DEFINING THE MILITARY’S ROLE TOWARDS FOREIGN POLICY HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Thursday, July 31, 2008 Time: 2:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Biden Senator Biden's Opening Statement Senator Lugar's Opening Statement       Witnesses:     Panel 1: The Honorable John D. Negroponte    Deputy Secretary    Department of State    Washington, DC The Honorable Eric S. Edelman    Undersecretary for Policy    Department of Defense    Washington, DC     Panel 2: Dr. George Rupp    CEO and President    International Rescue Committee    New York, New York Dr. Reuben E. Brigety, II,    Director of the Sustainable Security    Program Center for American Progress    Washington, DC Ms. Mary Locke    Former Senior Professional Staff    Committee on Foreign Relations    United States Senate    Washington, DC Mr. Robert M. Perito    Senior Program Officer    Center for Post-Conflict Peace    and Stability Operations    United States Institute of Peace    Washington, DC   Hearing Titles in blue are links to video recording of hearing. Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.