for the Common Foreign and
Security Policy and Secretary-General of the Council of the
European Union (EU), Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 3:30 to 4:30
p.m., Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Members Meeting with The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs,
U.S. Department of State, Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 5:00 to
6:00 p.m., Room 2173 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Luis Alberto Moreno,
President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),
Thursday, May 24, 2007, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in the
Judiciary Committee Library, Room 2148, Rayburn House Office
Building.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Alvaro Uribe Velez,
President of the Republic of Colombia, Wednesday, May 2, 2007,
12:00 Noon, Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Rene Preval, President
of the Republic of Haiti, 9:00 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2007,
Room 2200, Rayburn House Office Building.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Eduardo Stein Barillas,
Vice President of Guatemala, Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 4:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m., Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-
Salem Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Thursday, May 24, 2007, 9:30
a.m., Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with 12 Members of the British House of
Commons Defence Committee, Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 3:00 to 4:00
p.m., in Room H-139 of the Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Khurshid M. Kasuri,
Foreign Minister of Pakistan, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 19,
2007, in Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with numerous Caribbean Heads of State and
Government and their Foreign Ministers (CARICOM Meeting),
Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 2172 of
the Rayburn House Office Building.
Members Meeting between the House Foreign Affairs Committee
and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian
Federation, June 21, 2007, Room 2172 of the Rayburn Building:
Morning session, 10:00 to 12:00 Noon, (open to the press,
ambassadors of the EU and NATO, and all other interested
observers) followed by a private Members meeting from 12:00-
4:00.
Members Luncheon Meeting with the President of Estonia, His
Excellency Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Tuesday, June 26, 2007, 12:30-
1:30 p.m., Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Tuesday, July 10, 2007,
5:00 p.m., in Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with Members of the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly's (NPA) Political Subcommittee on Transatlantic
Relations (PCTR), Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 3:00-5:15 p.m., in
2172 of the Rayburn Building, followed by reception, 5:30-6:30
p.m., Room 2200 of the Rayburn Building (open to all Committee
Members).
Members Meeting with His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-
General of the United Nations, Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at 9:30
a.m., in Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Arlindo Chinaglia,
President of Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and member of
Worker's Party of Brazil, Thursday, July 19, 2007, 3:00 to 4:00
p.m., in Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Bernard Kouchner,
Foreign Minister of the French Republic, Thursday, September
20, 2007, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., in Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Festus G. Mogae,
President of the Democratic Republic of Botswana, 9:00 a.m.,
Thursday, September 20, 2007, in Room 2200 of the Rayburn House
Office Building.
Members Meeting with 13 members of the British House of
Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee, Thursday, October 18, 2007,
8:30 to 9:30 a.m., in Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office
Building.
Members Meeting with 11 members of the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands'
Parliament, Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., in
Room H-139 of the Capitol.
Members Meeting with His Excellency Yanus Qanooni, Speaker
of the Wolesi Jirga of Afghanistan, which is the lower house of
the Afghan Parliament, Thursday, October 25, 2007, at 11:45
a.m., in Room H-139 of The Capitol.
Members Meeting with the Chairman and Members of the United
States Commission on Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of
People (HELP Commission), Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m., in Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office
Building.
LIST OF COMMITTEE-HOSTED DIGNITARY MEETINGS--2008
Members Meeting with Brazilian Chamber of Deputies,
Wednesday, January 23, 2008, H-139, The Capitol
Members Meeting with H.E. Salam Fayyad, Thursday, February
14, 2008, H-139, The Capitol
Members Meeting with H.E. Dora Bakoyannis, Thursday,
February 14, 2008, H-139, The Capitol
Members Mtg. with King Abdullah II of Jordan, Wednesday,
March 5, 2008, H-207 (Rayburn Room), Capitol
Members Mtg. w. People's Assembly of Egypt Parliament,
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, H-139 The Capitol
Mbrs. Breakfast with Sec. of Defense Gates. March 6, 2008,
2200 Rayburn HOB
Mbrs. Meeting with Ambassador Barco of Colombia, March 6,
2008, 2200 Rayburn HOB
Mbrs. Meeting with Foreign Minister Livni of Israel, March
11, 2008, H-139, The Capitol
Members Mtg. w Amb. Luis Gallegos of Ecuador, March 11,
2008, 2200 Rayburn HOB
Mbrs. Meeting for Vietnamese Delegation TEA, March 12,
2008, H-139 The Capitol
Members Meeting with Estonian Parliamentarians, Tuesday,
April 1, 2008, 2255 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting w. Foreign Minister Gheit of Egypt,
Thursday, April 17, 2008, H-139, The Capitol
Members Meeting w. President Zatlers of Latvia, Thursday,
April 24, 2008, H-139 The Capitol
Members Meeting w. Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, May 13,
2008, 2173 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting with Robert Zoellick of World Bank, May 14,
2008, 2200 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting w. Norwegian Foreign Affairs Committee, May
15, 2008, 2200 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting w. Prime Minister of Kurdistan Reg. Govt.,
May 20, 2008, 2255 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting with Speaker, Latvian Parliament, June 3,
2008, H-139 The Capitol
Members Meeting w. Iraqi Council of Representatives, June
4, 2008, 2255 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting w. Speaker of Nigerian House of
Representatives., June 4, 2008, 2255 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting w. Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan, June
4, 2008, H-139 The Capitol
Members Meeting with Global Security Forum, June 11, 2008,
2200 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting w. Prime Minister Stanishev of Bulgaria,
June 18, 2008, 2200 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting w. Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari, June 18,
2008, H-139 The Capitol
Members Meeting w. French & EU Ambassadors, June 19, 2008,
2200 Rayburn HOB
Members Meeting w. Colombian Foreign & Trade Ministers,
September 18, 2008, H-139 The Capitol
Javier Solana of EU Mtg. w. Berman/Ros-Lehtinen, September
18, 2008, 2173 Rayburn HOB
U.S.-Indian Friendship Reception, September 23, 2008, 2172
Rayburn HOB
Salzburg Global Seminar Breakfast Meeting, November 19,
2008, 2200 Rayburn HOB
APPENDIX I
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WITNESSES BEFORE FULL COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES DURING THE 109TH
CONGRESS
During the 110th 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.
2007
Abdulkadir, Fowsia--10/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Achieng, Maureen--7/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Ading, Jack--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Albright, David--3/15/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Albright, David--6/27/2007 (Middle East/Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Albright, Madeleine--1/17/2007 (Full Committee)
Anjain-Maddison, Abacca--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Arar, Maher--10/18/2007 (Oversight /Judiciary)
Armenteros, Ernesto--10/2/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Asher, David L.--4/18/2007 (TNT/Financial Services)
Bailey, John J.--10/25/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Balton, David A.--7/17/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Baran, Zeyno--7/25/2007 (Full Committee)
Bardach, Ann Louise--11/15/2007 (Oversight)
Barnes, Annmarie--7/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Barno, David--2/15/2007 (Full Committee)
Barr, Ann Marie Calvaresi--7/26/2007 (Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Batiste, John--6/27/2007 (Full Committee)
Batiste, John--9/5/2007 (Full Committee/Armed Services)
Bellows, Katherine S.--6/29/2007 (Oversight/Education and
Labor)
Benjamin, Barnaba--1/24/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Benjermin, Daniel--10/18/2007 (Oversight /Judiciary)
Bent, Rodney--6/28/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Bent, Rodney G.--7/26/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Bergen, Peter--2/15/2007 (Full Committee)
Beriye, Walleligne A.--10/9/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Berman, Ilan--10/23/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Berman, Ilan--3/15/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Bermudez, Roberto Flores--6/26/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Bhatia, Karen K.--6/13/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Birdsall, Nancy--3/28/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Blaya, Joaquin F.--5/16/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Blum, Jack--4/18/2007 (TNT/Financial Services)
Blumenauer, Earl--5/16/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Bolton, John--2/13/2007 (Full Committee)
Bonicelli, Paul J.--10/2/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Bonner, T.J.--7/31/2007 (Oversight)
Botsford, David L.--7/31/2007 (Oversight)
Boucher, Richard A.--3/7/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Bowen, Jr., Stuart W.--3/22/2007 (Overisght/Middle East and
South Asia)
Bowen, Stuart W. 5/22/2007 (Full Committee)
Brown, Laurence G. 6/19/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Burney, David G.--7/17/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Burns, Nicholas--3/6/2007 (Full Committee)
Burns, Nicholas--4/17/2007 (Full Committee)
Burns, R. Nicholas--11/14/2007 (Europe)
Byman, Daniel--3/15/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Caddock, Bantz J.--6/22/2007 (Full Committee)
Callahan, Michael J. 11/6/2007 (Full Committee)
Calzon, Frank--7/12/2007 (Oversight)
Carroll, Anthony--6/28/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Casale, Franklyn M.--10/18/2007 (Full Committee)
Challenor, Herschelle--3/22/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Chaouch, Adel--4/25/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Charles, Robert--4/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Charny, Joel R.--6/20/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Cheng-Hopkins, Judy--6/20/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Chiles, Lisa--10/17/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Chiles, Lisa--9/20/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Christensen, Thomas J.--3/27/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Christoff, James A.--6/13/2007 (Oversight)
Christoff, Joseph A.--5/9/2007 (Oversight)
Christoff, Joseph A.--7/18/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Cirincione, Joseph 5/10/2007 (Full Committee)
Clark, Redmond--10/30/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Claussen, Eileen--5/15/2007 (Full Committee)
Cohen, Ariel 3/22/2007 (Full Committee)
Cohen, David B.--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Cohn, Sharon--10/18/2007 (Full Committee)
Cole, David D.--10/18/2007 (Oversight /Judiciary)
Comras, Victor--4/18/2007 (TNT/Financial Services)
Connelly, John--7/17/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Conway, Kellyanne--3/22/2007 (Oversight/Europe)
Cordesman, Anthony H.--2/15/2007 (Full Committee)
Cordesman, Anthony H.--6/27/2007 (Full Committee)
Craner, Lorne W.--3/29/2007 (Full Committee)
Craner, Lorne W.--6/7/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Curtin, Jeremy--5/16/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Curtis, Lisa--3/21/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Curtis, Lisa--4/26/ 2007 (Oversight)
Curtis, Lisa--6/27/2007 (Middle East/Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Cutler, Wendy--9/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Danin, Robert M.--12/12/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Daremblum, Jamie--6/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Daulaire, Nils--4/25/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Daulaire, Nils--9/25/2007 (Full Committee)
Davies, Glyn--3/15/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Davies, Glyn T.--8/1/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Davies, Glyn T.--9/20/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Dayton, Keith W.--5/23/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Deng, Luca Biong--1/24/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Deutch, John M--3/22/2007 (Full Committee)
Diringer, Elliot--7/11/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Do, Cong Thanh--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Dobbins, James--6/13/2007 (Oversight)
Dobbins, James--7/17/2007 (Full Committee)
Dobbs, Lou--3/28/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Dobriansky, Paula J.--3/13/2007 (Full Committee)
Donovan, Francis A.--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Douglas, John W.--7/26/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Dybul, Mark R.--10/9/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Dybul, Mark R.--3/21/2007 (, Africa and Global Health)
Dybul, Mark R.--4/24/2007 (Full Committee)
Eagleburger, Lawrence S.--6/14/2007 (Full Committee)
Eaton, Paul D.--3/26/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Edson, Stephen A. ``Tony''--5/24/2007 (Europe)
Ege, Karl--9/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Einterz, Robert--10/9/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Engel, Eliot L.--3/21/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Evans, David--5/24/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Evans, Jonathan--4/17/2007 (Oversight /Africa and Global
Health)
Evron, Jehuda--10/3/2007 (Europe)
Farnsworth, Eric--3/1/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Farrell, Thomas A.--5/16/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Farrell, Thomas A.--6/29/2007 (Oversight/Education and Labor)
Farrow, Mia--4/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Fata, Dan--3/15/2007 (Europe)
