Accelerating U.S. Assistance to Iraq HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Wednesday, September 15, 2004 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar Senator Lugar's Opening Statement Senator Biden's Opening Statement Witnesses: Mr. Ronald L. Schlicher    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq    Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs    Department of State    Washington, DC Mr. Joseph W. Bowab    Deputy Assistant Secretary      for Foreign Assistance Programs and Budget    Bureau of Resource Management    Department of State    Washington, DC   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.