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.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
Rayburn HOB - 2118
"U.S. Strategy for Syria and Iraq and its Implications for the Region"
Full Committee
(10:00 AM - 2118 RHOB - Open)
Washington, D.C.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ashton B. Carter
Secretary of Defense
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Testimony can be found here.
Country:
Syria
Iraq
Committee:
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - 2:30am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Add to my CalendarTime: 02:30 PM Location: Senate Dirksen 419 Presiding: Senator Johnson
Panel One
Mr. Benjamin G. Ziff
Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State, Bureau Of European And Eurasian Affairs
U.S....
Country:
Ukraine
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 9:30am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Presiding: Senator Corker
Witnesses:
The Honorable Anne Patterson
Assistant Secretary, Bureau Of Near Eastern Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington , D.C.
General John R. Allen (USMC, Ret.)
Special Presidential Envoy For The Global Coalition To Counter ISIL
U.S. Department of State
Washington , D.C.
Country:
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Committee:
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 9:30am
Location:
United States Military Strategy in the Middle East
Agenda
To receive testimony on United States military strategy in the Middle East.
Witnesses
Honorable Ashton B. Carter
Secretary Of Defense
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC
Chairman Of The Joint Chief Of Staff
Country:
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Committee:
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Thomas Perriello
Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa
U.S. Department of State
Country:
Great Lakes Regional
Committee:
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
2200 Rayburn House office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515
Witnesses:
Mr. Doug Farah
President
IBI Consultants
Vladimir Rouvinski, Ph.D.
Director of the CIES Interdisciplinary Research Center
Universidad Icesi in Colombia
Constantino Urcuyo, Ph.D.
Academic Director
Centro de Investigación y Adiestramiento Político Administrativo in Costa Rica
Country:
Central America Regional
Caribbean Regional
South America Regional
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 11:15am to 12:00pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
H. Res. 348, Supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their government and determine their future [ H. Res. 348, Supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their government and determine their future ]
H. Res. 348, Supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their...
Country:
Ukraine
Committee:
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 2:30pm
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Ensuring an Efficient and Effective Diplomatic Security Training Facility for the Twenty-First Century
SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE DEPARTMENT AND USAID MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS, AND BILATERAL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTDate: Thursday, October 8, 2015 Add to my CalendarTime: 02:30 PM Location: Senate Dirksen 419 Presiding: Senator Perdue
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Country:
Global
Committee:
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 9:45am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
LEGISLATION
1. S. 2152, Electrify Africa Act of 2015
2. S. 1789, U.S. Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015
3. S. Res. 274, A Resolution Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Peaceful and Democratic Reunification of Germany
4. S. Res. 278, Welcoming the President of the Republic of Korea on her official visit to the United States and celebrating the United States-Republic of Korea relationship, and for other purposes
5. S. Res. 148, A resolution condemning the...
Country:
Africa Regional
Committee:
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 12:45pm to 3:45pm
Location:
Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Witnesses:
Carolyn Woo, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Relief Services[full text of statement][truth in testimony form]
Mr. David Hong
Director of Global Policy
One Acre Fund...
Country:
Africa Regional
Committee:
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 2:30pm
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Country:
Yemen
Committee:
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 9:30am
Location:
Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda
To receive testimony on the situation in Afghanistan.
*There is a possibility of a CLOSED session in Room SVC-217, the Office of Senate Security in the Capitol Visitor Center, immediately following the OPEN session.
Member Statements
Chairman John McCain R (AZ)
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Ranking Member ...
Country:
Afghanistan
Committee:
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
2200 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 2051
Subcommittee Hearing: The Threat of Islamist Extremism in Russia
Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats | 2200 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 | Sep 30, 2015 2:00pm to 5:00pm
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Country:
Russia
Committee:
Subcommittee:
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Witnesses
Panel I:
The Honorable Robert P. Jackson
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Panel II
Mr. Paul Ronan
Co-Founder and Project Director
The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative
Mr. Sasha Lezhnev
Associate Director of Policy
Enough Project
Country:
Uganda
Central Africa Regional
Committee:
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
Rayburn HOB - 2118
The Honorable Robert O. Work
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Admiral Michael Rogers, USN
Commander, US Cyber Command
Mr. Terry Halvorsen
Acting Department of Defense Chief Information Office
Country:
Global
Committee:
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Witness
Dr. Michel Gabaudan
President
Refugees International
Washington , D.C.
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Ms. Nancy Lindborg
President
United States Institute of Peace
Washington , D.C.
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The Right...
Country:
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Committee:
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Nomination of Ms. Susan Coppedge to be the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking for Georgia, with the rank of Ambassador at Large.
Country:
Georgia
Committee:
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 9:30am
Location:
Room SH-216, Hart Senate Office Building
General David H. Petraeus will be witness to the testimony on the United States Middle East Policy.
Country:
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Committee:
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 2:30pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Country:
Iraq
Syria
Committee:
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Room SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building
To receive testimony on U.S. military operations to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
*There is a possibility of a CLOSED session in Room SVC-217, the Office of Senate Security in the Capitol Visitor Center, following the OPEN session.
Witnesses
The Honorable Christine E. Wormuth
Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy
...
Country:
Iraq
Committee: