Committee Hearings
110th Congress
Second Session - 2008

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September

Thursday, September 25, 2008 THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS Time: 3:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 RESOURCE CURSE OR BLESSING? AFRICA’S MANAGEMENT OF ITS EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES Time: 9:30 a.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 BUSINESS MEETING Time: 2:15 P.M. Place: S-116 Capitol Building

Thursday, September 18, 2008 AGREEMENT FOR PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH INDIA Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 RUSSIA’S AGGRESSION AGAINST GEORGIA: CONSEQUENCES AND RESPONSES Time: 10:00 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, September 11, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 9:00 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 2:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 PROTOCOLS TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY Time: 10:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

August

July

Thursday, July 31, 2008 DEFINING THE MILITARY’S ROLE TOWARDS FOREIGN POLICY Time: 2:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 BUSINESS MEETING Time: 2:15 P.M. Place: S-116 Capital Building

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 UN PEACEKEEPING: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Time: 3:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 1:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 10:00 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, July 17, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 THE CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE AND PROSPECTS FOR RESOLUTION Time: 10:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, July 10, 2008 TREATIES Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 MEETING THE IRANIAN CHALLENGE Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

June

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 A NEW STRATEGY FOR ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP WITH PAKISTAN Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 BUSINESS MEETING Time: 2:15 P.M. Place: S-116 Capital Building

Thursday, June 19, 2008 NOMINATIONS FOR POSITIONS IN EUROPE Time: 2:15 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 RUSSIA, IRAN, AND U.S.-RUSSIAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION Time: 4:30 P.M. (CLOSED SESSION) Place: 407 Capital Building

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE: POLICY OPTIONS Time: 2:15 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, June 12, 2008 OIL, OLIGARCHS, AND OPPORTUNITY: ENERGY FROM CENTRAL ASIA TO EUROPE Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS: FOREIGN POLICY CONSEQUENCES IN AN ERA OF NEW MONEY Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 CHINA IN AFRICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

May

Thursday, May 22, 2008 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST DOPING IN SPORT Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 TREATIES Time: 9:15 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 PAKISTAN’S FATA CHALLENGE: SECURING ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS AREAS Time: 2:45 P.M. or after the Business Meeting Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 BUSINESS MEETING Time: 2:15 P.M. Place: S-116 Capital Building

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 TREATIES Time: 10:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, May 15, 2008 U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION Time: 2:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 RESPONDING TO THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 U.S. POLICY TOWARDS SUDAN Time: 10:15 A.M. (CLOSED SESSION) Place: 407 Capital Building

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 TREATIES Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 HOLOCAUST ERA INSURANCE RESTITUTION AFTER ICHEIC Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, May 1, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

April

Postponed Tuesday, April 29, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Monday, April 28, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 4:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, April 24, 2008 BUILDING ON INTERNATIONAL DEBT RELIEF INITIATIVES Time: 2:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, April 24, 2008 IMPLEMENTING SMART POWER: SETTING AN AGENDA FOR NATIONAL SECURITY REFORM Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 THE CRISIS IN TIBET: FINDING A PATH TO PEACE Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 THE CONTINUING CRISIS IN DARFUR Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 U.S.-TURKEY NUCLEAR COOPERATION Time: 4:30 P.M. Place: S-407 Capitol Building (Closed Session)

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 BUSINESS MEETING Time: 2:15 P.M. Place: S-116 Capitol Building

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 INTERNATIONAL DEFORESTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE Time: 10:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 TREATIES Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, April 10, 2008 NEGOTIATING A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAQ Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 3:15 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 CLOSING LEGAL LOOPHOLES: PROSECUTING SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES COMMITTED OVERSEAS BY AMERICAN CIVILIANS IN A COMBAT ENVIRONMENT Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 IRAQ AFTER THE SURGE: WHAT NEXT? Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 216 Hart Senate Office Building

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 NOMINATIONS Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, April 3, 2008 IRAQ 2012: WHAT CAN IT LOOK LIKE, HOW DO WE GET THERE? Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 IRAQ AFTER THE SURGE: POLITICAL PROSPECTS Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 IRAQ AFTER THE SURGE: MILITARY PROSPECTS Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 THE SITUATION IN IRAQ Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 407 The Capitol Building (Closed Session)

March

Thursday, March 13, 2008 Business Meeting Time: 10:15 A.M. Place: S-116 Capitol Building

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM: EXAMINING THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building

Cancelled Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Business Meeting Time: 10:15 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 NATO: ENLARGEMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 EVALUATING U.S. POLICY OPTIONS ON THE HORN OF AFRICA Time: 10:15 A.M. Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH SMART POWER – A MILITARY PERSPECTIVE Time: 09:30 A.M. Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 KOSOVO: THE BALKANS’ MOMENT OF TRUTH? Time: 09:30 A.M. Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building

February

Postponed Thursday, February 28, 2008 INTERNATIONAL DEFORESTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Time: 02:30 P.M. Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, February 28, 2008 U.S. POLICY OPTIONS IN POST-ELECTION PAKISTAN Time: 09:30 A.M. Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, February 13, 2008 Business Meeting Time: If a quorum is achieved during the morning hearing Place: SD-106 The Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 THE PRESIDENT’S FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUDGET Time: 10:00 A.M. Place: SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, February 7, 2008 Nominations Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, February 7, 2008 THE IMMEDIATE AND UNDERLYING CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF KENYA’S FLAWED ELECTION Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Briefing on Sudan Time: 3:00 P.M. Place: S-116 The Capitol (Closed Session)

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Nominations Time: 1:00 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 STATUS OF THE SIX PARTY TALKS FOR THE DENUCLEARIZATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

January

Thursday, January 31, 2008 AFGHANISTAN: A PLAN TO TURN THE TIDE? Time: 9:30 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 AN AFGHANISTAN UPDATE Time: 3:30 P.M. Place: S-407 The Capitol (Closed Session)

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Nominations Time: 11:15 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Thursday, January 24, 2008 INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATION: BALI AND THE PATH TOWARD A POST-2012 CLIMATE TREATY Time: 2:30 P.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

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