Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
The recent setback against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, including the fall of Ramadi and the capture of the historic city of Palmyra, highlights the ongoing and immediate need for the Obama administration to develop a substantive and clear comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIL. As ISIL continues to spread terror in the Middle East, this hearing will examine the radical Islamist group’s strategy, the Obama administration’s current plans for Iraq and Syria, and the effectiveness and strength of the coalition fighting ISIL. In addition to assessing the U.S.
House Committe on Foreign Affairs is holding a subcommittee meeting to discuss Egypt's situation two years after Morsi.
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen: "This hearing will provide our Members the opportunity to weigh U.S. policy toward Cairo as Egypt struggles to balance its security concerns with its needs for democratic reforms.”
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa hearing on the regional impact of U.S. policy towards Iraq and Syria.
Agenda:
House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing regarding the situation in Yemen.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Gerald M. Feierstein
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Agenda:
House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing regarding FY 2016 Budget request accounting for the crises in the MENA region.
WItnesses:
The Honorable Anne W. Patterson
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Paige Alexander
Assistant Administrator
Bureau for the Middle East
U.S. Agency for International Development
Witnesses
The Honorable Anne W. Patterson
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Derek Chollet
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
U.S. Department of Defense
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa will hold a hearing on the Administration's 2015 MENA budget request.
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa will hold a hearing to assess the United States' ongoing strategic relationship with Morocco.
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.