Fava, Claudio--4/17/2007 (Oversight/Africa and Global Health)
Fitzgerald, William E.--6/20/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Fitzpatrick, Mark--6/27/2007 (Middle East/Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Fleetwood, Blake--11/15/2007 (Oversight)
Ford, Jess T.--10/25/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Ford, Jess T.--4/26/2007 (Oversight)
Franco, Adolfo A.--3/13/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Frazer, Jendayi--10/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Frazer, Jendayi--6/7/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Fredricksson, Lynn--5/10/2007 ((Oversight/Africa and Global
Health)
Freeman, Geoff--3/20/2007 (Oversight)
Fried, Daniel--3/15/2007 (Europe)
Fried, Daniel--5/3/2007 (Europe)
Fried, Daniel--6/22/2007 (Full Committee)
Gacek, Stanley--9/19/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Gadiel, Peter--3/20/2007 (Oversight)
Gaffney, Frank J.--5/24/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Garcia, Michael John--10/18/2007 (Oversight /Judiciary)
Gardiner, Nile--5/9/2007 (Oversight)
Garst, Marsha L.--7/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Gastright, John A.--8/1/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Gati, Charles--7/25/2007 (Full Committee)
Gause III, F. Gregory--9/18/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Gayle, Helene--9/25/2007 (Full Committee)
Gerberding, Julie L.--3/21/2007 (, Africa and Global Health)
Gere, Richard--3/14/2007 (Full Committee)
Gillespie, Duff G.--10/31/2007 (Full Committee)
Glaser, Daniel--4/18/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade/Financial Services)
Glenn, John K.--3/22/2007 (Oversight/Europe)
Glover, Danny--5/22/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Godson, Roy--6/26/2007 (Briefing and Hearing, Western
Hemisphere)
Gootnick, David--6/28/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Gootnick, David B.--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Gootnick, David B.--7/26/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Gordon, Philip H.--10/23/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Graham, Lindsey--9/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Groves, Steven--6/13/2007 (Oversight)
Guzman, Edwin--6/28/2007 (Oversight /Western Hemisphere /
Education)
Gyari, Lodi G.--3/14/2007 (Full Committee)
Hakim, Peter--3/1/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Halperin, Morton H.--7/12/2007 (Oversight)
Hamilton, Lee--1/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Hammink, William P.--5/24/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Hamzawy, Amr--6/14/2007 (Oversight)
Haqqani, Husain--3/21/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Hari, Daoud I.--6/20/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Harnish III, Reno--10/30/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Harty, Maura--7/11/2007 (Full Committee)
Haslach, Patricia--9/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Hastert, J. Dennis--4/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Hastings, Alcee--3/28/2007 (Europe)
Hayes, Stephen--7/12/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Hearst, Norman--9/25/2007 (Full Committee)
Hernandez, Arturo V.--11/15/2007 (Oversight)
Hess, Michael E.--7/18/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Hess, Michael E.--8/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Hill, Christopher R.--10/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Hill, Christopher R.--2/28/2007 (Full Committee)
Hill, Christopher R.--6/13/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation,
and Trade)
Hill, Kent R.--3/21/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Hills, Carla A.--3/28/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Hirschberg, D. Jeffrey--5/16/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Hitz, Frederick P.--10/18/2007(Oversight /Judiciary)
Hoang, Duy (Dan)--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Holbrooke, Richard C.--2/28/2007 (Full Committee)
Holbrooke, Richard C.--9/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Honda, Michael M.--2/15/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Indyk, Martin S.--2/14/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Jacobson, Michael--6/20/2007 (Europe)
Jarrar, Raed--12/19/2007 (Oversight)
Jean, Wyclef--3/13/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Jhirad, John--5/15/2007 (Full Committee)
John, Eric G.--8/1/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Johnson, David T.--11/14/2007 (Full Committee)
Johnson, Marlene--6/29/2007 (Oversight/Education and Labor)
Juma, Calestous--7/18/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Kaba, Lansine--3/22/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Kagan, Fredrick W.--2/28/2007 (Full Committee)
Kagan, Fredrick W.--6/27/2007 (Full Committee)
Kagia, Jean--10/31/2007 (Full Committee)
Kane, Tim--5/24/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Kashkett, Steve--6/19/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Katzman, Kenneth--12/19/2007 (Oversight)
Katzman, Kenneth--5/9/2007 (Oversight)
Keane, John M.--9/5/2007 (Full Committee/Armed Services)
Kennedy, J. Christian--10/3/2007 (Europe)
Kennedy, J. Christian--3/28/2007 (Europe)
Kim, Koon Ja--2/15/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Kirk, Mark Steven--2/15/2007 (Full Committee)
Kirk, Mark Steven--8/1/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Koh, Harold Hongju--3/29/2007 (Full Committee)
Kohut, Andrew--3/14/2007 (Oversight)
Kornbluh, Peter--11/15/2007 (Oversight)
Kotler, Mindy--2/15/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Kovalik, Daniel--6/28/2007 (Oversight/Western Hemisphere/
Education)
Kuhlmann,Katrin--7/12/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Kull, Steven--3/6/2007 (Oversight)
Kull, Steven--5/17/2007 (Oversight)
Lassen, Susan--4/25/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Lazzari, Stefano--4/25/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Lee, Thea--3/28/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Lee, Yong Soo--2/15/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Lefkowitz, Jay--3/1/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Levitt, Matthew--3/15/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Lilley, James--1/18/2007 (Full Committee)
Lippman, Thomas W.--6/14/2007 (Oversight)
Liser, Florizelle--7/12/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Lochery, Peter--5/16/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Lofgren, Zoe--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Lopes, Yvette Pena--3/28/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Lowell, Will--7/26/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Lowenkron, Barry F.--5/2/2007 (Oversight)
Lowey, Nita M.--10/18/2007 (Full Committee)
Ludford, Sarah--4/17/2007 (Oversight/Global Health)
Makovsky, David--2/14/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Malinowski, Thomas--6/14/2007 (Oversight)
Mann, Steven R.--8/1/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Manning, James--6/29/2007 (Oversight/Education and Labor)
Marciel, Scot--10/17/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Marciel, Scot--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Mazengo, Zipora--10/18/2007 (Full Committee)
McCormick, Beth M.--7/26/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
