[House Report 115-1113]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Union Calendar No. 880
115th Congress } { REPORT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-1113
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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
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A REPORT
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE XI OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND 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
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December 31, 2018.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
115th Congress
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California, Chairman
(26-21)
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida BRAD SHERMAN, California
DANA ROHRABACHER, California GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey
JOE WILSON, South Carolina GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia
MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida
TED POE, Texas KAREN BASS, California
DARRELL E. ISSA, California WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts
TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania DAVID N. CICILLINE, Rhode Island
JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina* AMI BERA, California
MO BROOKS, Alabama LOIS FRANKEL, Florida
PAUL COOK, California TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii
SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas
RON DeSANTIS, Florida*** ROBIN L. KELLY, Illinois
MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina BRENDAN F. BOYLE, Pennsylvania
TED S. YOHO, Florida DINA TITUS, Nevada
ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois NORMA J. TORRES, California
LEE M. ZELDIN, New York BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER, Illinois
DANIEL M. DONOVAN, Jr., New York THOMAS R. SUOZZI, New York
F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, Jr., ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York
Wisconsin TED LIEU, California
ANN WAGNER, Missouri
BRIAN J. MAST, Florida
FRANCIS ROONEY, Florida
BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania
THOMAS A. GARRETT, Jr., Virginia
JOHN R. CURTIS, Utah**
Amy Porter, Chief of Staff Thomas Sheehy, Staff Director
Jason Steinbaum, Democratic Staff Director
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*Rep. Duncan resigned October 24, 2017.
**Rep. Curtis appointed November 29, 2017.
***Rep. DeSantis resigned September 10, 2018.
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Letter of Transmittal............................................ V
Foreword......................................................... VII
I. General Review Activities of the Committee........................1
A. Executive Branch Reports and Congressional
Notifications...................................... 1
B. Reference Documents................................. 2
II. Summary of Legislative Activity...................................2
A. Full Committee Markup Summaries..................... 2
B. Committee Reports Filed............................. 13
C. Foreign Affairs Legislation Considered by the House. 13
III.Meetings of the Full Committee and Subcommittees.................18
A. Full Committee...................................... 18
B. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human
Rights, and International Organizations............ 23
C. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific................ 27
D. Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging
Threats............................................ 30
E. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.... 33
F. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade.............................................. 36
G. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.............. 39
H. Waste, Fraud, Abuse, Mismanagement, and Oversight
Hearings........................................... 41
I. Committee-Hosted Dignitary Meetings................. 45
Appendix:
Membership of the Subcommittees of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs...................................................... 47
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC, December 31, 2018.
Honorable Karen L. Haas,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Haas: I enclose herewith a report of the
Legislative Review and Oversight Activities of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs for the 115th Congress in accordance with rule
XI of the Rules of House of Representatives and 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. This report covers committee
activities during the 115th Congress.
Sincerely,
Edward R. Royce,
Chairman.
FOREWORD
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC, December 31, 2018.
Under section 2 of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, and section 136 of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 832, as amended by section
118 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law
91-510) and Public Law 92-136 (1971)), the Committee on Foreign
Affairs is charged with reviewing and studying, on a continuing
basis, the application, administration, execution, and
effectiveness of laws and programs within its jurisdiction.
As part of that oversight, rule XI(1)(d) of the Rules of
the House of Representatives require the committee to submit to
the House a report on committee activities not later than
January 2 of each odd-numbered year. This report, which covers
committee activities of the 115th Congress, has been prepared
and submitted in fulfillment of that obligation.
Union Calendar No. 880
115th Congress } { REPORT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-1113
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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
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December 31, 2018.--Committed to the Committee on the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.
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Mr. Royce, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
I. GENERAL REVIEW ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE
A. Executive Branch Reports and Congressional Notifications
Statutory reporting requirements, 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 ensure 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.
Committee staff also conducts a regular and robust review
of congressional notifications and reports regarding the
proposed obligation or reprogramming of funding for various
program activities by our agencies of jurisdiction. During the
reporting period, the committee has received 641 notifications
and reports from the Department of State, 281 from the United
States Agency for International Development, 114 from the
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 33 from the Securities and
Exchange Commission, 90 from the Department of Defense, 19 from
the Millennium Challenge Corporation, 9 from the United States
Trade and Development Agency, and 2 from the Broadcasting Board
of Governors.
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, Defense, and Trade 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.
II. SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
A. Full Committee Markup Summaries
(Subcommittee markups are listed in section III below)
3/29/17 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H. Res. 54 (Sires), Reaffirming the United States-
Argentina partnership and recognizing Argentina's economic
reforms;
a. Sires 10, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 54.
2. H. Res. 92 (Wilson), Condemning North Korea's
development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles,
and for other purposes;
a. Wilson amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 92.
3. H. Res. 137 (Cicilline), Honoring the life of Shimon
Peres.
4. H. Res. 145 (Torres), Expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in
Central America;
a. Torres amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res 145.
5. H. Res. 187 (Bass), Relating to efforts to respond to
the famine in South Sudan;
a. Bass 27, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 187.
6. H.R. 390 (Smith), Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency
Relief and Accountability Act of 2017;
a. Smith 23, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 390;
i. Smith amendment 29, an amendment to
Smith 23.
7. H.R. 479 (Poe), North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism
Designation Act;
a. Poe 25, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 479.
8. H.R. 672 (Lowey), Combating European Anti-Semitism Act
of 2017;
a. Ros-Lehtinen amendment 14 to H.R. 672.
9. H.R. 1644 (Royce), Korean Interdiction and
Modernization of Sanctions Act;
a. Royce 2, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1644;
i. Yoho amendment 8, an amendment to
Royce 2;
ii. Connolly amendment 9, an amendment
to Royce 2.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported to the House, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
5/3/17 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H.R. 1625 (Royce), Targeted Rewards for the Global
Eradication of Human Trafficking Act.
2. H.R. 1677 (Engel), Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act
of 2017;
a. Engel amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1677;
i. Mast 7, an amendment to the Engel
ANS.
3. H.R. 2200 (Smith), Frederick Douglass Trafficking
Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017;
a. Smith 32, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 2200;
i. Royce 33, a manager's amendment to
Smith 32;
ii. Wagner 6, an amendment to Smith
32.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported to the House, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
5/25/17 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H. Res. 351 (Ros-Lehtinen), Condemning the violence and
persecution in Chechnya;
a. Keating 12, an amendment to H. Res. 351.
2. H. Res. 354 (Royce), Condemning the violence against
peaceful protesters outside the Turkish Ambassador's residence
on May 16, 2017, and calling for the perpetrators to be brought
to justice and measures to be taken to prevent similar
incidents in the future.
3. H. Res. 355 (Meeks), Condemning in the strongest terms
the terrorist attacks in Manchester, United Kingdom, on May 22,
2017, expressing heartfelt condolences, and reaffirming
unwavering support for the special relationship between our
peoples and nations in the wake of these attacks.
4. H.R. 2484 (Noem), Women, Peace, and Security Act of
2017.
5. S. 371 (Corker), Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act;
a. Royce 35, an amendment to S. 371;
b. Engel 34, an amendment to S. 371.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported to the House, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
7/27/17 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H. Res. 128 (Smith), Supporting respect for human
rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia;
a. Smith amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 128;
i. Smith 49, an amendment to the Smith
ANS.
2. H. Res. 259 (DeSantis), Expressing concern and
condemnation over the political, economic, social, and
humanitarian crisis in Venezuela;
a. DeSantis amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 259.
3. H. Res. 311 (Castro), Recognizing that for 50 years the
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has worked
toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia;
a. Castro amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 311.
4. H. Res. 357 (Duncan), Reaffirming the strategic
partnership between the United States and Canada, recognizing
bilateral cooperation that advances United States national
interests, and urging increased bilateral cooperation on
security, economic issues, and energy, and for other purposes;
a. Duncan 29, an amendment to H. Res. 357.
5. H. Res. 359 (Deutch), Urging the European Union to
designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization
and increase pressure on it and its members;
a. Deutch 27, an amendment to H. Res. 359.
6. H. Res. 449 (Engel), Urging the Government of Kenya and
Kenya's political parties to respect democratic principles and
hold credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in August
2017.
7. H.R. 1918 (Ros-Lehtinen), Nicaraguan Investment
Conditionality Act of 2017;
a. Ros-Lehtinen amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1918.
8. H.R. 2061 (Ros-Lehtinen), North Korean Human Rights
Reauthorization Act of 2017;
a. Yoho amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 2061;
i. Yoho 58, an amendment to the Yoho
ANS.
9. H.R. 2408 (Chabot), Protecting Girls' Access to
Education in Vulnerable Settings Act.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported to the House, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
9/28/17 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H. Res. 422 (Engel), Urging the adherence to the ``one
country, two systems'' policy as prescribed in the Joint
Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and the Government of the People's Republic of
China on the Question of the Hong Kong;
a. Engel 58, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 422.
2. H.R. 425 (Poe), FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017;
a. Poe 45, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 425;
i. Castro 54, an amendment to Poe 45.
3. H.R. 1196 (Zeldin), Counterterrorism Screening and
Assistance Act of 2017;
a. Zeldin 25, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1196.
4. H.R. 1660 (Sires), Global Health Innovation Act of
2017.
5. H.R. 2658 (Engel), Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance
and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017;
a. Engel 57, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 2658.
6. H.R. 3320 (Yoho), To direct the Secretary of State to
develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the
World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
7. H.R. 3329 (Royce), Hizballah International Financing
Prevention Amendments Act of 2017;
a. Royce 56, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 3329;
i.
Boyle 9, an amendment to Royce
56;
ii.
Cicilline 8, an amendment to
Royce 56;
iii.
Duncan 33, an amendment to Royce
56;
iv.
Ros-Lehtinen 36, an amendment to
Royce 56; and
5) Schneider 47, an amendment to Royce
56.
8. H.R. 3342 (Gallagher), Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit
Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act.
9. H.R. 3445 (Royce), AGOA and MCA Modernization Act.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported to the House, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
10/12/17 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H.R. 1698 (Royce), Iran Ballistic Missiles and
International Sanctions Enforcement Act;
a. Royce 36, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1698;
i.
Chabot 3, an amendment to Royce
36;
ii.
DeSantis 57, an amendment to
Royce 36;
iii.
Schneider 2, an amendment to
Royce 36;
iv.
Sherman 30, an amendment to Royce
36;
v.
Sherman 31, an amendment to Royce
36; and
vi.
Zeldin 32, an amendment to Royce
36.
2. H.R. 535 (Chabot), Taiwan Travel Act.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported to the House, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
11/15/17 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H. Res. 336 (Engel), Reaffirming a strong commitment to
the United States-Mexico partnership.
2. H. Res. 401 (Hastings), Urging China, South Korea,
Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos,
India, and all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and
to enforce existing laws against the trade;
a. Royce 79, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 401.
3. H. Res. 407 (Grothman), Condemning the persecution of
Christians around the world;
a. Royce 80, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 407.
4. H.R. 1164 (Lamborn), Taylor Force Act;
a. Royce 3, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1164;
i. Connolly 1, an amendment to Royce
3;
ii. Cicilline 105, an amendment to
Royce 3.
5. H.R. 1415 (Smith), End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act;
a. Smith 58, an amendment to H.R. 1415;
i. Espaillat 66, an amendment to Smith
58.
6. H.R. 2712 (Mast), Palestinian International Terrorism
Support Prevention Act of 2017;
a. DeSantis 61, an amendment to H.R. 2712;
b. Schneider 53, an amendment to H.R. 2712;
c. Donovan 32, an amendment to H.R. 2712.
7. H.R. 3542 (Wilson), Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act;
a. Schneider 52, an amendment to H.R. 3542.
8. H.R. 3776 (Royce), Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017;
a. Royce 76, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 3776;
i. Schneider 51, an amendment to Royce
76;
ii. Castro 59, an amendment to Royce
76;
iii. McCaul 75, an amendment to Royce
76.
9. H. Con. Res. 90 (Crowley), Condemning ethnic cleansing
of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the attacks in and an
immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of
Rakhine in Burma.
a. Engel 64, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Con. Res. 90.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures were ordered favorably
reported, as amended, to the House, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
3/15/18 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H.R. 4681 (Engel), No Assistance for Assad Act;
a. Royce 94, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 4681;
i. Royce 99, an amendment to Royce 94.
2. H.R. 4744 (McCaul), Iran Human Rights and Hostage-
Taking Accountability Act;
a. McCaul 91, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 4744;
i. Cicilline 129, an amendment to
McCaul 91;
ii. Poe 79, an amendment to McCaul 91.
3. H. Res. 644 (Bass), Strongly condemning the slave
auctions of migrants and refugees in Libya, and for other
purposes.
a. Royce 95, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 644.
4. H. Con. Res. 111 (LaHood), Recognizing and supporting
the efforts of the United Bud Committee to bring the 2026
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World
Cup competition to Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported, as amended, to the House, and the chairman
was authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of
the rules.
The committee adjourned.
