Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
NOMINATION
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Presiding:
Senator Udall
Date:
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Time:
02:30 PM
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Webcast:
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The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations convenes to hear testimony regarding different aspects involved with current negotiations on the Iranian nuclear weapons program.
This hearing discusses the ongoing cirsis in South Sudan, and U.S. policy towards short-term and long-term reconciliation.
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.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations convenes to discuss political unrest and violence in Egypt.
The Honorable John F. Kerry
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC
The Honorable Chuck Hagel
Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense
Washington, DC
General Martin E. Dempsey
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Staff Pentagon
Washington, DC
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.
This hearing aimed to examine U.S. policy towards Iran following its leadership change over the summer. The hearing featured a top State Department official and three experts from the private sector.
Regional integration between Afghnaistan and Central Asia was discussed at the nomination hearing for the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations met to examine developments in Mali following the country’s 2012 coup. The rise of extremism that led to the coup is a troubling trend, and it was concluded that future U.S. policy in the region must not neglect Mali.