McElveen-Hunter, Bonnie--3/14/2007 (Full Committee)
McEwan, Elena--3/21/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
McFarland, Maria--6/28/2007 (Oversight/Western Hemisphere/
Education and Labor)
Mcfaul, Michael--5/17/2007 (Full Committee)
McGann, Steven--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
McMurray, Claudia--5/16/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
McNerney, Patricia--4/18/2007 (TNT/Financial Services)
McPherson, Peter--7/18/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Mead, Gary--7/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Melillo, Jerry M.--6/29/2007 (Oversight/Education and Labor)
Melito, Thomas--5/24/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Merin, Charles--3/20/2007 (Oversight)
Mideksa, Bertukan--10/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Milani, Abbas--1/31/2007 (Full Committee)
Mitchell, George--2/13/2007 (Full Committee)
Mizroch, John--10/30/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Moehler, Devra Coren--3/28/2007 (Oversight/Africa and Global
Health)
Montgomery, David--5/15/2007 (Full Committee)
Morris, Malcolm S.--5/16/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Mosbacher, Robert--5/24/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Moskovic, Alex--10/3/2007 (Europe)
Mukherjee, Joia Stapleton--9/25/2007 (Full Committee)
Mukherjee, McEwan--3/21/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Mull, Stephen D.--7/26/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Mull, Stephen D.--8/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Musgrave, Marilyn N.--10/18/2007 (Full Committee)
Natsios, Andrew--2/8/2007 (Full Committee)
Nega, Berhanu--10/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Negroponte, John D.--11/7/2007 (Full Committee)
Negroponte, John D.--5/1/2007 (Full Committee)
Nenninger, Roseanne--11/15/2007 (Oversight)
Nerquaye-Tetteh, Joana--10/31/2007 (Full Committee)
Ngwenya, Sindiso--7/12/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
North, Walter--3/22/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
North, Walter--5/16/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Nunn, Sam--5/10/2007 (Full Committee)
Nyang, Sulayman S.--5/10/2007 (Oversight/Africa and Global
Health)
O'Herne, Jan Ruff--2/15/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Oji, Ejike--10/31/2007 (Full Committee)
Okumu, Wafula--8/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Olcott, Martha Brill--6/14/2007 (Oversight)
Olson, Joy--10/25/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Olson, Joy--3/28/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Orozco, Manuel--10/2/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Packer, George--3/26/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Padilla, Christopher A.--7/26/2007 (Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Parker, Allison--7/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Patterson, Anne W.--4/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Paul, Scott N.--3/28/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Perry, William--1/18/2007 (Full Committee)
Perry, William J.--9/5/2007 (Full Committee/Armed Services)
Peschard-Sverdrup, Armand B.--10/25/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Pham, J. Peter--10/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Pham, J. Peter--5/10/2007 (Oversight/Africa and Global Health)
Pham, J. Peter--8/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Phillips, James--6/20/2007 (Europe)
Pickering, Thomas R.--1/11/2007 (Full Committee)
Piontkovsky, Andrei--10/30/2007 (Full Committee)
Pipes, Daniel--2/14/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Plasman, James H.--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Pollack, David--5/3/2007 (Oversight/Middle East and South Asia)
Porter, Kathryn Cameron--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Porter, Neal--6/20/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Powell, Ben--3/28/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Prendergast, John--4/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Puri, Sanjay--10/30/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Radelet, Steven--6/28/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Ralston, Joseph W.--3/15/2007 (Europe)
Ramirez, Francisco--6/28/2007 (Oversight/Western Hemisphere/
Education)
Raviglione, Mario--3/21/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Rechter, Leo--3/28/2007 (Europe)
Reich, Otto J.--6/28/2007 (Oversight/Western Hemisphere/
Education and Labor)
Reilly, Annemarie--10/9/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Reilly, Annemarie--5/24/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Reisman, Lainie--6/26/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Rice, Condoleezza--1/11/2007 (Full Committee)
Rice, Condoleezza--10/24/2007 (Full Committee)
Rice, Condoleezza--2/7/2007 (Full Committee)
Richard, Anne C.--6/20/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Richardson, Sophie--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Ritzmann, Alexander--6/20/2007 (Europe)
Roach, Kent--10/18/2007 (Oversight/Judiciary)
Robinson, Roger W.--4/18/2007 (TNT/Financial Services)
Rodriguez, Nestor--7/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Romanowski, Alina L.--5/16/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Rood, John C.--5/3/2007 (Europe)
Rosenzweig, Paul--7/11/2007 (Full Committee)
Ross, Dennis--12/5/2007 (Full Committee)
Ross, Dennis--7/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Rubin, Jack--10/3/2007 (Europe)
Rubin, Michael--7/17/2007 (Full Committee)
Rubin, Michael--12/19/2007 (Oversight)
Sacher, Howard M.--5/8/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Sales, Nathan A.--5/24/2007 (Europe)
Saliba, Issam Michael--12/19/2007 (Oversight)
Saliba, Issam Michael--7/18/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Salum Ali, Amina--5/16/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Sanchez, Loretta--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Sanchez-Moreno, Maria McFarland--4/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Sarah (alias)--3/26/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Satter, David--5/17/2007 (Full Committee)
Satterfield, David--3/22/2007 (Oversight/Middle East and South
Asia)
Sauerbrey, Ellen--3/26/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Schaecter, David--3/28/2007 (Europe)
Scheuer, Michael F.--4/17/2007 (Oversight/Africa and Global
Health)
Schmitz, Kai--10/2/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Schneider, Mark--10/4/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Schneider, Mark--4/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Schweich, Thomas--10/4/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Scott, George--6/29/2007 (Oversight/Education and Labor)
Sestanovich, Stephen--5/17/2007 (Full Committee)
Shafiq, Tariq--7/18/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Shailor, Barbara--10/18/2007 (Full Committee)
Shannon, Jr., Thomas A.--11/14/2007 (Full Committee)
Shannon, Thomas A.--3/1/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Shapiro, Charles--4/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Shapiro, Charles--7/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Shapiro, Charles S.--7/31/2007 (Oversight)
