The State of Democracy in Venezuela HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Thursday, June 24, 2004 Time: 2:30 PM 2:00 PM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Coleman     Witnesses:     Panel 1 The Honorable Roger F. Noriega    Assistant Secretary    Western Hemisphere Affairs    Washington, DC The Honorable John F. Maisto    United States Permanent Representative to the     Organization of American States    Washington, DC    Panel 2 Dr. Jennifer McCoy    Director of the Americas Program    Carter Center    Atlanta Georgia Mr. Jose M. Vivanco    Executive Director    Americas Division    Human Rights Watch    Washington, DC Mr. Miguel Diaz    Director    Americas Program (MERCOSUR/South America)    Center for Strategic and International Studies    Washington, DC Mr. Roger Tissot    Director of Markets and Countries Group    Latin America    PFC Energy    Washington, DC Dr. Mark Weisbrot    Co-Director    Center for Economic and Policy Research    Washington, DC   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.