Resources - Hearings
This section provides a searchable database of Congressional hearings on U.S. security policy. Each link provides hearing details including committee and subcommittee, date, time, location, witnesses, and the country and region discussed.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
2172 House Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC 20515
This hearing focuses on U.S. Policy towards Sudan and South Sudan over the years, and more specifically in recent years because of the ongoing conflicts in both areas.
Country:
Sudan
South Sudan
Committee:
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Rayburn HOB 2118
This hearing discussed the activities of U.S. Southern and Northern Command.
Country:
Western Hemisphere Regional
Mexico
Bahamas
Committee:
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location:
Rayburn HOB - 2118
The House Committee on Armed Services heard testimoney from Vice Admiral Frank Pandolfe, Assistant Secretary of State Anne Patterson, and the Department of Defenese's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Elissa Slotkin. The witnesses made remarks and took questions on matters related to overall U.S. policy in the region, including nuclear negotiations with Iran, future relations with Egypt and security cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as elaborating on the U.S.' defense infrastrucutre in the Middle East.
Country:
Iraq
Iran
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Israel
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Egypt
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building
This Subocmmittee Hearing examined the United States' efforts to mitigate the counternarcotics threat in Afghanistan. The hearing also addressed U.S. cooperation with Afghanistan's neighbors on this issue.
Country:
Afghanistan
Russia
Central Asia Regional
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515-6128
The House Subcommittee on Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs is holding a hearing on the changing landscape of terrorist groups in Latin America. Witnesses include Gina Costa, Celine Realuyo, Douglas Farah and Michael Shifter.
Country:
Western Hemisphere Regional
Peru
Colombia
Mexico
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 10:00am to 12:15pm
Location:
Rayburn HOB - 2118
A panel of outside experts addersses the current capacities and capabilities of Al Qaida and its affiliates throughout the Greater Middle East and North Africa.
Country:
Syria
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Mali
Libya
Yemen
Somalia
Egypt
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations convenes to hear testimony regarding different aspects involved with current negotiations on the Iranian nuclear weapons program.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Hart Office Building, Room 216
This hearing is meant to discuss the U.S. Intelligence Community's annual assessment of the current and future threats against the United States.
Country:
Global
Committee:
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 9:30am to 10:45am
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
The House Committe on Foreign Affairs held a Markup meeting concerning two bills: H. Res. 447 (Engel), “Supporting the democratic and European aspirations of the people of Ukraine, and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear,” and H.R. 938 (Ros-Lehtinen/Deutch), “To strengthen the strategic alliance between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.”
Country:
Israel
Ukraine
Committee:
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 138
The hearing will examine how the United States can sustain and improve counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan as its military presence declines in 2014.
Country:
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Committee:
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515-6128
This hearing will address the challenges and accomplishments of NAFTA. Witnesses include Carla Hills, David Dreier, Eric Farnsworth and Mark Elliot.
Country:
Western Hemisphere Regional
Mexico
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location:
2172 House Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC 20515
This hearing discusses the recent violence in South Sudan and the United States response.
Country:
South Sudan
Committee:
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 10:15am to 12:30pm
Location:
SD - 419
This hearing discusses the ongoing cirsis in South Sudan, and U.S. policy towards short-term and long-term reconciliation.
Country:
South Sudan
Committee:
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
House Rayburn Building 2172
The House Foreign Affairs Committee met to discuss recent violence in the Central African Republic, threats to U.S. interests represented, and possible responses. Special attention was paid to the viability of UN versus AU peacekeeping forces.
Country:
Central African Republic
Committee:
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 3:00am to 5:00am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
This Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing dealt with the economic, political, and social challenges the United States faces in Eastern Europe, ahead of the European Union's upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit. Members of the Eastern Partnership include Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenian and Azerbaijan.
Country:
Ukraine
Moldova
Georgia
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 1:00am to 3:00am
Location:
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
A joint subcomittee hearing held by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the continuing threat of the extremist organization Boko Haram, both to Nigerian and American interests.
Country:
Nigeria
Committee:
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs convenes to discuss plans going forward for the U.S.-Egyptian relationship in light of the recent partial suspension of military and economic assistance.
Country:
Egypt
Committee:
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Location:
HVC-210
Creating Peace and Finding Justice in Colombia
HEARING
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013
9.30 AM
HVC-210
This hearing will take place at 9.30 AM on 10/24/2013, in HVC-210.
The hearing is open to members of Congress, congressional staff, the media and the interested public.
DATE Thursday, October 24, 2013
TIME 9.30 AM
LOCATION HVC-210
BACKGROUND As Colombian and international observers look with hope to the on-going peace negotiations between the Colombian government and Colombia’s largest guerrilla organization, a number of...
Country:
Western Hemisphere Regional
Colombia
Committee:
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Location:
311 Cannon House Office Building
The House Committee on Homeland Security holds a hearing to discuss the recruitment of Westerners to radical Islamist terrorist organizations.
Country:
Somalia
Kenya
Syria
Committee:
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
The Senate Subcommittee on Africa met to discuss recent gains in democratic governance and security in Somalia, following 20 years of civil war. The witnesses concluded that al-Shabaab remains a extremist threat, that the US must provide more aid to the AMISOM force, and that the federal structure of Somalia must be better explained to the country’s populace.
Country:
Somalia
Committee:
Subcommittee: