The Committee held a hearing to evaluate the status of corruption in the Iraqi government and whether U.S. government efforts to address this continuing problem have been adequate. A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available.
The following witnesses testified:
- Judge Radhi Hamza al-Radhi, former head of the Iraqi Commission on Public Integrity
- Mr. David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
- Mr. Stuart Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
- Ambassador Lawrence Butler, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Ms. Claudia Rosett, Journalist-in-Residence, Foundation for Defense of Democracies