AFRICOM: Rationales, Roles, and Progress on the Eve of Operations

On Tuesday, July 15, 2008, the Subcommittee on Naitonal Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled, “AFRICOM: Rationales, Roles, and Progress on the Eve of Operations.”

Witness List

Ms. Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

Ambassador Mary C. Yates, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities, U.S. Africa Command

Maj. Gen. Michael A. Snodgrass, Chief of Staff, U.S. Africa Command

Ms. Lauren Ploch, Analyst in African Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, U.S. Congressional Research Service

Mr. John Pendleton, Director, Force Structure and Defense Planning Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office