Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman
You are respectfully requested to attend the following OPEN
hearing
of the
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere,
to be held in
Room 2212 of the Rayburn House Office Building
.
Date:
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Time:
10:00 AM
Subject:
U.S. Obligations under the Merida Initiative
witnesses:
The Honorable Scott Burns
Deputy Director
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Marisa R. Lino
Assistant Secretary
Office of Policy/International Affairs
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Former U.S. Ambassador
The Honorable William J. Hoover
Assistant Director
Office of Field Operations
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
U.S. Department of Justice
Mr. Anthony P. Placido
Assistant Administrator and Chief of Intelligence
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Department of Justice
Mr. Kenneth W. Kaiser
Assistant Director
Criminal Investigative Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Department of Justice
Deputy Director
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Marisa R. Lino
Assistant Secretary
Office of Policy/International Affairs
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Former U.S. Ambassador
The Honorable William J. Hoover
Assistant Director
Office of Field Operations
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
U.S. Department of Justice
Mr. Anthony P. Placido
Assistant Administrator and Chief of Intelligence
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Department of Justice
Mr. Kenneth W. Kaiser
Assistant Director
Criminal Investigative Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Department of Justice
NOTE: Witnesses may be added.
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