Shapiro, Paul--3/28/2007 (Europe)
Shattuck, John--3/29/2007 (Full Committee)
Shifter, Michael--6/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Shilling, Kurt--8/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Simon, John A.--10/30/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Simon, Steven--7/17/2007 (Full Committee)
Simons, Paul E.--4/18/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade/Financial Services)
Sletzinger, Martin--7/25/2007 (Full Committee)
Smith, Christopher--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Smith, Julianne--4/17/2007 (Oversight/Africa and Global Health)
Smith, Mark--9/19/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Smith, Peter H.--6/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Snyder, Charles R.--12/12/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Soh, Ok Cha--2/15/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Sohn, Jonathan--5/24/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade)
Sokolski, Henry D.--5/10/2007 (Full Committee)
Sotero, Paulo--9/19/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Soyinka, Wole--6/7/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Staples, George M.--6/19/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Steelman, Sarah--4/18/2007 (TNT/Financial Services)
Szubin, Adam J.--4/18/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade/Financial Services)
Talbott, Strobe--10/30/2007 (Full Committee)
Taylor, Gideon--10/3/2007 (Europe)
Telhami, Shibley--5/8/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Thale, Geoff--6/26/2007 (Briefing and Hearing, Western
Hemisphere)
Thang, Nguyen Dinh--11/6/2007 (Oversight)
Thomas-Greenfield, Linda--3/22/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Thorning, Margo--7/11/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Tobias, Randall L.--3/8/2007 (Full Committee)
Ugaz, Cecilia--5/16/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Urrutia, Luis Gilberto Murillo--4/24/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Valenzuala, Arturo--3/1/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Vaughan, Jessica--6/29/2007 (Oversight/Education and Labor)
Velasco, Joel--9/19/2007 (Western Hemisphere)
Villacorta, Jose Guillermo Castillo--6/26/2007 (Western
Hemisphere)
Vogt, Jeff--5/24/2007 (Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade)
Waal, Alex de--4/19/2007 (Full Committee)
Walker, David M.--9/5/2007 (Full Committee)
Walker, David M. 10/31/2007 (Oversight)
Wamani, Enid--4/25/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Ward, Haskell S.--3/22/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Ward, Mark--12/12/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Ward, Mark--4/18/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Ward, Mark--5/23/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Watkins, Neil--5/22/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Watson, Harlan--7/11/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Weinbaum, Marvin G.--3/21/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Weisgall, Jonathan M.--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Welch, C. David--11/8/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Welch, C. David--4/18/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Welch, C. David--5/23/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Welch, C. David--6/6/2007 (Full Committee)
Welch, Gretchen--5/16/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Welsh, Bridget--10/17/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Whelan, Theresa M.--8/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Windsor, Jennifer L.--7/12/2007 (Oversight)
Winter, Roger--1/24/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Wirth, Timothy E.--2/13/2007 (Full Committee)
Wirth, Timothy E.--6/13/2007 (Oversight)
Wollack, Kenneth--6/7/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Wolosky, Lee S.--9/18/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Woodrum, Jeremy--10/17/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Woods, Emira--5/22/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Woolsey, Jr., R. James--1/11/2007 (Full Committee)
Wurmser, David--12/5/2007 (Full Committee)
Yamamura, Hiroshi--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Yang, Jerry--11/6/2007 (Full Committee)
Yergin, Daniel--3/22/2007 (Full Committee)
Yost, Michael W.--10/30/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment)
Younes, Kristele--3/26/2007 (Middle East and South Asia)
Zabludoff, Sidney--10/3/2007 (Europe)
Zackios, Gerald M.--7/25/2007 (Asia, the Pacific, and the
Global Environment)
Zia-Zarifi, Sam--10/2/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Ziemer, Timothy--4/25/2007 (Africa and Global Health)
Zogby, James--5/3/2007 (Oversight/Middle East and South Asia)
Zogby, John--3/8/2007 (Oversight/Western Hemisphere)
2008
Abraham, Stephen Lt. Colonel--5/20/2008 (Oversight)
Al-Jaberi, Nadeem--6/4/2008 (Oversight)
Allawi, Ayad--7/23/2008 (Oversight)
Allison, Graham--7/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Alterman, Jon--6/5/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Al-Ulayyan, Khalaf--6/4/2008 (Oversight)
Amiri, Rina--5/15/2008 (Oversight)
Andersen, Walter--6/5/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Andrews, Thomas--5/20/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Arvizu, Alexander--4/23/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Arvizu, Alexander--6/12/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Stephenson, John--9/17/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Arzola, Marlene--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Atwood, Brian--4/24/2008 (Oversight)
Atwood, Brian--6/25/2008 (Full Committee)
Babu, Suresh--5/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Bailey, Norman--7/17/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Bardaji, H.E. Rafael--7/9/2008 (Europe)
Barno, David--4/2/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Barth, Richard--5/14/2008 (Europe)
Bellinger, John--6/10/2008 (Oversight)
Bianco, Jonna--7/17/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Bigombe, Betty--5/15/2008 (Oversight)
Billings, Paul--6/19/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Birdsall, Nancy--9/16/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Blumenauer, Earl--5/1/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Borman, Matthew--5/20/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Boucher, Richard--4/8/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Brainard, Lael--4/23/2008 (Full Committee)
Brimmer, Esther--6/11/2008 (Oversight)
Brown, Anastasia--5/1/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Burns, Scott--2/7/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Burns, William--7/9/2008 (Full Committee)
Butler, Lawrence--3/11/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Cameron, Nigel--6/19/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Camp, Donald--9/16/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Campagna, Joel--2/22/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Cardenas, Jose--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Casals, Beartriz--5/8/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Casey, Lee--5/6/2008 (Oversight)