4/17/18 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H.R. 5040 (Royce), Export Control Reform Act of 2018;
a. Royce 101, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5040;
i. Sherman 45, an amendment to Royce
101.
2. H.R. 5129 (Smith), Global Food Security Reauthorization
Act of 2018;
a. Smith 85.
3. H.R. 5274 (Castro), Global Electrical Exchange Act;
a. Castro amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5274;
i. Titus 38, an amendment to the
Castro ANS.
4. H.R. 5480 (Royce), Women's Entrepreneurship and
Economic Empowerment Act;
a. Royce 103.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported, as amended, to the House, and the chairman
was authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of
the rules.
The committee adjourned.
5/9/18 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H.R. 5105 (Yoho), BUILD Act of 2018;
a. Royce ANS, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5105;
i.
Connolly 1, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
ii.
Connolly 67, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
iii.
Engel 3, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
iv.
Engel 4, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
v.
Frankel 34, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
vi.
Keating 64, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
vii.
Keating 65, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
viii.
Keating 66, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
ix.
Royce 112, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
x.
Sherman 54, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
xi.
Sherman 58, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
xii.
Sherman 60, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
xiii.
Sherman 62, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
and
xiv.
Torres 90, an amendment to the
Royce ANS.
2. H.R. 5141 (Ros-Lehtinen), United States-Israel Security
Assistance Authorization Act of 2018;
a. Royce ANS, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5141;
i. Cicilline 139, an amendment to the
Royce ANS;
ii. Meadows 128, an amendment to the
Royce ANS; and
iii. Wilson 54, an amendment to the
Royce ANS.
3. H.R. 5433 (Lieu), Hack Your State Department Act;
a. Lieu 115, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5433.
4. H.R. 5535 (McCaul), Energy Diplomacy Act of 2018;
a. Kinzinger 27.
5. H.R. 5677 (Royce), International Security Assistance
Act of 2018;
a. Engel 1;
b. Lieu 111;
c. Royce 111; and
d. Yoho 116.
6. H.R. 5681 (Schneider), The Global Engagement Center
Authorities Act of 2018
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported, as amended, to the House, and the chairman
was authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of
the rules.
The committee adjourned.
5/17/18 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H.R. 1911 (Smith), Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat
Anti-Semitism Act of 2017;
a. Smith 96, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1911.
2. H.R. 2259 (Poe), Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act;
a. Poe 87, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 2259.
3. H.R. 3030 (Wagner), Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities
Prevention Act of 2017;
a. Wagner 33, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 3030.
4. H.R. 4989 (Castro), Protecting Diplomats from
Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act.
5. H.R. 5626 (Collins), Intercountry Adoption Information
Act of 2018;
a. Kinzinger 28; and
b. Schneider 84.
6. H.R. 5754 (Yoho), Cambodia Democracy Act;
a. Yoho 123, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5754; and
i. Yoho 125, an amendment to Yoho 123.
7. H.R. 5819 (Engel), BURMA Act of 2018;
a. Engel 98
b. Wilson 60
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures were ordered favorably
reported, as amended, as a single amendment in the nature of a
substitute to the House, and the chairman was authorized to
seek House consideration under suspension of the rules.
The committee adjourned.
5/22/18 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
The chair called up H.R. 4819 (Fortenberry), DELTA Act.
By unanimous consent, Royce 119, an amendment in the nature
of a substitute, was considered base text.
H.R. 4819, as amended, was agreed to by voice vote.
By unanimous consent, H.R. 4819 was ordered favorably
reported to the House, as amended, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
6/28/18 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H. Res. 256 (Cohen), Expressing support for the
countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization;
a. Royce 3, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 256;
i. Royce 134, an amendment to Royce 3;
ii. Wilson 68, an amendment to Royce
3.
2. H. Res. 944 (Torres), Expressing solidarity with and
sympathy for the people of Guatemala after June 3, 2018,
eruption of the Fuego Volcano;
a. Torres 11, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 944.
3. H.R. 1697 (Roskam), Israel Anti-Boycott Act;
a. Royce 4, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1697;
i. DeSantis 82, an amendment to Royce
4;
ii. Royce 1, an amendment to Royce 4.
4. H.R. 4969 (McCaul), Improving Embassy Design and
Security Act of 2018;
a. McCaul 105, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 4969; and
i. Titus 62, an amendment to McCaul
105.
5. H.R. 5576 (Yoho), Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of
2018;
a. Yoho 137, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5576;
i. Connolly 86, an amendment to Yoho
137;
ii. Royce 2, an amendment to Yoho 137.
6. H.R. 5898 (Cicilline), UNRWA Accountability Act of
2018;
a. Zeldin 1, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5898;
i. Cicilline 1, an amendment to Zeldin
1;
ii. Perry 1, an amendment to Zeldin 1.
7. H.R. 6197 (Donovan), Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act
of 2018;
8. H.R. 6207 (Smith), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018;
a. Royce 133.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, the measures as amended were ordered
favorably reported, as amended, as a single amendment in the
nature of a substitute to the House, and the chairman was
authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the
rules.
The committee adjourned.
9/13/18 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
The chair called up the following measure, previously
provided to members:
H. Res. 1017 (Boyle), Requesting the President, and
directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of
Representatives copies of all documents, records,
communications, transcripts, summaries, notes, memoranda, and
read-aheads in their possession referring to certain
communications between President Donald Trump and President
Vladimir Putin.
The chair moved to report the resolution adversely. A
recorded vote was requested, and by a roll call vote of 23 Ayes
and 18 Noes, the motion was adopted.
The committee adjourned.
9/27/18 Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary
By unanimous consent, the chair called up the following
measures and amendments, previously provided to members, to be
considered en bloc:
1. H. Res. 931 (Levin), Expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives that the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian
Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a
reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of
Ukraine.
2. H. Res. 1006 (Cook), Condemning the deteriorating
situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it
has caused, affirming support for the legitimate National
Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional
action in support of democracy in Venezuela;
a. Cook 64, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H. Res. 1006; and
i. Sires 22, an amendment to Cook 64.
3. H. Res. 1052 (Castro), Affirming United States-
Australia cooperation on space research, exploration, and
utilization.
4. H. Res. 1005 (Donovan), To affirm strong United
States-Liberia ties and support for democratic principles and
call for full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission recommendations, including the establishment of an
Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia.
5. H.R. 1567 (Cuellar), United States-Mexico Economic
Partnership Act;
a. Castro 104, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 1567.
6. H.R. 4591 (Kinzinger), Preventing Iranian
Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2017;
a. Kinzinger 35, an amendment in the nature of
a substitute to H.R. 4591;
i. Poe 114, an amendment to Kinzinger
35; and
ii. Wilson 70, an amendment to
Kinzinger 35.
7. H.R. 5273 (Engel), Global Fragility and Violence
Reduction Act of 2018;
a. Engel 115, and amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 5273.
8. H.R. 6018 (McCaul), Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism
Partnership Act of 2018;
a. McCaul 109, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to H.R. 6018; and
i. Meadows 165, an amendment to McCaul
109.
9. H.R. 6413 (Trott), STOP Organ Trafficking Act;
a. Royce 143.
10. H.R. 6651 (Smith), PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018;
a. Smith 113.
The measures considered en bloc were agreed to by voice
vote.
By unanimous consent, each measure in the en bloc was
ordered favorably reported, as amended, as a single amendment
in the nature of a substitute to the House, and the chairman
was authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of
the rules.
B. Committee Reports Filed
House Report 115-98: Korean Interdiction and Modernization
of Sanctions Act, H.R. 1644.
House Report 115-115: Caesar Syria Protection Act of 2017,
H.R. 1677.
House Report 115-366: Hizballah International Financing
Prevention Amendments Act of 2017, H.R. 3329.
House Report 115-367: Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use
of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act, H.R. 3342.
House Report 115-483: Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017, H.R.
3776.
House Report 115-484: African Growth and Opportunity Act
and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act, H.R. 3445.
House Report 115-569: End Banking for Human Traffickers Act
of 2017, H.R. 2219.
House Report 115-642: Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking
Accountability Act, H.R. 4744.
House Report 115-718: Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic
Empowerment Act of 2018, H.R. 5480.
House Report 115-814: Better Utilization of Investment
Leading to Development Act of 2018, H.R. 5105.
C. Foreign Affairs Legislation Considered by the House
The following legislative items were considered during the
reporting period, as indicated. Public Law (``PL'') numbers
were not available for all enacted bills by the end of the
reporting period.
Legislation Enacted into Law
H.R. 390 (Smith)--Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief
and Accountability Act. [PL 115-300.]
H.R. 479 (Poe)--North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Act.
[Passed as Section 324 of PL 115-44.]
H.R. 534 (Emmer)--U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo
Act. [PL 115-32.]
H.R. 535 (Chabot)--Taiwan Travel Act. [PL 115-135.]
H.R. 601 (Lowey)--Reinforcing Education Accountability in
Development Act. [Passed as Division A of PL 115-56.]
H.R. 672 (Lowey)--Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of
2017.
H.R. 1164 (Lamborn)--Taylor Force Act. [Passed as Division
S, Title X of PL 115-141.]
H.R. 1625 (Royce)--Targeted Rewards for the Global
Eradication of Human Trafficking Act. [Passed as Division R of
PL 115-141.]
H.R. 1644 (Royce)--Korean Interdiction and Modernization of
Sanctions Act. [Passed as Title III of PL 115-44.]
H.R. 1660 (Sires)--Global Health Innovation Act of 2017.
H.R. 1918--(Ros-Lehtinen) Nicaraguan Investment
Conditionality Act of 2017. [PL 115-335.]
H.R. 2061 (Ros-Lehtinen)--North Korea Human Rights
Reauthorization Act. [PL 115-198.]
H.R. 2200 (Smith)--Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims
Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018.
H.R. 2259 (Poe)--Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act. [PL
115-256.]
H.R. 2397 (Yoho)--Distribution and Promotion of Rights and
Knowledge Act of 2017. [Passed as Section 5 of PL 115-198.]
H.R. 3342 (Gallagher)--Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as
Defenseless Shields.
H.R. 3364 (Royce)--Countering America's Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act. [PL 115-44.]
H.R. 3445 (Royce)--African Growth and Opportunity Act and
Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act. [PL 115-167.]
H.R. 4819 (Fortenberry)--DELTA Act.
H.R. 5040 (Royce)--Export Controls Act of 2018. [Passed as
Title XVII, Subtitle B of PL 115-232.]
H.R. 5105 (Yoho)--Better Utilization of Investments Leading
to Development Act of 2018. [Passed as Division F of PL 115-
254.]
H.R. 5515 (Engel) North Korea Nuclear Baseline Act. [Passed
as Section 1265 of PL 115-232.]
H.R. 5681 (Schneider)--Global Engagement Center Authorities
Act of 2018. [Section 1284 of PL 115-232.]
H.R. 6651 (Smith)--PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018. [PL 115-
305.]
S. 371 (Corker)--Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act. [PL 115-94.]
S. 447 (Baldwin)--Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today
Act. [PL 115-171.]
S. 905 (Cardin)--Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of
2017. [Section 1232 of PL 115-232.]
S. 1023 (Portman)--Tropical Forest Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2018.
S. 1141 (Shaheen)--Women, Peace, and Security Act. [PL 115-
68.]
S. 1158 (Cardin)--Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities
Prevention Act of 2018.
S. 1580 (Rubio)--Protecting Girls' Access to Education in
Vulnerable Settings Act.
S. 1595 (Rubio)--Hizballah International Financing
Prevention Amendments Act of 2017. [PL 115-272.]
S. 1862 (Corker)--Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2017.
S. 2269 (Casey)--Global Food Security Act. [PL 115-266.]
S. 2736 (Gardner)--Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018.
S. 2779 (Flake)--Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery
Amendment Act of 2018. [PL 115-231.]
S. 3247 (Boozman)--Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic
Empowerment Act of 2018.
Legislation Passed by the House and Senate
H.R. 4969 (McCaul)--Improving Embassy Design and Security
Act of 2018.
H. Con. Res. 111 (LaHood)--Recognizing and supporting the
efforts of the United Bid Committee to bring the 2026
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World
Cup competition to Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
S. 2497 (Rubio)--United States-Israel Security Assistance
Authorization Act of 2018.
Legislation Passed by the House
H.R. 390 (Smith)--Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief
and Accountability Act.
H.R. 425 (Poe)--To authorize the revocation or denial of
passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist
organizations, and for other purposes.
H.R. 600 (Royce)--Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2017.
H.R. 1567 (Cuellar)--United States-Mexico Economic
Partnership Act.
H.R. 1677 (Engel)--Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of
2017.
H.R. 1698 (Royce)--Iran Ballistic Missiles and
International Sanctions Enforcement Act.
H.R. 1911 (Smith)--Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat
AntiSemitism Act.
H.R. 1997 (Boyle)--Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of
2017.
H.R. 2219 (Royce)--End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of
2017.
H.R. 2408 (Chabot)--Protecting Girls' Access to Education
in Vulnerable Settings Act.
H.R. 2646 (Ros-Lehtinen)--United States-Jordan Defense
Cooperation Extension Act.
