THE U.N. CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Thursday, September 27, 2007 Time: 2:30 PM Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Biden         Witnesses: The Honorable John D. Negroponte    Deputy Secretary    Department of State    Washington, DC The Honorable Gordon England    Deputy Secretary    Department of Defense    Washington, DC Admiral Patrick M. Walsh    Vice Chief of Naval Operations    Department of the Navy    Washington, DC Note: An additional hearing on the Convention    will be held in October with non-governmental    witnesses, at which time proponents and opponents,    as well as ocean industry representatives,    will be invited to testify.   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.