Castellon, Ninoska Perez--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Clarke, Yvette--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Clay, Philip--6/19/2008 (Oversight/Education)
Cohen, Stephen--6/25/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Corrales, Javier--7/17/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Crocker, Ryan--4/9/2008 (Full Committee)
Crouse, Janice--5/15/2008 (Oversight)
Curtis, Lisa--2/16/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Dailey, Dell--7/31/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Dalpino, Catharin--5/15/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
DeLauder, William--6/19/2008 (Oversight/Education)
Denbeaux, Mark--5/20/2008 (Oversight)
Dickinson, Laura--2/28/2008 (Oversight)
Donnelly, Thomas--11/19/2008 (Oversight)
Dybul, Mark--2/27/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Edson, Stephen--5/14/2008 (Europe)
Edson, Stephen ``Tony''--3/11/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Edwards, Donna--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Edwards, Mickey--3/13/2008 (Oversight)
Einhorn, Robert--6/12/2008 (Full Committee)
Eisendorf, Richard--2/22/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Elisaia, Feturi Ali'ioaiga--2/27/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Ellis, Evan--6/11/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Elsea, Jennifer--2/28/2008 (Oversight)
Emerson, Jo Ann--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Emerson, Steven--7/31/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Eran, H.E. Oded--7/9/2008 (Europe)
Erickson, Daniel--6/11/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Ervin, Clark Kent--6/5/2008 (Oversight/Judiciary)
Eugene, Mathieu--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Fair, Christine--2/16/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Farah, Douglas--7/31/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Farrow, Mia--2/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Fata, Daniel--4/23/2008 (Europe)
Fein, Bruce--4/10/2008 (Oversight)
Feltman, Jeffrey--4/17/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/TNT)
Feltman, Jeffrey--6/29/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Field, Major General Burton--9/16/2008 (Middle East and South
Asia)
Fine, Glenn--6/4/2008 (Oversight)
Fisher, Louis--4/10/2008 (Oversight)
Foley, James--3/11/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/Oversight)
Forman, Johanna Mendelson--7/31/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Fried, Daniel--3/12/2008 (Full Committee)
Fried, Daniel--4/23/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Fried, Daniel--6/18/2008 (Full Committee)
Fried, Daniel--9/9/2008 (Full Committee)
Frist, William--3/13/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Frum, David--6/11/2008 (Oversight)
Gardiner, Nile--7/9/2008 (Europe)
Geier, Philip--6/19/2008 (Oversight)
Gerberding, Julie--2/27/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Gilson, Elizabeth--5/6/2008 (Oversight)
Glaser, Daniel--4/17/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/TNT)
Glennon, Michael--2/8/2008 (Oversight)
Glennon, Michael--4/10/2008 (Oversight)
Goldschmidt, Pierre--7/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Gonzalez, Blanca--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Gonzalez, Francisco--6/11/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Gottlieb, Greg--3/11/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Gottlieb, Greg--5/20/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Gottlieb, Gregory--2/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Grimmett, Richard--4/24/2008 (Oversight)
Hammid, Ammar Abdul--4/24/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Hastings, Alcee--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Hathaway, Oona--11/19/2008 (Oversight)
Hathaway, Oona--2/8/2008 (Oversight)
Hathaway, Oona--3/4/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/Oversight)
Hayes, Richard--6/19/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Hernandez, Francisco--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Hernandez, Israel--4/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Hernandez, Israel--7/17/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Hibbard, Scott--6/11/2008 (Oversight)
Hill, Kent--2/27/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Hill, Kent--3/13/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Holbrooke, Richard--5/7/2008 (Full Committee)
Holdridge, David--5/1/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Hoover, William--2/7/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Horton, Scott--6/5/2008 (Oversight/Judiciary)
Hunt, Swanee--5/15/2008 (Oversight)
Indyk, Martin--4/24/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Insulza, Miguel--4/10/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Iriondo, Sylvia--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Jacobson, Kenneth--2/22/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Jarrar, Raed--11/19/2008 (Oversight)
Jianli, Yang--7/23/2008 (Full Committee)
Johnstone, Craig--2/26/2008 (Oversight)
Jones Jr., Walter--3/13/2008 (Oversight)
Jones, General James--5/7/2008 (Full Committee)
Jones, Seth--4/2/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Kagan, Fredrick--9/9/2008 (Full Committee)
Kaiser, Kenneth--2/7/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Katzman, Kenneth--1/23/2008 (Oversight/Middle East)
Katzman, Kenneth--6/4/2008 (Oversight)
Kernan, Rear Admiral Joseph--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Kiai, Maina--2/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Kittrie, Orde--7/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Kolbe, Jim--4/23/2008 (Full Committee)
Korb, Lawrence--3/4/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/Oversight)
Korin, Anne--5/22/2008 (Full Committee)
Kull, Steven--7/23/2008 (Oversight)
Kurnaz, Murat--5/20/2008 (Oversight)
Kurtzer, Daniel--5/14/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
LaHood, Ray--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Lampton, David--7/23/2008 (Full Committee)
Laudato, George--5/8/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Lee, Barbra--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Lee, Thea--4/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Less, Ian--7/9/2008 (Europe)
Lieberthanl, Kenneth--7/23/2008 (Full Committee)
Lino, Marisa--2/7/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Lobel, Jules--4/10/2008 (Oversight)
Long, Mary Beth--3/4/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Luft, Gal--5/21/2008 (Full Committee)
Lute, Jane Holl--4/2/2008 (Oversight)
Lyons, Gerard--5/21/2008 (Full Committee)
Macgregor, Douglas--2/8/2008 (Oversight)
MacLean, Emi--3/26/2008 (Oversight)
MacLean, Emi--5/6/2008 (Oversight)
Madison, Kristen--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Makovsky, Daniel--5/14/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Marciel, Scot--2/14/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Marciel, Scot--5/15/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Marciel, Scot--5/20/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Markey, Edward--6/12/2008 (Full Committee)
Markheim, Daniella--4/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Martin, James--7/31/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Martin, Jeremy--7/31/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Mason, Chuck--2/28/2008 (Oversight)