H.R. 2658 (Engel)--Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and
Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017.
H.R. 3030 (Wagner)--Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities
Prevention Act of 2017.
H.R. 3320 (Yoho)--To direct the Secretary of State to
develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the
World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3329 (Royce)--Hizballah International Financing
Prevention Amendments Act.
H.R. 3542 (Wilson)--Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act.
H.R. 3776 (Royce)--Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017.
H.R. 3851 (Foxx)--War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act.
H.R. 4591 (Kinzinger)--Preventing Iranian Destabilization
of Iraq Act of 2017.
H.R. 4681 (Engel)--No Assistance for Assad Act.
H.R. 4744 (McCaul)--Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking
Accountability Act.
H.R. 4989 (Castro)--Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance
Through Consumer Devices Act.
H.R. 5273 (Engel)--Global Fragility and Violence Reduction
Act of 2018.
H.R. 5274 (Castro)--Global Electoral Exchange Act.
H.R. 5433 (Lieu)--Hack Your State Department Act.
H.R. 5480 (Royce)--Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic
Empowerment Act.
H.R. 5535 (McCaul)--Energy Diplomacy Act.
H.R. 5576 (Yoho)--Cyber Deterrence and Response Act.
H.R. 5626 (Collins)--Intercountry Adoption Information Act
of 2018.
H.R. 5754 (Yoho)--Cambodia Democracy Act.
H.R. 6018 (McCaul)--Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism
Partnership Act.
H.R. 6197 (Donovan)--Rescuing Animals with Rewards Act of
2018.
H.R. 6207 (Smith)--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018.
H.R. 6219 (Poe)--Georgia Support Act.
H. Res. 11 (Royce)--Objecting to United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian
peace, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 54 (Sires)--Reaffirming the United States-Argentina
partnership and recognizing Argentina's economic reforms.
H. Res. 92 (Wilson)--Condemning North Korea's development
of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 128 (Smith)--Supporting respect for human rights
and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
H. Res. 129 (Johnson)--Calling on the Department of
Defense, other appropriate elements of the Federal Government,
and foreign governments to resolutely continue efforts to
investigate, recover, and identify all United States personnel
designated as unaccounted-for from past wars and conflicts
around the world.
H. Res. 145 (Torres)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in
Central America.
H. Res. 187 (Bass)--Relating to efforts to respond to the
famine in South Sudan.
H. Res. 256 (Cohen)--Expressing support for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization and the countries of Central and
Eastern Europe.
H. Res. 259 (DeSantis)--Expressing concern and condemnation
over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis
in Venezuela.
H. Res. 274 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Condemning the Government of
Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and
its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human
Rights.
H. Res. 311 (Castro)--Reaffirming the 40 years of relations
between the United States and the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the shared pursuit of economic
growth and regional security in Southeast Asia.
H. Res. 336 (Engel)--Reaffirming a strong commitment to the
United States-Mexico partnership.
H. Res. 351 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Condemning the violence and
persecution in Chechnya.
H. Res. 354 (Royce)--Condemning the violence against
peaceful protesters outside the Turkish Ambassador's residence
on May 16, 2017, and calling for the perpetrators to be brought
to justice and measures to be taken to prevent similar
incidents in the future.
H. Res. 355 (Meeks)--Condemning in the strongest terms the
terrorist attacks in Manchester, United Kingdom, on May 22,
2017, and in London, United Kingdom, on June 3, 2017,
expressing heartfelt condolences, and reaffirming unwavering
support for the special relationship between our peoples and
nations in the wake of these attacks.
H. Res. 357 (Duncan)--Reaffirming the strategic partnership
between the United States and Canada, recognizing bilateral
cooperation that advances United States national interests, and
urging increased bilateral cooperation on security, economic
issues, and energy, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 359 (Deutch)--Urging the European Union to
designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization
and increase pressure on it and its members.
H. Res. 397 (Ryan)--Solemnly reaffirming the commitment of
the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's
principle of collective defense as enumerated in Article 5 of
the North Atlantic Treaty.
H. Res. 401 (Hastings)--Urging all nations to outlaw the
dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against
such trade.
H. Res. 407 (Grothman)--Condemning the persecution of
Christians around the world.
H. Res. 422 (Engel)--Urging adherence to the ``one country,
two systems'' policy as prescribed in the Joint Declaration
between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the
Question of Hong Kong.
H. Res. 599 (Khanna)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives with respect to United States policy towards
Yemen, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 644 (Bass)--Strongly condemning slave auctions and
the exploitation of migrants and refugees as forced laborers in
Libya, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 676 (Royce)--Supporting the rights of the people of
Iran to free expression, condemning the Iranian regime for its
crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 835 (Foxx)--Supporting robust relations with the
State of Israel bilaterally and in multilateral fora upon
seventy years of statehood, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 931 (Levin)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian
Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a
reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of
Ukraine.
H. Res. 981 (Ros-Lehtinen)--Condemning the violence,
persecution, intimidation, and murders committed by the
Government of Nicaragua against its citizens.
H. Res. 1035 (Conaway)--Expressing opposition to the
completion of Nord Stream II, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 1052 (Castro)--Affirming United States-Australia
cooperation on space research, exploration, and utilization.
H. Res. 1055 (Donovan)--To affirm strong United States-
Liberia ties and support for democratic principles, and call
for full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission recommendations, including the establishment of an
Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia.
H. Res. 1091 (Chabot)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that atrocities committed against the Rohingya
by the Burmese military and security forces since August 2017
constitute crimes against humanity and genocide and calling on
the Government of Burma to release Burmese journalists Wa Lone
and Kyaw Soe Oo sentenced to seven years imprisonment after
investigating attacks against civilians by the Burmese military
and security forces, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 1149 (Royce)--Recognizing that the United States-
Republic of Korea alliance serves as a linchpin of regional
stability and bilateral security, and exemplifies the broad and
deep military, diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties shared
between the United States and the Republic of Korea.
H. Res. 1157 (Bordallo)--Reaffirming the strong commitment
of the United States to the countries and territories of the
Pacific Islands region.
H. Res. 1162 (Engel)--Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives with respect to Ukraine, and for other
purposes.
H. Res. 1165 (Mast)--Condemning the Assad regime and its
backers for their continued support of war crimes and crimes
against humanity in Syria.
H. Res. 1169 (Keating)--Reaffirming the commitment of the
United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible
elections in Bangladesh.
H. Con. Res. 67 (Smith)--Urging the Government of the
People's Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu
Xiaobo, together with his wife Liu Xia, to allow them to freely
meet with friends, family, and counsel and seek medical
treatment wherever they desire.
H. Con. Res. 90 (Crowley)--Condemning ethnic cleansing of
the Rohingya and calling for an end to the violence in and an
immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of
Rakhine in Burma.
III. MEETINGS OF THE FULL COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES
Pursuant to the Oversight Plan set forth in Section I(d),
above, the committee and its subcommittees have maintained an
ambitious schedule of hearings, briefings, markups, and other
meetings during the period covered by this report, as set forth
below (full committee markups are listed in section II (A)
above).
A. Full Committee
February 7, 2017--Countering the North Korean Threat: New
Steps in U.S. Policy. Victor Cha, Ph.D., Senior Adviser and
Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies;
Sue Mi Terry, Ph.D., Managing Director, Bower Group Asia; Mr.
Anthony Ruggiero, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of
Democracies; The Honorable Robert L. Gallucci, Distinguished
Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Walsh School of Foreign
Service, Georgetown University.
February 16, 2017--Iran on Notice. Mr. Scott Modell,
Managing Director, The Rapidan Group; Ms. Katherine Bauer,
Blumenstein-Katz Family Fellow, The Washington Institute for
Near East Policy; Mr. David Albright, Founder and President,
Institute for Science and International Security; Andrew Exum,
Ph.D., Contributing Editor, The Atlantic.
March 9, 2017--Undermining Democratic Institutions and
Splintering NATO: Russian Disinformation Aims. His Excellency
Toomas Hendrik Ilves (former President of the Republic of
Estonia); The Honorable Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., Chairman
Emeritus and Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center (former
Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs, U.S.
Department of State); Mr. Peter B. Doran, Executive Vice
President, Center for European Policy Analysis; The Honorable
Daniel Baer (former U.S. Representative to the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe).
March 28, 2017--The Budget, Diplomacy, and Development.
Stephen D. Krasner, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution;
Ms. Danielle Pletka, Senior Vice President, Foreign and Defense
Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; The Honorable R.
Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of
Diplomacy and International Relations, Belfer Center for
Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University (former Under Secretary for
Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State).
April 27, 2017--Syria After the Missile Strikes: Policy
Options. Mr. Michael Singh, Lane-Swig Senior Fellow, Managing
Director, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Mr.
Charles Lister, Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute; Dafna H.
Rand, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, National Defense University.
May 18, 2017--U.S. Interests in Africa. General William E.
Ward, USA, Retired, President and Chief Operating Officer,
SENTEL Corporation (former Commander, U.S. Africa Command); Mr.
Bryan Christy, Explorer and Investigative Reporter, National
Geographic Society; Mr. Anthony Carroll, Adjunct Professor,
School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins
University; The Honorable Reuben E. Brigety II, Dean, Elliott
School of International Affairs, The George Washington
University (former U.S. Representative to the African Union,
U.S. Department of State).
June 8, 2017--Attacking Hezbollah's Financial Network:
Policy Options. Matthew Levitt, Ph.D., Director and Fromer-
Wexler Fellow, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and
Intelligence, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy;
David Asher, Ph.D., Member, Board of Directors, Center on
Sanctions and Illicit Finance, Foundation for Defense of
Democracies; Mr. Derek Maltz, Executive Director, Governmental
Relations, Pen-Link, Ltd.; Mara Karlin, Ph.D., Associate
Professor of Practice and Associate Director of Strategic
Studies, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns
Hopkins University.
June 14, 2017--The FY 2018 Foreign Affairs Budget. The
Honorable Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, U.S. Department
of State.
June 28, 2017--Advancing U.S. Interests at the United
Nations. The Honorable Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent
Representative, United States Mission to the United Nations,
U.S. Department of State.
July 12, 2017--Beyond Microfinance: Empowering Women in the
Developing World. Ms. Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Women's World Banking; Tavneet Suri,
Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Economics, Sloan School
of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; The
Honorable Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown
Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Georgetown University.
July 25, 2017--Authorization for the Use of Military Force
and Current Terrorist Threats. The Honorable Michael B. Mukasey
(former Attorney General of the United States); Brigadier
General Richard C. Gross, USA, Retired, Partner, Fluet Huber +
Hoang, PLLC (former Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff); The Honorable Matthew G. Olsen, Lecturer on
Law, Harvard Law School (former Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center).
September 12, 2017--Sanctions, Diplomacy, and Information:
Pressuring North Korea. Ms. Susan A. Thornton, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; The Honorable Marshall Billingslea,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial
Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
September 26, 2017--The Department of State Redesign. The
Honorable John J. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department
of State.
October 5, 2017--The Rohingya Crisis: U.S. Response to the
Tragedy in Burma. Mr. W. Patrick Murphy, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Southeast Asia, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Mark C.
Storella, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State; Ms. V. Kate
Somvongsiri, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency
for International Development.
October 11, 2017--Confronting the Full Range of Iranian
Threats. The Honorable James F. Jeffrey, Philip Solondz
Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East
Policy (former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Turkey, and Albania);
General Charles F. Wald, USAF, Retired, Distinguished Fellow
and Co-Chair, The Gemunder Center Iran Task Force, The Jewish
Institute for National Security of America (former Deputy
Commander, U.S. European Command); Mr. David Albright, Founder
and President, Institute for Science and International
Security; Mr. Jake Sullivan, Senior Fellow, Geoeconomics and
Strategy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(former National Security Adviser to the Vice President; former
Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State).
November 1, 2017--An Insider's Look at the North Korean
Regime. Mr. Thae Yong-ho (former Deputy Chief of Mission,
Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the
United Kingdom).
December 7, 2017--Counterterrorism Efforts in Africa. The
Honorable John J. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department
of State; The Honorable David J. Trachtenberg, Acting Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense.
January 10, 2018--Sanctions and Financial Pressure: Major
National Security Tools. The Honorable Juan C. Zarate, Chairman
and Co-Founder, Financial Integrity Network, (Former Assistant
Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S.
Department of the Treasury); Mr. Derek Maltz, Executive
Director, Government Relations, Pen-Link, Ltd., (Former Special
Agent in Charge, Special Operations Division, Drug Enforcement
Administration, U.S. Department of Justice); Mr. Adam Szubin,
Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence, Johns Hopkins
University School of Advanced International Studies, (Former
Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial
Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury).
February 6, 2018--U.S. Cyber Diplomacy in an Era of Growing
Threats. Mr. Christopher Painter, Commissioner, Global
Commission for the Stability of Cyberspace, (Former Coordinator
for Cyber Issues, U.S. Department of State); Mr. John Miller,
Vice President for Global Policy and Law, Cybersecurity, and
Privacy, Information Technology Industry Council; Michael
Sulmeyer, Ph.D., Director, Cyber Security Project, Belfer
Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University, (Former Director for
Plans and Operations for Cyber Policy, Office of the Secretary
of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense).
