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2008

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June
--06/25/08  A New Strategy for Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan; Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--06/18/08  Oversight of U.S. Efforts to Train and Equip Police and Enhance the Justice System in Afghanistan; David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Washington, DC
--06/18/08  The Caucasus: Frozen Conflicts and Closed Borders; Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
--06/12/08  Agreement Between the United States and Russia for Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy; John C. Rood, Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
--06/12/08  U.S.-Japan Relations: Partnership and Progress; Alexander A. Arvizu, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
--06/10/08  An Overview of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia; Glyn Davies, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs of the House Committee on Natural Resources; Washington, DC
--06/09/08  An Overview of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau; Glyn Davies, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs of the House Committee on Natural Resources; Washington, DC
--06/05/08  China in Africa: Implications for U.S. Policy; Thomas J. Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, James Swan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs; Statement Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ; Washington, DC
--06/05/08  The Merida Initiative: Examining U.S. Efforts to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations; David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism of the House Homeland Security Committee; Washington, DC


May
--05/20/08  Burma in the Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis: Death, Displacement, and Humanitarian Aid; Scot Marciel, Ambassador to ASEAN and Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs ; Washington, DC
--05/20/08  Pakistan's Fata Challenge: Securing One of the World's Most Dangerous Areas; John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--05/15/08  U.S.-China Relations in the Era of Globalization; John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State; Opening Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--05/15/08  U.S.-Vietnam Cooperation on Issues Related to Agent Orange; Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement before the Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
--05/14/08  U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: New Approaches; Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator; Opening statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--05/08/08  Central America and the Merida Initiative; Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
--05/08/08  Looking Forward to the Medvedev Administration in Russia; Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Washington, DC
--05/07/08  Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Patricia A. McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Nonproliferation ; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC


April
--04/28/08  Nominee to Become Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Ambassador William J. Burns; Opening Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--04/24/08  Iran's Nuclear Ambitions; Patricia McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Nonproliferation; Testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security; Washington, DC
--04/23/08  A New Beginning for the U.S.-South Korea Strategic Alliance; Alexander A. Arvizu, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific ; Statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment ; Washington, DC
--04/23/08  The Bucharest Summit and the Way Forward for NATO; Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe; Washington, DC
--04/23/08  The Crisis in Tibet: Finding the Path to Peace; John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State ; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sub-Committee on Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC
--04/16/08  Challenges Combatting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing ; David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries; Remarks Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans; Washington, DC
--04/15/08  Building Partnership Capacity and Development of the Interagency Process; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee; Washington, DC
--04/09/08  President’s FY 2009 International Affairs Budget Request; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Committee; Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
--04/03/08  Sustainable International Fisheries; David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries; Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Washington, DC
--04/02/08  Hearing on Science Diplomacy; Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID; Testimony Before the House Science Subcommittee on Research and Science Education; Washington, DC
--04/02/08  International Science and Technology Cooperation; Jeff Miotke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space, and Health; Before the Subcommittee on Research, Science Education, House Committee on Science and Technology; United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC
--04/02/08  Making Science Diplomacy More Effective; Nina V. Fedoroff, Ph.D., Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID; Testimony Before the House Science Subcommittee on Research and Science Education; Hearing on Science Diplomacy


March
--03/18/08  Shaping China’s Global Choices Through Diplomacy; Thomas J. Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission; Washington, DC
--03/12/08  President's 2009 International Affairs Budget; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ; Washington, DC
--03/12/08  Hearing on Agencies in Peril: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Federal IT and Secure Sensitive Information?; Susan Swart, Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Information Resource Management; Testimony Before the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Washington, DC
--03/12/08  The Balkans After the Independence of Kosovo and on the Eve of NATO Enlargement; Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
--03/12/08  U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Relations; Christopher R, Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement before the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
--03/11/08  Evaluating U.S. Policy Objectives and Options on the Horn of Africa; Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa; Washington, DC
--03/11/08  NATO: Enlargement and Effectiveness; Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--03/06/08  Emergency Supplemental Request for Iraq and Afghanistan; John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State ; Statement Before the House Appropriations Committee; Washington, DC
--03/05/08  Poaching American Security: Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Statement before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources; Washington, DC
--03/05/08  With Castro Stepping Down, What’s Next for Cuba and the Western Hemisphere? ; Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs ; Statement Before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere of House of Representatives; Washington, DC
--03/04/08  FY 2009 Budget Hearing for Foreign Assistance; Henrietta H. Fore, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Testimony Before the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Washington, DC
--03/04/08  Kosovo: The Balkans' Moment of Truth?; Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC


February
--02/28/08  Recent Developments in Pakistan; John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary; The Deputy Secretary’s Written Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/28/08  U.S. Policy Options in Post-Election Pakistan; John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State; Written Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/27/08  Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies: A Post-Bali Overview; Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Written Statement Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment; United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC
--02/27/08  FY 2009 Budget Hearing for Foreign Assistance; Henrietta H. Fore, U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID; Testimony before the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/14/08  The United States and Cambodia: Bilateral Relations and Bilateral Debt; Scot Marciel,Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs ; Tesimony Before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment House Foreign Affairs Committee ; Washington, DC
--02/14/08  U.S. Policy in Afghanistan; Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Washington, DC
--02/13/08  International Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 ; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
--02/13/08  President’s FY 2009 International Affairs Budget Request; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/07/08  Taking Stock: Combating Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Region; Gregg Rickman, Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism; Testimony Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Washington, DC
--02/07/08  The Immediate and Underlying Causes and Consequences of Flawed Democracy in Kenya; Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs; Testimony Before Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs; Washington, DC
--02/06/08  Status of the Six-Party Talks for the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/06/08  The Political Crisis in Kenya: A Call for Justice and Peaceful Resolution; James Swan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs; Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Africa and Global Health Subcommittee Hearing; Washington, DC


January
--01/31/08  Afghanistan: A Plan to Turn the Tide; Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secreatary for South and Central Asian Affairs; Remarks Before the Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC

  
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