Matheson, Michael--1/23/2008 (Oversight/Middle East)
Matheson, Michael--11/19/2008 (Oversight)
Matheson, Michael--2/28/2008 (Oversight)
Matheson, Michael--2/8/2008 (Oversight)
Matheson, Michael--7/23/2008 (Oversight)
McCotter, Thaddeus--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
McCoy, Jennifer--7/17/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
McFaul, Michael--9/9/2008 (Full Committee)
McLean, Mora--5/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
McNerney, Patricia--7/31/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
McPherson, Peter--5/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
McPherson, Peter--6/25/2008 (Full Committee)
Meek, Kendrick--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Menefee, Mark--5/20/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Menendez, Robert--9/16/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Menges, Nancey--3/5/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Metangmo, Pierre-Marie--3/13/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Metzl, Jamie--6/19/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Miller, W. Kirk--2/14/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Mirer, Jeanne--5/15/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Mone, Michael--3/26/2008 (Oversight)
Mone, Michael--5/6/2008 (Oversight)
Montero-Diaz, Luisa--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Moore, Franklin--5/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Morrison, James--4/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Moses, Marlene--2/27/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Nakayama, Masao--2/27/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Ndungu, Njoki--2/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Nelson, David--7/17/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
North, David--6/19/2008 (Oversight/Education)
Ochako, Rachel--6/19/2008 (Oversight/Education)
Offenheiser, Raymond--4/23/2008 (Full Committee)
Okwaci, Rebecca Joshua--5/15/2008 (Oversight)
Oleskey, Stephen--5/6/2008 (Oversight)
Oot, David--3/13/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Owen, Todd--5/20/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Palacios, Hector--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Paul, Charles--2/27/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Perz-Stable, Marifeli--3/5/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Peters, Phillip--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Peterson, Anne--3/13/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Petraeus, David--4/9/2008 (Full Committee)
Phuong, Nguyen Thi Ngoc--5/15/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Pickering, Thomas--5/7/2008 (Full Committee)
Placido, Anthony--2/7/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Pletka, Danielle--7/23/2008 (Oversight)
Powell, Peter--5/20/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Purcell, Susan Kaufmann--3/5/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Radelet, Steven--4/23/2008 (Full Committee)
Rademaker, Stephen--3/13/2008 (Oversight)
Rademaker, Stephen--4/24/2008 (Oversight)
Raviglione, Mario--2/27/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Rice, Condoleezza--2/13/2008 (Full Committee)
Rodman, Peter--4/24/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Rood, John--6/12/2008 (Full Committee)
Roth, Kenneth--5/22/2008 (Oversight)
Rubin, Michael--1/23/2008 (Oversight/Middle East)
Ruggiero, Frank--9/16/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Sabatini, Christopher--3/5/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Saliba, Issam Michael--11/19/2008 (Oversight)
Sandalow, David--5/22/2008 (Full Committee)
Satterfield, David--3/4/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Saunders, Paul--5/22/2008 (Full Committee)
Schaffer, Teresita--6/5/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Schneider, Mark--4/2/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Schneider, Mark--9/16/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Scialabba, Lori--3/11/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/
Oversight)
Scott, George--6/19/2008 (Oversight/Education)
Shannon, Thomas--2/7/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Shannon, Thomas--3/5/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Shannon, Thomas--5/8/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Shannon, Thomas--7/17/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Shattuck, John--5/22/2008 (Oversight)
Shifter, Michael--4/10/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Shivers, Mitchell--9/16/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Shulman, Arthur--5/20/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Sibaja, Harold--5/8/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Silverberg, Kristen--4/2/2008 (Oversight)
Skaggs, David--3/13/2008 (Oversight)
Skinner, Richard--6/5/2008 (Oversight/Judiciary)
Smith, Clive Stafford--5/20/2008 (Oversight)
Smith, Mason--2/27/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Sokolski, Henery--6/12/2008 (Full Committee)
Sosa, Ignacio--9/18/2008 (Oversight)
Spencer, Jack--7/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade)
Steinberg, Donald--5/15/2008 (Oversight)
Sullivan, Daniel--7/31/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Sulmasy, Glenn--5/20/2008 (Oversight)
Swan, James--2/6/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Sweig, Julia--4/10/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Takeyh, Ray--6/5/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Tellis, Ashley--2/16/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Thale, Geoff--5/8/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Tirman, John--6/11/2008 (Oversight)
Tonelson, Alan--7/17/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Torbay, Rabih--5/1/2008 (Middle East and South Asia/Oversight)
Truman, Edwin--5/21/2008 (Full Committee)
Tschannen, Rafiq--2/26/2008 (Oversight)
Turekian, Vaughan--5/15/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Vargo, Franklin--4/24/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Walley, Robert--3/13/2008 (Africa and Global Health)
Walser, Ray--4/10/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Waters, Maxine--9/23/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Watson, Harlan--2/27/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Wedgwood, Ruth--2/28/2008 (Oversight)
Wedgwood, Ruth--2/8/2008 (Oversight)
Weidman, Rick--5/15/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Weinstein, Nancy--7/17/2008 (Terrorism Nonproliferation and
Trade)
Welch, David--3/12/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Welch, David--5/8/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
Werker, Eric--9/16/2008 (Western Hemisphere)
Wieringa, Vice Admiral Jeffery--9/16/2008 (Middle East and
South Asia)
Willett, P. Sabin--5/20/2008 (Oversight)
Willett, Sabin--3/26/2008 (Oversight)
Williamson, Edwin--4/10/2008 (Oversight)
Win, Sein--5/20/2008 (Asia and the Pacific)
Wolf, Mark--3/26/2008 (Oversight)
Yaphe, Judith--6/5/2008 (Middle East and South Asia)
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.'' At the beginning of the 110th Congress, the name
was changed back to ``Committee on Foreign Affairs.''