February 14, 2018--Modernizing Food Aid: Improving
Effectiveness and Saving Lives. The Honorable Andrew Natsios,
Executive Professor, The Bush School of Government and Public
Service, Texas A&M University, (Former Administrator, U.S.
Agency for International Development); Erin Lentz, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School
of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin; The
Honorable Dan Glickman, Distinguished Fellow of Global Food and
Agriculture, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, (Former
Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture).
March 14, 2018--Modernizing Export Controls: Protecting
Cutting-Edge Technology and U.S. National Security. The
Honorable Mario Mancuso, Partner, Kirkland and Ellis, LLP,
(Former Undersecretary for Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce); The Honorable Alan Larson, Senior
International Policy Advisor, Covington and Burlington, LLP,
(Former Undersecretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural
Affairs, U.S. Department of State), The Honorable Kevin Wolf,
Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, LLP, (Former
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce).
March 21, 2018--The FY 2019 Foreign Assistance Budget. The
Honorable Mark Green, Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development.
April 11, 2018--Financing Overseas Development: The
Administration's Proposal. The Honorable Ray W. Washburne,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Private
Investment Corporation.
April 18, 2018--U.S. Policy Toward a Turbulent Middle East.
The Honorable David M. Satterfield, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The
Honorable A. Wess Mitchell, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
May 8, 2018--Confronting the Iranian Challenge. The
Honorable Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., Chairman Emeritus and
Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center, (Former Assistant
Secretary for Political Military Affairs, U.S. Department of
State); The Honorable Stephen Rademaker, Senior of Counsel,
Covington and Burling, LLP, (Former Assistant Secretary for
Arms Control and Assistant Secretary for International Security
and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State); The Honorable
Jane Harman, Director, President, ad Chief Executive Officer,
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, (Former
Member of Congress).
May 22, 2018--Advancing Effective Conservation Policy
Worldwide: Successes, Challenges, and Next Steps. Ms. Gretchen
S. Peters, Executive Director, Center on Illicit Networks and
Transnational Organized Crime; Mr. Dave Stewart, Executive Vice
President and General Counsel, Vulcan; Elizabeth L. Bennett,
Ph.D., Vice President for Species Conservation, Wildlife
Conservation Society.
May 23, 2018--Strengthening American Diplomacy: Reviewing
the State Department's Budget, Operations, and Policy
Priorities. The Honorable Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, U.S.
Department of State.
June 14, 2018--Democracy Promotion in a Challenging World.
Mr. Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for Democracy;
Mr. Daniel Twining, President, International Republican
Institute; Mr. Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democracy
Institute.
June 20, 2018--U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan. The
Honorable Alice G. Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of
State.
July 11, 2018--Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western
Hemisphere. The Honorable Kenneth H. Merten, Acting Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Sarah-Ann Lynch, Senior
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and
the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development.
September 13, 2018--Oversight of U.S. Sanctions Policy. The
Honorable Manisha Singh, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The
Honorable Marshall Billingslea, Assistant Secretary, Office of
Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of
the Treasury.
September 26, 2018--Genocide Against the Burmese Rohingya.
Ms. Greta Van Sustren, Host, Plugged in with Greta Van
Susteren, Voice of America; Mr. Stephen Pomper, Program
Director, United States, International Crisis Group.
December 12, 2018--Development, Diplomacy, and Defense:
Promoting U.S. Interests in Africa. The Honorable Tibor P.
Nagy, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Mr. Ramsey Day, Senior Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
B. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and
International Organizations
February 2, 2017--Israel, the Palestinians, and the United
Nations: Challenges for the New Administration. (Jointly held
with the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.) Mr.
Hillel Neuer, Executive Director, UN Watch; The Honorable Brian
Hook, Founder, Latitude, LLC; Jonathan Schanzer, Ph.D., Vice
President for Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies;
The Honorable Robert Wexler, President, S. Daniel Abraham
Center for Middle East Peace.
March 9, 2017--Democracy Under Threat in Ethiopia. Terrence
Lyons, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School for Conflict Analysis
and Resolution, George Mason University; Mr. Felix Horne,
Senior Researcher, Horn of Africa, Human Rights Watch; Ms.
Seenaa Jimjimo, President, Coalition of Oromo Advocates for
Human Rights and Democracy; Mr. Tewodrose Tirfe, Co-Founder,
Amhara Association of America; Mr. Guya Abaguya Deki,
Representative, Torture Abolition and Survivors Support
Coalition; Mr. Yoseph Tafari, Co-Founder, Ethiopian Drought
Relief Aid of Colorado.
March 22, 2017--Anti-Semitism Across Borders. Mr. Paul
Goldenberg, National Director, Secure Community Network; Rabbi
Andrew Baker, Personal Representative on Combating Anti-
Semitism, Office of the Chairperson-in-Office, Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe; Mr. Mark Weitzman,
Director of Government Affairs, Simon Wiesenthal Center; Ms.
Stacy Burdett, Vice President, Government Relations, Advocacy,
and Community Engagement, Anti-Defamation League.
March 28, 2017--East Africa's Quiet Famine. Mr. Matthew
Nims, Acting Director, Office of Food for Peace, Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency
for International Development; Mr. Ken Isaacs, Vice President,
Programs and Government Relations, Samaritan's Purse; Mr.
Michael Bowers, Vice President, Humanitarian Leadership and
Response, Mercy Corps; Mr. Thabani Maphosa, Vice-President for
Food Assistance, World Vision International; Ms. Faustine
Wabwire, Senior Foreign Assistance Policy Advisor, Bread for
the World Institute.
April 6, 2017--Enforcement Is Not Optional: The Goldman Act
to Return Abducted American Children. Noelle Hunter, Ph.D.,
Founder, iStand Parent Network (mother of child returned from
Mali); Mr. James Cook (father of children abducted to Japan);
Augusto Frisancho, M.D. (father of children abducted to
Slovakia); Mr. Vikram Jagtiani, Co-Founder, Bring Our Kids Home
(father of child abducted to India).
April 26, 2017--The Questionable Case for Easing Sudan
Sanctions. Mr. Brad Brooks-Rubin, Policy Director, The Sentry;
Mr. David Dettoni, Senior Advisor, Sudan Relief Fund; Mr.
Mohamed Abubakr, President, The African Middle Eastern
Leadership Project; The Honorable Princeton N. Lyman, Senior
Advisor to the President, United States Institute of Peace.
May 2, 2017--Winning the Fight Against Human Trafficking:
The Frederick Douglass Reauthorization Act. Mr. Robert Benz,
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Frederick Douglass
Family Initiatives; Ms. Jo Becker, Advocacy Director,
Children's Rights Division, Human Rights Watch; Mr. Tim
Gehring, Policy and Research Manager, International Justice
Mission; Ms. Melysa Sperber, Director, Alliance to End Slavery
and Trafficking; Ms. Malika Saada Saar, Human Rights Lawyer
(Co-Founder and Former Executive Director, Human Rights Project
for Girls).
May 18, 2017--Disappeared, Jailed, and Tortured in China:
Wives Petition for Their Husbands' Freedom. Ms. Li Ching-Yu,
spouse of Li Ming-Che; Ms. Wang Yanfang, spouse of Tang
Jingling; Ms. Jin Bianling, spouse of Jiang Tianyong; Ms. Chen
Guiqiu, spouse of Xie Yang.
May 25, 2017--Vietnam: Why Religious Freedom and Human
Rights Are Critical to U.S. National Interests. Quan Q. Nguyen,
M.D., Chairman, Rallying for Democracy; Nguyen Dinh Thang,
Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Boat People SOS;
Mr. T. Kumar, Director of International Advocacy, Amnesty
International.
June 15, 2017--Markup. H.R. 1415, To facilitate effective
research on and treatment of neglected tropical diseases,
including Ebola, through coordinated domestic and international
efforts.
June 15, 2017--Africa's Current and Potential Famines. The
Honorable Tony P. Hall, Executive Director Emeritus, Alliance
to End Hunger; Mr. Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow, Global Food and
Agriculture, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Mr. Julien
Schopp, Director for Humanitarian Practice, InterAction.
July 14, 2017--The Tragic Case of Liu Xiaobo. Yang Jianli,
Ph.D., President, Initiatives for China; Perry Link, Ph.D.,
Chancellorial Chair for Innovative Teaching, University of
California, Riverside; Mr. Jared Genser, Founder, Freedom Now.
July 18, 2017--Implementing the Global Food Security Act.
Mr. Theodore Lyng, Acting Special Representative for Global
Food Security, U.S. Department of State; Beth Dunford, Ph.D.,
Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, U.S.
Agency for International Development; Mr. C.D. Glin, President
and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. African Development
Foundation.
September 13, 2017--The Future of Democracy and Governance
in Liberia. The Honorable Donald Yamamoto, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Ms. Cheryl Anderson, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development; Mr. Dave
Peterson, Senior Director, Africa Programs, National Endowment
for Democracy; Ms. Aurelia Curtis, Founder and Executive
Director, Weeks Educational and Social Advocacy Project; Mr.
Rushdi Nackerdien, Regional Director for Africa, International
Foundation for Electoral Systems; Christopher Fomunyoh, Ph.D.,
Senior Associate and Regional Director for Central and West
Africa, National Democratic Institute.
September 27, 2017--Rwanda: Democracy Thwarted. The
Honorable Donald Yamamoto, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. David
Himbara, Coordinator for Canada, Democracy in Rwanda Now; Major
Robert Higiro, Rwanda Defense Force, Retired, Coordinator for
the United States, Democracy in Rwanda Now; Mr. Mike Jobbins,
Manager, Africa Programs, Search for Common Ground; Mr. Adotei
Akwei, Managing Director, Government Relations, Amnesty
International United States.
October 3, 2017--Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief
and Accountability. The Honorable Frank Wolf, Distinguished
Senior Fellow, 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative (former U.S.
Representative); Shireen, Yazidi Survivor of ISIS Enslavement;
Mr. Stephen Rasche, Legal Counsel, Director of Internationally
Displaced Persons Assistance, Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of
Erbil; Ms. Lauren Ashburn, Managing Editor and Anchor, Eternal
Word Television Network.
October 11, 2017--The State Department and USAID FY 2018
Africa Budget. The Honorable Donald Yamamoto, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Ms. Cheryl Anderson, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development.
November 9, 2017--Resolving the Political Crisis in the
Democratic Republic of Congo. The Honorable Donald Yamamoto,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Ms. Cheryl Anderson, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International
Development; Mr. Mvemba Dizolele, Professorial Lecturer in
African Studies, School of Advanced International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University; Mr. Fred Bauma, Representative, La
Lutte pour le Changement; Ms. Severine Autesserre, Ph.D.,
Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia
University; Ms. Ida Sawyer, Central Africa Director, Human
Rights Watch.
November 29, 2017--A Global Update on Alzheimer's Disease.
Marie Bernard, M.D., Deputy Director, National Institute on
Aging, National Institutes of Health; Roger Glass, M.D.,
Director, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of
Health; Mary Mittelman, Dr.P.H., Research Professor,
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Family Support
Program, New York University; Richard Mohs, Ph.D., Chief
Scientific Officer, Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation; Mr.
Michael Splaine, Principal, Splaine Consulting.
December 6, 2017--Advancing Human Rights to Combat
Extremism. Thomas Farr, Ph.D., President, Religious Freedom
Institute, Director, Religious Freedom Research Project,
Georgetown University; John Lenczowski, Ph.D., Founder and
President, The Institute of World Politics; Sayyid Syeed,
Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Office of Interfaith and Community
Alliances, Islamic Society of North America; Mr. Neil Hicks,
Director, Human Rights Promotion, Human Rights First.
December 12, 2017--Protecting North Korean Refugees. Ms.
Hyeona Ji, North Korean Defector, Co-chairperson, Worldwide
Coalition to Stop Genocide in North Korea; Ms. Han Ga Hee
(alias), North Korean Defector, Announcer and Sound Engineer,
Free North Korea Radio; Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive
Director, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea; The
Honorable Robert King, Senior Adviser, Korea Chair, Center for
Strategic and International Studies (former U.S. Special Envoy
for North Korean Human Rights Issues); Ms. Suzanne Scholte,
President, Defense Forum Foundation, Chairwoman, North Korea
Freedom Coalition.
February 28, 2018--Zimbabwe After Mugabe. The Honorable
Charles A. Ray, (Former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe); Ms.
Elizabeth Lewis, Regional Deputy Director, Africa Division,
International Republican Institute; Mr. Ben Freeth, Executive
Director, Mike Campbell Foundation; Chipo Dendere, Ph.D.,
Visiting Assistant Professor, Amherst College.
March 7, 2018--China in Africa: The New Colonialism? Mr.
Gordon Chang, Author; Mr. Joshua Meservey, Senior Policy
Analyst, Africa and the Middle East, The Heritage Foundation;
Mr. Scott Morris, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development;
Anita Plummer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of
African Studies, Howard University.
April 11, 2018--No Abducted Child Left Behind: An Update on
the Goldman Act. Ms. Suzanne Lawrence, Special Advisor for
Children's Issues, Office of Children's Issues, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Patricia Apy,
International and Interstate Family Law Attorney, Paras, Apy,
and Reiss; Mr. James Cook (father of four children abducted in
Japan).
May 9, 2018--Protecting Civil Society, Faith-Based Actors,
and Political Speech in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. Negussie
Mengesha, Director, Africa Division, Voice of America; Mr. John
Prendergast, Co-Founder, The Sentry; Ms. Nanythe Talani,
Representative, The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support
Coalition; Mr. Steven Harris, Policy Director, The Ethics and
Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention; Mr.
Emerson Sykes, Legal Advisor--Africa, The International Center
for Not-for-Profit Law.
May 17, 2018--Global Health Supply Chain Management:
Lessons Learned and Ways Forward. Ms. Irene Koek, Senior Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Global Health Bureau, U.S. Agency for
International Development; The Honorable Deborah L. Birx, M.D.,
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Special Representative for
Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State.
June 7, 2018--A Bad Year for Human Rights in Vietnam. The
Honorable Joseph Cao, Former Member of Congress; Nguyen Dinh
Thang, Ph.D., Executive Director, Boat People SOS; ``Anthony
Le'' (an alias), Spokesperson, Brotherhood for Democracy; Ms.
Dinah PoKempner, General Counsel, Human Rights Watch.
June 20, 2018--Human Rights Concerns in Sri Lanka. Mr. J.S.
Tissainayagam, Journalist and Human Rights Advocate; Michael
Jerryson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religious Studies,
Youngstown State University; Mr. David M. Crane, Principal,
Justice Consultancy International, LLC; Mr. John Sifton, Asia
Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch.
June 27, 2018--Crisis in the Republic of Cameroon. The
Honorable Donald Y. Yamamoto, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Hans
De Marie Heungoup, Senior Analyst, Central Africa,
International Crisis Group; Mr. Efi Tembon, Executive Director,
Cameroonian Association for Bible Translation and Literacy; Mr.
Adotei Akwei, Deputy Director, Advocacy and Government
Relations, Amnesty International United States.
July 12, 2018--Combating Tuberculosis in Southern Africa.
The Honorable Deborah L. Birx, M.D., U.S. Global AIDS
Coordinator, U.S. Special Representative for Global Health
Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Irene Koek, Senior
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Global Health Bureau, U.S.
Agency for International Development; Rebecca Martin, Ph.D.,
Director, Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
September 6, 2018--Tackling Fentanyl: The China Connection.
The Honorable Kirsten D. Madison, Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; Mr. Paul E. Knierm, Deputy Chief of
Operations, Office of Global Enforcement, Drug Enforcement
Administration, U.S. Department of Justice; Bryce Pardo, Ph.D.,
Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation; Daniel
Ciccarone, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine,
University of California, San Francisco; Mr. Joseph D.
Coronato, Prosecutor, Prosecutor's Office, Ocean County, New
Jersey.
September 12, 2018--Reviewing Current Developments in
Ethiopia. The Honorable Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Mr. Girum Alemayehu, Co-Founder, Ethiopian American Development
Council; Mr. Jamal Said, President, Oromo Community of Denver;
Ms. Emily Estelle, Senior Analyst, Critical Threats Projects;
Mr. Yoseph M. Badwaza, Senior Program Officer--Africa, Freedom
House.
September 27, 2018--China's War on Christianity and Other
Religious Faiths. Tenzin Dorjee, Ph.D., Commissioner, U.S.
Commission on International Religious Freedom; Bob Fu, Ph.D.,
Founder and President, ChinaAid; Thomas Farr, Ph.D., President,
Religious Freedom Institute.
December 10, 2018--Reviewing International Child Abduction.
Mr. Jeffery Morehouse, Executive Director, Bring Abducted
Children Home; Mr. Juan Garaicoa (father of two children
abducted to Ecuador); Ms. Michelle Littleton (mother of three
children abducted to Lebanon).
December 13, 2018--Nigeria at a Crossroads: The Upcoming
Elections. The Honorable Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Mr. Ramsey Day, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau
for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development.
C. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
February 28, 2017--Checking China's Maritime Push. Mr. Dean
Cheng, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The
Heritage Foundation; Michael Auslin, Ph.D., Resident Scholar,
Director of Japan Studies, American Enterprise Institute;
Michael D. Swaine, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.
March 21, 2017--Pressuring North Korea: Evaluating Options.
Mr. Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia,
The Heritage Foundation; Sung-Yoon Lee, Ph.D., Kim Koo-Korea
Foundation Professor in Korean Studies and Assistant Professor,
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; Mr.
Anthony Ruggiero, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of
Democracies.
April 26, 2017--China's Technological Rise: Challenges to
U.S. Innovation and Security. Mr. Dean Cheng, Senior Research
Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation; Robert
D. Atkinson, Ph.D., President, Information Technology and
Innovation Foundation; Robert E. Scott, Ph.D., Senior
Economist, Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research,
Economic Policy Institute.
May 17, 2017--Revitalizing U.S.-ASEAN Relations. Amy
Searight, Ph.D., Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia
Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Mr.
Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage
Foundation; Zachary M. Abuza, Ph.D., Professor, National War
College.
June 15, 2017--Markup. H. Res. 311, Recognizing that for 50
years the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has
worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast
Asia; H.R. 535, Taiwan Travel Act; H.R. 2061, North Korean
Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017; and H.R. 2397,
Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2017.
June 15, 2017--Renewing Assurances: Strengthening U.S.-
Taiwan Ties. Mr. Rupert J. Hammond-Chambers, President, U.S.-
Taiwan Business Council; Mr. Dan Blumenthal, Director of Asian
Studies and Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Mr.
Russell Hsiao, Executive Director, Global Taiwan Institute.
July 12, 2017--Black Flags over Mindanao: Terrorism in
Southeast Asia. Mr. Thomas M. Sanderson, Senior Fellow and
Director, Transnational Threats Project, Center for Strategic
and International Studies; Ms. Supna Zaidi Peery, Research
Analyst, Counter Extremism Project; Sheena Greitens, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, University of Missouri; Mr. Michael Fuchs,
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress.
July 27, 2017--Markup. H. Res. 422, Urging adherence to the
``one country, two systems'' policy as prescribed in the Joint
Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and the Government of the People's Republic of
China on the Question of the Hong Kong; H. Res. 445, Honoring
the life and legacy of Liu Xiaobo for his steadfast commitment
to the protection of human rights, political freedoms, free
markets, democratic elections, government accountability, and
peaceful change in the People's Republic of China; H.R. 2732,
North Korea Travel Control Act; and H.R. 3320, To direct the
Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer
status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for
other purposes.
July 27, 2017--U.S. Interests in the Asia-Pacific: FY 2018
Budget Hearing. Ms. Susan Thornton, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; Ms. Gloria Steele, Acting Assistant Administrator,
Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development.
September 7, 2017--Maintaining U.S. Influence in South
Asia: The FY 2018 Budget. The Honorable Alice G. Wells, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs,
U.S. Department of State; Ms. Gloria Steele, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
September 27, 2017--Burma's Brutal Campaign Against the
Rohingya. Mr. Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center,
Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The
Heritage Foundation; Mr. Daniel P. Sullivan, Senior Advocate
for Human Rights, Refugees International; Michael F. Martin,
Ph.D., Specialist in Asian Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense,
and Trade Division, Congressional Research Service; Ms. Andrea
Gittleman, Program Manager, Simon-Skjodt Center for the
Prevention of Genocide, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
November 8, 2017--The President's Plan for Afghanistan and
Pakistan: Objectives and Resources. (Jointly held with the
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.) The
Honorable Alice G. Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary, Acting
Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bureau of
South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr.
Gregory Huger, Assistant to the Administrator, Office of
Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
November 15, 2017--Development Finance in Asia: U.S.
Economic Strategy Amid China's Belt and Road. Mr. Daniel F.
Runde, William A. Schreyer Chair and Director of the Project on
Prosperity and Development, Center for Strategic and
International Studies; Mr. Roy Kamphausen, Senior Vice
President for Research, The National Bureau of Asian Research;
The Honorable Jonathan N. Stivers, Commissioner, U.S.-China
Economic and Security Review Commission (former Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International
Development).
December 6, 2017--U.S. Policy Toward Tibet: Access,
Religious Freedom, and Human Rights. Mr. Richard Gere, Chair of
the Board of Directors, International Campaign for Tibet; Mr.
Tenzin Tethong, Director of the Tibetan Service, Radio Free
Asia; Mr. Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for
Democracy.
December 12, 2017--Cambodia's Descent: Policies to Support
Democracy and Human Rights. Ms. Olivia Enos, Policy Analyst,
Asian Studies Center, Davis Institute for National Security and
Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation; Ms. Monovithya Kem,
Deputy Director-General of Public Affairs, Cambodia National
Rescue Party (daughter of Kem Sohka, President, Cambodia
National Rescue Party); Mr. Kenneth Wollack, President,
National Democratic Institute.
January 17, 2018--More Than a Nuclear Threat: North Korea's
Chemical, Biological, and Conventional Weapons. Anthony
Cordesman, Ph.D., Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center
for Strategic and International Studies; Mr. John Parachini,
Director, Intelligence Policy Center, RAND Corporation; Mr.
Anthony Ruggiero, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of
Democracies; The Honorable Bonnie Jenkins, Founder and
President, Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and
Conflict Transformation, (Former Coordinator for Threat
Reduction Programs, Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State).
February 6, 2018--U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Reassessing
Priorities Amid Continued Challenges. Seth Jones, Ph.D., Harold
Brown Chair, Director, Transnational Threats Project, Center
for Strategic and International Studies; Mr. Jeff Smith,
Research Fellow, South Asia, Heritage Foundation; Mr. Munawar
``Sufi'' Laghari, Executive Director, Sindhi Foundation; Aqil
Shah, Ph.D., Wick Cary Assistant Professor of South Asian
Politics, Department of International and Area Studies,
University of Oklahoma.
March 21, 2018--U.S. Responses to China's Foreign Influence
Operations. Mr. Peter Mattis, Fellow, China Program, The
Jamestown Foundation; Ms. Shanthi Kalathil, Director,
International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment
for Democracy; Aynne Kokas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Media
Studies, University of Virginia.
April 11, 2018--North Korea's Diplomatic Gambit: Will
History Repeat Itself? Sung-Yoon Lee, Ph.D., Kim Koo-Korea
Foundation Professor in Korean Studies and Assistant Professor,
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University;
Victor Cha, Ph.D., Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, Center for
Strategic and International Studies; The Honorable Christopher
R. Hill, (Former Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Former U.S. Ambassador to
South Korea).
April 17, 2018--Reinforcing the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship.
Mr. Mark Stokes, Executive Director, The Project 2049
Institute; Mr. Julian Ku, Maurice A. Deane Distinguished
Professor of Constitutional Law, Maurice A. Deane School of
Law, Hofstra University; Ms. Tiffany Ma, Senior Director,
BowerGroupAsia.
May 23, 2018--Asia's Diplomatic and Security Structure:
Planning U.S. Engagement. Amy Searight, Ph.D., Senior Adviser
and Director, Southeast Asia Program, Center for Strategic and
International Studies; Aparna Pande, Ph.D., Director,
Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, The Hudson
Institute; Michael D. Swaine, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Asia
Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
June 20, 2018--The Trump-Kim Summit: Outcomes and
Oversight. Mr. Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for
Northeast Asia, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation;
Michael J. Green, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan
Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Mr.
Abraham Denmark, Director, Asia Program, The Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars.
July 11, 2018--China's Predatory Trade and Investment
Strategy. Derek Scissors, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American
Enterprise Institute; Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D., President,
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; Mr. William
Alan Reinsch, Scholl Chair in International Business, Center
for Strategic and International Studies.
July 25, 2018--Budget Priorities for South Asia. The
Honorable Alice G. Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of
State; Ms. Gloria Steele, Senior Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
September 26, 2018--China's Repression and Internment of
Uyghurs: U.S. Policy Responses. Adrain Zenz, Ph.D., Independent
Researcher; Mr. Nury Turkel, Chairman of the Board, Uyghur
Human Rights Project; Justin Jacobs, Ph.D., Associate
Professor, Department of History, American University.
D. Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
February 1, 2017--Next Steps in the ``Special
Relationship''--Impact of a U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement.
(Jointly held with the Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade.) Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Director,
Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation;
Mr. Simon Lester, Trade Policy Analyst, Herbert A. Stiefel
Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Daniel S.
Hamilton, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Transatlantic
Relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced and International
Studies.
March 22, 2017--U.S. Policy Toward the Baltic States. Mr.
Paul A. Goble, Principal Professor, The Institute of World
Politics; Ms. Lisa Sawyer Samp, Senior Fellow, International
Security Program, Center for Strategic and International
Studies; Mr. Matthew Rojansky, Director, Kennan Institute,
Woodrow Wilson Center; Mr. Edward Lucas, Senior Vice President,
Center for European Policy Analysis.
April 5, 2017--Turkey's Democracy Under Challenge. Mr.