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/Foreign Affairs--Tom Connally of Texas, Champ Clark
of Iowa, and J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, Mike Mansfield
of Montana, Jacob Javits of New York, Abraham Ribicoff of
Connecticut, and Porter Goss of Florida. Eleven 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; Sam Brownback from Kansas; Harry Reid
from Nevada; Maria Cantwell from Washington; Lindsey Graham
from South Carolina, John McCain from Arizona; Richard Burr of
North Carolina, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and Robert Menendez of
New Jersey.
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: J. Danforth Quayle, former Vice
President of the United States; Lee Hamilton, Vice-Chair of the
9-11 Commission; and Porter Goss, former Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency.
APPENDIX III
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MEMBERSHIP OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS, 110TH CONGRESS
Africa and Global Health
Christopher H. Smith, NJ Donald M. Payne, NJ, Chair
Thomas G. Tancredo, CO Diane E. Watson, CA
John Boozman, AR Lynn C. Woolsey, CA
Jeff Fortenberry, NE Sheila Jackson Lee, TX
Vacancy Adam Smith, WA
Brad Miller, NC
Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment
Donald A. Manzullo, IL Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, AS, Chair
Dan Burton, IN Adam Smith, WA
Dana Rohrabacher, CA Gary L. Ackerman, NY
Edward R. Royce, CA Gregory W. Meeks, NY
Steve Chabot, OH Diane E. Watson, CA
Jeff Flake, AZ Ruben Hinojosa, TX
Albio Sires, NJ
Europe
Elton Gallegly, CA Robert Wexler, FL, Chair
Joe Wilson, SC John S. Tanner, TN
Ted Poe, TX Ruben Hinojosa, TX
Bob Inglis, SC Brad Miller, NC
Luis G. Fortuno, PR Linda T. Sanchez, CA
Gus M. Bilirakis, FL Jim Costa, CA
Eliot L. Engel, NY
Albio Sires, NJ
International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight
Dana Rohrabacher, CA Bill Delahunt, MA, Chair
Ron Paul, TX Russ Carnahan, MO
Jeff Flake, AZ Donald M. Payne, NJ
Gregory W. Meeks, NY
Joseph Crowley, NY
Middle East and South Asia
Mike Pence, IN Gary L. Ackerman, NY, Chair
Steve Chabot, OH Howard L. Berman, CA
Joe Wilson, SC David Scott, GA
J. Gresham Barrett, SC Jim Costa, CA
Jeff Fortenberry, NE Ron Klein, FL
Bob Inglis, SC Brad Sherman, CA
Connie Mack, FL Robert Wexler, FL
Gus M. Bilirakis, FL Eliot L. Engel, NY
Michael McCaul, TX Russ Carnahan, MO
Sheila Jackson Lee, TX
Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
Edward R. Royce, CA Brad Sherman, CA, Chair
John Boozman, AR David Wu, OR
Ted Poe, TX David Scott, GA
Donald A. Manzullo, IL Ron Klein, FL
Thomas G. Tancredo, CO Gene Green, TX
Joseph Crowley, NY
Western Hemisphere
Dan Burton, IN Eliot L. Engel, NY, Chair
Connie Mack, FL Gregory W. Meeks, NY
Michael T. McCaul, TX Linda T. Sanchez, CA
Luis G. Fortuno, PR Albio Sires, NJ
Christopher H. Smith, NJ Gabrielle Giffords, AZ
Elton Gallegly, CA Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, AS
Ron Paul, TX Donald M. Payne, NJ
Vacancy Bill Delahunt, MA
Ron Klein, FL
Gene Green, TX
APPENDIX IV
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CHAIRMEN OF THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
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Congress Dates Chairman
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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 (2nd.
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/3rd)
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
(3rd. 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
(2nd 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
(1 sess)
Dante B. Fascell (2
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............................. 1999-00 Do.
107th............................. 2001-02 Henry J. Hyde
108th............................. 2003-04 Do.
109th............................. 2005-06 Do.
110th............................. 2007-08 Tom Lantos (until 2/
11/08)
110th............................. 2008 Howard L. Berman
(from 3/11/08)
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\4\ 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 has been changed.