David L. Phillips, Director, Program on Peace-Building and
Rights, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia
University; Mr. Mehmet Yuksel, Representative to the United
States, People's Democratic Party in Turkey; Mr. Ali Cinar,
President, Turkish Heritage Organization; Ms. Naz Durakoglu,
Senior Fellow, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council.
May 17, 2017--The Balkans: Threats to Peace and Stability.
Mr. Hoyt Brian Yee, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Gordon
N. Bardos, Ph.D., President, South East European Research and
Consulting; The Honorable Joseph J. DioGuardi, Founding
President, Albanian American Civic League (former Member of
Congress); Daniel Serwer, Ph.D., Academic Director of Conflict
Management, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns
Hopkins University.
May 25, 2017--Violence Outside the Turkish Ambassador's
Residence: The Right to Peaceful Protest. Ms. Lusik Usoyan,
Founder and President, Ezidi Relief Fund; Mr. Murat Yasa, Local
Businessman and Protest Organizer; Mr. Aram Hamparian,
Executive Director, Armenian National Committee of America; Ms.
Ruth Wedgewood, Edward B. Burling Professor of International
Law and Diplomacy, International Law and Organizations Program,
School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins
University.
June 27, 2017--Allies Under Attack: The Terrorist Threat to
Europe. (Jointly held with the Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade.) Mr. Seamus Hughes, Deputy
Director, Program on Extremism, George Washington University;
Mr. Robin Simcox, Margaret Thatcher Fellow, Davis Institute for
National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation;
R. Kim Cragin, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow for
Counterterrorism, Center for Complex Operations, National
Defense University; Ms. Georgia Holmer, Director, Countering
Violent Extremism, United States Institute of Peace.
July 25, 2017--Examining the President's FY 2018 Budget
Proposal for Europe and Eurasia. The Honorable John A. Heffern,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Daniel N.
Rosenblum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia, Bureau
of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Ms. Margot Ellis, Acting Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau
for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International
Development; Ms. Ann Marie Yastishock, Acting Senior Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for
International Development.
November 7, 2017--Russia: Counterterrorism Partner or
Fanning the Flames? (Jointly held with the Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.) Colin P. Clarke,
Ph.D., Political Scientist, RAND Corporation; Svante Cornell,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow for Eurasia, Director of the Central Asia-
Caucasus Institute, American Foreign Policy Council; Mr. Simon
Saradzhyan, Director of the Russia Matters Project, Assistant
Director of U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear
Terrorism, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs,
Harvard Kennedy School; Michael Carpenter, Ph.D., Nonresident
Senior Fellow, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council,
Senior Director of the Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global
Engagement, University of Pennsylvania.
December 6, 2017--Brexit: A Negotiation Update. Nile
Gardiner, Ph.D., Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for
Freedom, The Heritage Foundation; Ms. Marjorie Chorlins, Vice
President for European Affairs, Executive Director of U.S.-U.K.
Business Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Thomas Wright,
Ph.D., Director, Center on the United States and Europe,
Brookings Institution.
April 18, 2018--The Dayton Legacy and the Future of Bosnia
and the Western Balkans. Mr. Matthew Palmer, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs,
U.S. Department of State; Sasha Toperich, Ph.D., Senior Fellow
and Director of the Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, and Gulf
Initiative, Center for Transatlantic Relations, The Paul H.
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns
Hopkins University; Mr. Philippe Leroux-Martin, Director, Rule
of Law, Justice, and Security, U.S. Institute of Peace; Mrs.
Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi, Balkan Affairs Adviser, Albanian
American Civic League; Mr. Kurt Bassuener, Co-Founder and
Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council.
April 26, 2018--Mass Migration in Europe: Assimilation,
Integration, and Security. Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D., Martin
and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford
University; Marta Vrbetic, Ph.D., Global Fellow, Global Europe
Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Mr.
Robin Simcox, Margaret Thatcher Fellow, Margaret Thatcher
Center for Freedom, Davis Institute for National Security and
Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation; Mr. Wa'el Alzayat,
Chief Executive Officer, Emgage.
May 23, 2018--Chinese Investment and Influence in Europe.
Mr. Philippe Le Corre, Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center
for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University; Mr. Gordon Chang, Author; Mr.
Kevin D. Freeman, Author.
July 18, 2018--Current Developments in Central Asia. S.
Federick Starr, Ph.D., Chairman, Central Asia Caucasus
Institute; Mr. Steve Swerdlow, Researcher, Central Asia, Human
Rights Watch; Ms. Spaska Gatzinska, Associate Director,
Eurasia, National Endowment for Democracy.
September 27, 2018--Europe and Eurasia: Ensuring Resources
Match Objectives. The Honorable Brock Bierman, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for
International Development; Ms. Janine Wynne, Acting
Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to
Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Emilia Puma,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central
Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Ann Marie
Yastishock, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia,
U.S. Agency for International Development.
E. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
February 2, 2017--Israel, the Palestinians, and the United
Nations: Challenges for the New Administration. (Jointly held
with the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human
Rights, and International Organizations.) Mr. Hillel Neuer,
Executive Director, UN Watch; The Honorable Brian Hook,
Founder, Latitude, LLC; Jonathan Schanzer, Ph.D., Vice
President for Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies;
The Honorable Robert Wexler, President, S. Daniel Abraham
Center for Middle East Peace.
March 29, 2017--Testing the Limits: Iran's Ballistic
Missile Program, Sanctions, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps. Kenneth Katzman, Ph.D., Specialist in Middle Eastern
Affairs, Congressional Research Service; Mr. Michael
Eisenstadt, Kahn Fellow, Director of Military and Security
Studies Program, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy;
Ms. Elizabeth Rosenberg, Senior Fellow and Director, Energy,
Economics and Security Program, Center for a New American
Security.
June 13, 2017--Challenges and Opportunities for the U.S.-
Saudi Relationship. The Honorable Joseph W. Westphal, Senior
Global Fellow, The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and
International Studies, University of Pennsylvania; The
Honorable Gerald M. Feierstein, Director for Gulf Affairs,
Middle East Institute; Ms. Karen Elliott House, Senior Fellow,
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; The Honorable
Tom Malinowski, Former Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State.
June 15, 2017--Russia's Strategic Objectives in the Middle
East and North Africa. Mr. Vladimir Kara-Murza, Vice Chairman,
Open Russia; Ms. Anna Borshchevskaya, Ira Weiner Fellow, The
Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Mr. Brian Katulis,
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress.
June 21, 2017--Grading the Egyptian and Tunisian Enterprise
Funds. The Honorable James Harmon, Chairman, Egyptian-American
Enterprise Fund; Mr. Bowman Cutter, Chairman, Tunisian-American
Enterprise Fund.
June 29, 2017--Markup. H. Res. 185, Calling on the
Government of Iran to fulfill repeated promises of assistance
in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States
civilian in our Nation's history; H. Res. 218, Recognizing the
importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship
and encouraging new areas of cooperation; H. Res. 274,
Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution
of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the
International Covenants on Human Rights; H. Res. 317, Calling
for the unconditional release of United States citizens and
legal permanent resident aliens being held for political
purposes by the Government of Iran; H. Res. 359, Urging the
European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a
terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its
members; and H.R. 2646, United States-Jordan Defense
Cooperation Extension Act.
July 13, 2017--America's Interests in the Middle East and
North Africa: The President's FY 2018 Budget Request. The
Honorable Stuart Jones, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Maria
Longi, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for the Middle
East, U.S. Agency for International Development.
July 25, 2017--Held for Ransom: The Families of Iran's
Hostages Speak Out. Mr. Douglas Levinson, Son of Robert
Levinson; Mr. Babak Namazi, Son of Baquer Namazi, brother of
Siamak Namazi; Mr. Omar Zakka, Son of Nizar Zakka.
July 26, 2017--Assessing the U.S.-Qatar Relationship.
Jonathan Schanzer, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Foundation for
Defense of Democracies; Matthew Levitt, Ph.D., Director and
Fromer-Wexler Fellow, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and
Intelligence, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy;
Mr. Ilan Goldenberg, Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East
Security Program, Center for a New American Security.
October 4, 2017--State Department's Antiterrorism
Assistance Program: The GAO Review. Mr. Jason Bair, Acting
Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government
Accountability Office.
October 11, 2017--U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon. Mr. Michael
Ratney, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Jeanne Pryor, Acting
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for the Middle East,
U.S. Agency for International Development.
October 25, 2017--The President's Iran Decision: Next
Steps. Olli Heinonen, Ph.D., Senior Advisor on Science and
Nonproliferation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; The
Honorable Mark Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, United Against
Nuclear Ira; Philip H. Gordon, Ph.D., Mary and David Boies
Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign
Relations.
November 7, 2017--Democracy and Governance in the Middle
East and North Africa. Mr. Scott Mastic, Vice President for
Programs, International Republican Institute; Mr. Leslie
Campbell, Senior Associate and Regional Director for Middle
East and North Africa Programs, National Democratic Institute;
Ms. Zeinab Abdelkarim, Regional Director, Middle East and North
Africa, International Foundation for Electoral Systems; Robert
Herman, Ph.D., Vice President for International Programs, Vice
President for Emergency Assistance Programs and Multilateral
Initiatives, Freedom House.
November 8, 2017--The President's Plan for Afghanistan and
Pakistan: Objectives and Resources. (Jointly held with the
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.) The Honorable Alice G.
Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary, Acting Special
Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bureau of South
and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr.
Gregory Huger, Assistant to the Administrator, Office of
Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
November 29, 2017--The Latest Developments in Saudi Arabia
and Lebanon. The Honorable Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for
Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Paul
Salem, Ph.D., Vice President for Policy Analysis, Research, and
Programs, Middle East Institute; Tamara Cofman Wittes, Ph.D.,
Senior Fellow, Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings
Institution.
February 6, 2018--Syria: Which Way Forward? The Honorable
Robert Ford, Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, (Former
United States Ambassador to Syria); Mr. Faysal Itani, Senior
Fellow, Atlantic Council; Mr. Charles Lister, Senior Fellow,
Director of Counter-Extremism and Counter-Terrorism, Middle
East Institute; Mara Karlin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the
Practice of Strategic Studies, School of Advanced International
Studies, Johns Hopkins University, (Former Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development).
February 14, 2018--Israel, the Palestinians, and the
Administration's Peace Plan. Mr. Clifford D. May, Founder and
President, Foundation for Defense and Democracies; Mr. Ghaith
al-Omari, Senior Fellow, Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-
Israel Strategic Relationship, The Washington Institute for
Near East Policy; The Honorable Daniel B. Shapiro,
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Institute for National Security
Studies, (Former United States Ambassador to Israel).
March 21, 2018--Implications of a U.S.-Saudi Arabia Nuclear
Cooperation Agreement for the Middle East. Mr. Henry Sokolski,
Executive Director, The Nonproliferation Policy Education
Center; Mr. William Tobey, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for
Science and International Affairs, The John F. Kennedy School
of Government, Harvard University; Ms. Sharon Squassoni,
Research Professor of the Practice of International Affairs,
Institute for International Science and Technology, Elliott
School of International Affairs, George Washington University.
April 18, 2018--Libya Fractured: The Struggle for Unity.
Mr. Christopher Blanchard, Specialist in Middle Eastern
Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division,
Congressional Research Service; Frederic Wehrey, Ph.D., Senior
Fellow, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace; Ms. Alice Hunt Friend, Senior Fellow,
International Security Program, Center for Strategic and
International Studies.
April 26, 2018--Grading Counterterrorism Cooperation with
the GCC States. Ms. Katherine Bauer, Blumenstein-Katz Family
Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; David
Andrew Weinberg, Ph.D., Washington Representative for
International Affairs, Anti-Defamation League; Ms. Leanne
Erdberg, Director, Countering Violent Extremism, U.S. Institute
of Peace.
May 22, 2018--Lebanon and Iraq: After the Elections.
Michael Doran, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, The Hudson Institute; Ms.
Danielle Pletka, Senior Vice President, Foreign and Defense
Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; Tamara Cofman
Wittes, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for Middle East Policy,
The Brookings Institution.
June 13, 2018--The Middle East and North Africa: Ensuring
Resource Match Objectives. The Honorable David M. Satterfield,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs,
U.S. Department of State; Mr. Hallam H. Ferguson, Senior Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for the Middle East, U.S.
Agency for International Development.
July 24, 2018--Egypt: Security, Human Rights, and Reform.
Mr. Samuel Tadros, Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom,
The Hudson Institute; Michele Dunne, Ph.D., Director and Senior
Fellow, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace; Mr. Jard Genser, Adjunct Professor of Law,
Georgetown University Law Center; Mr. Andrew Miller, Deputy
Director for Policy, Project on Middle East Democracy.
September 27, 2018--U.S. Policy Toward Syria (Part I). Ms.
Hanin Ghaddar, Friedmann Visiting Fellow, The Washington
Institute for Near East Policy; Mr. Nicholas Heras, Fellow,
Middle East Security Program, Center for a New American
Security; Ms. Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor for Syria, Middle
East and North Africa, U.S. Institute of Peace.
November 29, 2018--U.S. Policy Toward Syria (Part II). The
Honorable James F. Jeffrey, Special Representative for Syria
Engagement, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Robert Jenkins,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict,
and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
F. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
February 1, 2017--Next Steps in the ``Special
Relationship''--Impact of a U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement.
(Jointly held with the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and
Emerging Threats.) Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Director, Margaret
Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation; Mr. Simon
Lester, Trade Policy Analyst, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for
Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Daniel S. Hamilton,
Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations,
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced and International Studies.
February 14, 2017--Defeating Terrorism in Syria: A New Way
Forward. Mr. Hassan Hassan, Senior Fellow, The Tahrir Institute
for Middle East Policy; The Honorable Frederic C. Hof,
Director, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic
Council; Ms. Melissa Dalton, Senior Fellow, Center for
Strategic and International Studies.
March 30, 2017--Consequences and Context for Russia's
Violations of the INF Treaty. (Jointly held with the Committee
on Armed Services' Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.) The
Honorable Frank Rose (former Assistant Secretary for Arms
Control, Verification, and Compliance, U.S. Department of
State); The Honorable Robert Scher (former Assistant Secretary
for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, U.S. Department of
Defense); Mr. Jon Wolfsthal (former Senior Director for Arms
Control and Nonproliferation, National Security Council).
April 27, 2017--Afghanistan's Terrorist Resurgence: Al-
Qaeda, ISIS, and Beyond. Mr. Bill Roggio, Editor, Long War
Journal, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Seth G. Jones,
Ph.D., Director, International Security and Defense Policy
Center, RAND Corporation; Vanda Felbab-Brown, Ph.D., Senior
Fellow, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, The
Brookings Institution.
May 24, 2017--Nuclear Deal Fallout: The Global Threat of
Iran. Mr. Ilan Berman, Senior Vice President, American Foreign
Policy Council; Ray Takeyh, Ph.D., Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior
Fellow for Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations;
Daniel L. Byman, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for Middle East
Policy, Brookings Institution.
June 15, 2017--Foreign Military Sales: Process and Policy.
The Honorable Tina S. Kaidanow, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
Vice Admiral Joseph Rixey, Director, U.S. Defense Security
Cooperation Agency.
June 27, 2017--Allies Under Attack: The Terrorist Threat to
Europe. (Jointly held with the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia,
and Emerging Threats.) Mr. Seamus Hughes, Deputy Director,
Program on Extremism, George Washington University; Mr. Robin
Simcox, Margaret Thatcher Fellow, Davis Institute for National
Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation; R. Kim
Cragin, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow for Counterterrorism,
Center for Complex Operations, National Defense University; Ms.
Georgia Holmer, Director, Countering Violent Extremism, United
States Institute of Peace.
July 19, 2017--Markup. H.R. 425, FTO Passport Revocation
Act of 2017; and H.R. 1196, Counterterrorism Screening and
Assistance Act of 2017.
July 19, 2017--Saudi Arabia's Troubling Educational
Curriculum. Ms. Nina Shea, Director, Center for Religious
Freedom, Hudson Institute; David A. Weinberg, Ph.D., Senior
Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; The Honorable
Frank Wolf, Distinguished Senior Fellow, 21st Century
Wilberforce Initiative (former U.S. Representative); Douglas
Johnston, Ph.D., President Emeritus, International Center for
Religion and Diplomacy.
September 7, 2017--U.S. Department of State
Counterterrorism Bureau: The FY 2018 Budget. The Honorable
Nathan Alexander Sales, Coordinator for Counterterrorism,
Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism,
U.S. Department of State.
October 4, 2017--Iranian Backed Militias: Destabilizing the
Middle East. Michael Knights, Ph.D., Lafer Fellow, The
Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Mr. Aram Nerguizian,
Senior Associate, Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic
and International Studies; Kenneth Pollack, Ph.D., Resident
Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Ms. Melissa Dalton,
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, International Security
Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
November 7, 2017--Russia: Counterterrorism Partner or
Fanning the Flames? (Jointly held with the Subcommittee on
Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.) Colin P. Clarke, Ph.D.,
Political Scientist, RAND Corporation; Svante Cornell, Ph.D.,
Senior Fellow for Eurasia, Director of the Central Asia-
Caucasus Institute, American Foreign Policy Council; Mr. Simon
Saradzhyan, Director of the Russia Matters Project, Assistant
Director of U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear
Terrorism, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs,
Harvard Kennedy School; Michael Carpenter, Ph.D., Nonresident
Senior Fellow, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council,
Senior Director of the Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global
Engagement, University of Pennsylvania.
December 12, 2017--The Future of the North American Free
Trade Agreement. Mr. Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council
of the Americas; Mr. Daniel Allford, President, ARC
Specialties; Vice Chairman, McLarty Associates (former Deputy
Secretary of State and former Director of National
Intelligence); Ms. Celeste Drake, Trade and Globalization
Policy Specialist, The American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations.
January 17, 2018--More Than a Nuclear Threat: North Korea's
Chemical, Biological, and Conventional Weapons. Anthony
Cordesman, Ph.D., Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center
for Strategic and International Studies; Mr. John Parachini,
Director, Intelligence Policy Center, RAND Corporation; Mr.
Anthony Ruggiero, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of
Democracies; The Honorable Bonnie Jenkins, Founder and
President, Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and
Conflict Transformation, (Former Coordinator for Threat
Reduction Programs, Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State).
February 27, 2018--Women's Role in Countering Terrorism.
Valerie M. Hudson, Ph.D., Professor and George H.W. Bush Chair,
The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M
University; Mr. Haras Rafiq, Chief Executive Officer, Quilliam
International, Ms. Farhat Popal, Manager, Women's Initiative,
George W. Bush Institute; Ms. Jamille Bigio, Senior Fellow for
Women and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations.
April 26, 2018--Grading Counterterrorism Cooperation with
the GCC States. Ms. Katherine Bauer, Blumenstein-Katz Family
Fellow, The Washington Institute of Near East Policy; David
Andrew Weinberg, Ph.D., Washington Representative for
International Affairs, Anti-Defamation League; Ms. Leanne
Erdberg, Director, Countering Violent Extremism, U.S. Institute
of Peace.
May 22, 2018--Geopolitics of U.S. Oil and Gas
Competitiveness. Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ph.D., Senior
Director, Center for Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public
Policy, Rice University; Mr. David Carroll, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Gas Technology Institute; Ms. Sarah
Ladislaw, Director and Senior Fellow, Energy and National
Security Program, Center for Strategic and International
Studies; Ms. Samantha Gross, Fellow, Cross-Brookings Initiative
on Energy and Climate, The Brookings Institution.
June 21, 2018--Russian and Chinese Nuclear Arsenals:
Posture, Proliferation, and the Future of Arms Control. Austin
Long, Ph.D., Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation;
Patricia M. Kim, Ph.D., Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow,
Council on Foreign Relations; The Honorable Frank Rose, Senior
Fellow, Security and Strategy, Foreign Policy Program, The
Brookings Institution, (Former Assistant Secretary for Arms
Control, Verification, and Compliance, U.S. Department of
State).
July 11, 2018--China's Predatory Trade and Investment
Strategy. Derek Scissors, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American
Enterprise Institute; Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D., President,
Information Technology and innovation Foundation; Mr. William
Alan Reinsch, Scholl Chair in International Business, Center
for Strategic and International Studies.
September 26, 2018--Countering Iranian Proxies in Iraq. Mr.
Behnam Ben Taleblu, Research Fellow, Foundation for Defense of
Democracies; Kimberly Kagan, Ph.D., President, Institute for
the Study of War; Mr. Michael Pregent, Senior Fellow, Hudson
Institute; The Honorable Barbara Leaf, Rosenblatt Distinguished
Visiting Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
November 14, 2018--U.S. Department of State
Counterterrorism Bureau: Ensuring Resources Match Objectives.
The Honorable Nathan Alexander Sales, Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering
Violent Extremism, U.S. Department of State.
G. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
February 28, 2017--Issues and Opportunities in the Western
Hemisphere. Ms. Sally Yearwood, Executive Director, Caribbean-
Central American Action; Mr. Joseph M. Humire, Executive
Director, Center for a Secure Free Society; Mr. Jose Cardenas,
Former Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America
and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development;
Mr. Peter Quilter, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Ash Center for
Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University.
March 28, 2017--Venezuela's Tragic Meltdown. Mr. Steve
Hanke, Co-Director, Institute for Applied Economics, Global
Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise, The Johns Hopkins
University; Mr. Russell M. Dallen, Jr., President and Editor-
in-Chief, Latin American Herald Tribune; Hector Schamis, Ph.D.,
Adjunct Professor, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown
University; Michael McCarthy, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Center
for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University.
May 17, 2017--Energy Opportunities in South America. Mr.
Jorge R. Pinon, Director, Latin America and Caribbean Program,
Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at
Austin; Ms. Lisa Viscidi, Director, Energy, Climate Change, and
Extractive Industries Program, Inter-American Dialogue; Mr.
Jason Bordoff, Professor and Director, Center on Global Energy
Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia
University.
May 24, 2017--Markup. H. Res. 201, Expressing support to
the Government of Argentina for its investigation into the
terrorist bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on
March 17, 1992; H. Res. 259, Expressing concern and
condemnation over the political, economic, social, and
humanitarian crisis in Venezuela; H. Res. 336, Reaffirming a
strong commitment to the United States-Mexico partnership; and
H.R. 1918 Nicaragua Investment Conditionality Act of 2017.
June 7, 2017--Energy Opportunities in North America. Ms.
Sarah Ladislaw, Director and Senior Fellow, Energy and National
Security Program, Center for Strategic and International
Studies; Aaron Padilla, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, International
Policy, American Petroleum Institute; Duncan Wood, Ph.D.,
Director, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars.
July 12, 2017--Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western
Hemisphere: The FY 2018 Budget Request. Mr. Francisco Palmieri,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Sarah-Ann Lynch, Acting
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the
Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development.
July 19, 2017--Implementing the U.S.-Caribbean Strategic
Engagement Act. The Honorable Kenneth H. Merten, Acting
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Special Coordinator for
Haiti, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of
State.
September 13, 2017--The Venezuela Crisis: The Malicious
Influence of State and Criminal Actors. R. Evan Ellis, Ph.D.,
Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and
International Studies; Mr. Francisco Toro, Executive Editor,
Caracas Chronicle; Harold Trinkunas, Ph.D., Senior Research
Scholar and Associate Director for Research, Center for
International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli
Institute for International Studies, Stanford University.
November 8, 2017--Examining the Effectiveness of the
Kingpin Designation Act in the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Donald
C. Semesky Jr., Former Chief, Office of Financial Operations,
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Mr. David Hall, Partner,
Wiggin and Dana LLP; Emanuele Ottolenghi, Ph.D., Senior Fellow,
Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance, Foundation for Defense
of Democracies; Mr. Eric L. Olson, Deputy Director, Latin
American Program, Woodrow Wilson Center.
January 10, 2018--Upcoming Elections in the Western
Hemisphere: Implications for U.S. Policy. Ms. Katya Rimkunas,
Deputy Director, Latin America and the Caribbean, International
Republican Institute; Mr. Michael Svetlik, Vice President of
Programs, International Foundation for Electoral Systems; Mr.
Jim Swigert, Senior Associate and Regional Director, Latin
America and Caribbean Programs, National Democratic Institute.
February 14, 2018--Advancing U.S. Interests Through the
Organization of American States. Mr. Thomas Melito, Director,
International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability
Office; Mr. Alfonso Aguilar, President and CEO, International
Human Rights Group; Mr. Peter Quilter, (Former Secretary for
Administration and Finance, Organization of American States).
May 23, 2018--Combatting Transnational Criminal Threats in
the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Richard Glenn, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ms. Jennifer
Fowler, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Terrorist
Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of Treasury;
Rear Admiral Brain Hendrickson, USN, Director, Network
Engagement Team, U.S. Southern Command; Mr. Raymond Villanueva,
Assistant Director for International Operations, Homeland
Security Investigations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
June 7, 2018--Advancing U.S. Business Investment and Trade
in the Americas. Mr. Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Americas
Society/Council of the Americas; Mr. Neil Herrington, Senior
Vice President for the Americas, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Ms.
Kellie Meiman Hock, Managing Partner, McLarty Associates.
July 12, 2018--Markup. H. Res. 981, Condemning the
violence, persecution, intimidation, and murders committed by
the Government of Nicaragua against its citizens.
July 12, 2018--Nicaraguan Crisis: Next Steps to Advancing
Democracy. The Honorable Carlos Trujillo, U.S. Permanent
Representative, Organization of American States; The Honorable
Michael Kozak, Senior Advisor and Senior Bureau Official,
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department
of State; Ms. Barbara Feinstein, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S.
Agency for International Development.
September 6, 2018--U.S. Policy Toward Cuba. The Honorable
Kenneth H. Merten, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
The Honorable Peter Bodde, Coordinator, Health Incidents
Response Task Force, U.S. Department of State; Charles
Rosenfarb, M.D., Medical Director, Bureau of Medical Services,
U.S. Department of State; Mr. Todd Brown, Assistant Director
for Countermeasures, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S.
Department of State; Brian M. Mazanec, Ph.D., Acting Director,
International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability
Office.
H. Waste, Fraud, Abuse, Mismanagement, and Oversight Hearings
(Government Accountability Office (GAO), Inspector General,
or other reports, if any, related to a hearing are indicated in
brackets at the end of a listing. For witness information, see
hearing listings in subsections A through G above.)
February 2, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations and
Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa: Israel, the
Palestinians, and the United Nations: Challenges for the New
Administration.
February 28, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
Checking China's Maritime Push.
March 9, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Democracy
Under Threat in Ethiopia.
March 21, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
Pressuring North Korea: Evaluating Options.
March 28, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: East
Africa's Quiet Famine.
March 30, 2017--Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade: Consequences and Context for
Russia's Violations of the INF Treaty.
April 6, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations:
Enforcement Is Not Optional: The Goldman Act to Return Abducted
American Children.
April 26, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
China's Technological Rise: Challenges to U.S. Innovation and
Security.
April 26, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: The
Questionable Case for Easing Sudan Sanctions.
May 2, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global
Human Rights, and International Organizations: Winning the
Fight Against Human Trafficking: The Frederick Douglass
Reauthorization Act.
May 17, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
Revitalizing U.S. ASEAN Relations.
May 17, 2017--Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging
Threats: The Balkans: Threats to Peace and Stability.
June 15, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Africa's
Current and Potential Famines.
June 15, 2017--Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation,
and Trade: Foreign Military Sales: Process and Policy.
June 21, 2017--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: Grading the Egyptian and Tunisian Enterprise Funds.
July 12, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific: Black
Flags over Mindanao: Terrorism in Southeast Asia.
July 12, 2017--Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere:
Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: The FY 2018
Budget Request.
July 13, 2017--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: America's Interests in the Middle East and North
Africa: The President's FY 2018 Budget Request.
July 18, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations:
Implementing the Global Food Security Act.
July 19, 2017--Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere:
Implementing the U.S.-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act.
July 25, 2017--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: Held for Ransom: The Families of Iran's Hostages Speak
Out.
July 25, 2017--Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and
Emerging Threats: Examining the President's FY 2018 Budget
Proposal for Europe and Eurasia.
July 27, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific: U.S.
Interests in the Asia-Pacific: FY 2018 Budget Hearing.
September 7, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
Maintaining U.S. Influence in South Asia: The FY 2018 Budget.
September 7, 2017--Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade: U.S. Department of State
Counterterrorism Bureau: The FY 2018 Budget.
September 13, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: The
Future of Democracy and Governance in Liberia.
September 27, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
Burma's Brutal Campaign Against the Rohingya.
September 27, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Rwanda:
Democracy Thwarted.
October 3, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Iraq and
Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability.
October 4, 2017--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Program:
The GAO Review.
October 11, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: The State
Department and USAID FY 2018 Africa Budget.
October 11, 2017--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon.
October 25, 2017--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: The President's Iran Decision: Next Steps.
November 7, 2017--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: Democracy and Governance in the Middle East and North
Africa.
November 8, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa: The
President's Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan: Objectives and
Resources.
November 8, 2017--Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere:
Examining the Effectiveness of the Kingpin Designation Act in
the Western Hemisphere.
November 9, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Resolving
the Political Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
November 15, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
Development Finance in Asia: U.S. Economic Strategy Amid
China's Belt and Road.
November 29, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: A Global
Update on Alzheimer's Disease.
December 6, 2017--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
U.S. Policy Towards Tibet: Access, Religious Freedom, and Human
Rights.
December 6, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Advancing
Human Rights to Combat Extremism.
December 12, 2017--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations:
Protecting North Korean Refugees.
December 12, 2017--Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade: The Future of the North American
Free Trade Agreement.
February 6, 2018--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Reassessing Priorities Amid Continued
Challenges.
February 6, 2018--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: Syria: Which Way Forward?
February 14, 2018--Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere:
Advancing U.S. Interests Through the Organization of American
States.
February 14, 2018--Subcommittee on the Middle East and
North Africa: Israel, the Palestinians, and the
Administration's Peace Plan.
February 28, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Zimbabwe
After Mugabe.
March 7, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: China in
Africa: The New Colonialism?
March 21, 2018--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific: U.S.
Responses to China's Foreign Influence Operations.
March 21, 2018--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: Implications of a U.S.-Saudi Arabia Nuclear Cooperation
Agreement for the Middle East.
April 11, 2018--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific: North
Korea's Diplomatic Gambit: Will History Repeat Itself?
April 11, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: No
Abducted Child Left Behind: An Update on the Goldman Act.
April 17, 2018--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
Reinforcing the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship.
April 18, 2018--Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and
Emerging Threats: The Dayton Legacy and the Future of Bosnia
and the Western Balkans.
April 26, 2018--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and
Trade: Grading Counterterrorism Cooperation with the GCC
States.
May 9, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global
Human Rights, and International Organizations: Protecting Civil
Society, Faith-Based Actors, and Political Speech in Sub-
Saharan Africa.
May 17, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global
Human Rights, and International Organizations: Global Health
Supply Chain Management: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward.
May 23, 2018--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific: Asia's
Diplomatic and Security Structure: Planning U.S. Engagement.
May 23, 2018--Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere:
Combatting Transnational Criminal Threats in the Western
Hemisphere.
June 13, 2018--Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa: The Middle East and North Africa: Ensuring Resources
Match Objectives.
June 20, 2018--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific: The
Trump-Kim Summit: Outcomes and Oversight.
June 27, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Crisis in
the Republic of Cameroon.
July 12, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Combating
Tuberculosis in Southern Africa.
July 12, 2018--Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere:
Nicaraguan Crisis: Next Steps to Advancing Democracy.
July 25, 2018--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific: Budget
Priorities for South Asia.
September 6, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Tackling
Fentanyl: The China Connection.
September 6, 2018--Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere:
U.S. Policy Toward Cuba.
September 12, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations: Reviewing
Current Developments in Ethiopia.
September 26, 2018--Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific:
China's Repression and Internment of Uyghurs: U.S. Policy
Responses.
September 27, 2018--Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and
Emerging Threats: Europe and Eurasia: Ensuring Resources Match
Objectives.
November 14, 2018--Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation, and Trade. U.S. Department of State
Counterterrorism Bureau: Ensuring Resources Match Objectives.
November 29, 2018--Subcommittee on the Middle East and
North Africa. U.S. Policy Toward Syria (Part II).
December 10, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. Reviewing
International Child Abduction.
December 13, 2018--Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. Nigeria
at a Crossroads: The Upcoming Elections.
I. Committee-Hosted Dignitary Meetings
Member Meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al-
Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (January 25, 2017).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Haider al-Abadi, Prime
Minister of Iraq (March 21, 2017).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al Sisi,
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt (April 4, 2017).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Abdel al-Jubeir,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia (May 3, 2017).
Member Meeting with Mr. Emilio Monzo, President of
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies in the National Congress (May
3, 2017).
Member Meeting with the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) Ambassadors of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
and Vietnam (May 18, 2017).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Mansur Muhammad Dan Ali,
the Nigerian Minister of Defense (June 7, 2017).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Sir Kim Darroch KCMG,
British Ambassador to the United States (June 20, 2017).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela,
President of the Republic of Panama (June 22, 2017).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Antonio Guterres,
Secretary-General of the United Nations (June 27, 2017).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Youssef Chahed, the
President of the Government of the Republic of Tunisia (July
11, 2017).
Member Meeting with Her Excellency Kang Kyung-wha, Minister
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (September 26,
2017).
Member Meeting with Her Excellency Rula Ghani, First Lady
of Afghanistan, and Mrs. Laura Bush, Former First Lady of the
United States (November 1, 2017).
Member Meeting with the Honorable Nikki Haley, the United
States Ambassador to the United Nations (November 8, 2017).
Member Meeting with the Honorable Jon Huntsman, United
States Ambassador to Russia (January 9, 2018).
Member Meeting with the CEO of the Broadcasting Board of
Governors, the Director of the Voice of America, and the
President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (January 10,
2018).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Rodrigo Maia, Speaker of
Brazil's National Chamber of Deputies (January 17, 2018).
Member Meeting with Ambassador Joseph Yun, Special
Representative for North Korea Policy (January 19, 2018).
Member Meeting with Ambassador Mark Green, Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development
(February 6, 2018).
Member Meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania,
Latvia, and Estonia (March 6, 2018).
Member Meeting with Ambassador Mark Green, Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development (March
6, 2018).
Member Meeting with Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (March 21, 2018).
Member Meeting with State Department officials on U.S.
policy toward Iran (April 16, 2018).
Member Meeting with State Department officials on U.S.
policy toward the Middle East (April 18, 2018).
Member Meeting with Members of the U.K. House Commons
Foreign Affairs Committee (April 24, 2018).
Member Meeting with Department of State officials from the
Global Engagement Center (May 10, 2018).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Antonio Guterres,
Secretary-General of the United Nations (May 17, 2018).
Member Meeting with His Excellency Carlos Alvarado,
President of the Republic of Costa Rica (June 13, 2018).
Member Only Meeting with Members of the Norwegian
Parliament's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
(June 20, 2018).
Member Meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al-
Hussein of the Kingdom of Jordan (June 26, 2018).
Member Only Meeting with ``Caesar,'' Syrian Army Defector
(June 28, 2018).
Members Only Meeting with Representatives of the EU3 (July
12, 2018).
Member Only Meeting with His Excellency Pablo Campana
Saenz, Minister of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Ecuador
(July 25, 2018).
Members Only Classified Briefing with the Department of
State (July 26, 2018).
Members Only Meeting with his Excellency Carlos Holmes
Trujillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Colombia (September 6, 2018).
Members Only Classified Briefing to follow with Department
of State officials on U.S. policy toward Cuba (September 6,
2018).
Members Only Meeting with His Excellency Sebastian Pinera,
President of the Republic of Chile (September 28, 2018).
APPENDIX
(MEMBERSHIP OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS)
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and
International Organizations
Karen Bass, CA, Ranking Member Christopher H. Smith, NJ, Chairman
Ami Bera, CA Mark Meadows, NC
Joaquin Castro, TX Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., NY
Thomas R. Suozzi, NY F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., WI
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr., VA
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Brad Sherman, CA, Ranking Member Ted S. Yoho, FL, Chairman
Ami Bera, CA Dana Rohrabacher, CA
Dina Titus, NV Steve Chabot, OH
Gerald E. Connolly, VA Tom Marino, PA
Theodore E. Deutch, FL Mo Brooks, AL
Tulsi Gabbard, HI Scott Perry, PA
Adam Kinzinger, IL
Ann Wagner, MO
Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
Gregory W. Meeks, NY, Ranking Member Dana Rohrabacher, CA, Chairman
Brad Sherman, CA Joe Wilson, SC
Albio Sires, NJ Ted Poe, TX
William R. Keating, MA Tom Marino, PA
David N. Cicilline, RI Jeff Duncan, SC*
Robin L. Kelly, IL F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., WI
Francis Rooney, FL
Brian K. Fitzpatrick, PA
John R. Curtis, UT**
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
Theodore E. Deutch, FL, Ranking Memberleana Ros-Lehtinen, FL, Chairman
Gerald E. Connolly, VA Steve Chabot, OH
David N. Cicilline, RI Darrell E. Issa, CA
Lois Frankel, FL Ron DeSantis, FL*****
Brandan F. Boyle, PA Mark Meadows, NC
Tulsi Gabbard, HI Paul Cook, CA****
Bradley Scott Schneider, IL Adam Kinzinger, IL
Thomas R. Suozzi, NY Lee M. Zeldin, NY
Ted Lieu, CA Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., NY
Ann Wagner, MO
Brian J. Mast, FL
Brian K. Fitzpatrick, PA
John R. Curtis, UT**
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
William R. Keating, MA, Ranking Membered Poe, TX, Chairman
Lois Frankel, FL Joe Wilson, SC
Brendan F. Boyle, PA Darrell E. Issa, CA
Dina Titus, NV Paul Cook, CA
Norma J. Torres, CA Scott Perry, PA
Bradley Scott Schneider, IL Lee M. Zeldin, NY
Brian J. Mast, FL
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr., VA
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Albio Sires, NJ, Ranking Member Jeff Duncan, SC, Chairman*
Joaquin Castro, TX Paul Cook, CA, Chairman***
Robin L. Kelly, IL Christopher H. Smith, NJ
Norma J. Torres, CA Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, FL
Adriano Espaillat, NY Michael T. McCaul, TX
Gregory W. Meeks, NY Mo Brooks, AL
Ron DeSantis, FL*****
Ted S. Yoho, FL
Francis Rooney, FL
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*Rep. Duncan resigned October 24, 2017.
**Rep. Curtis appointed November 29, 2017.
***Rep. Cook appointed chairman of the Subcommittee on
Western Hemisphere on October 26, 2017.
****Rep. Cook resigned from the Subcommittee on the Middle
East and North Africa on October 26, 2017.
*****Rep. DeSantis resigned September 10, 2018.
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