EXPLORING THE U.S. ROLE IN CONSOLIDATING PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 419 The Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Feingold         Witnesses:     Panel 1: The Honorable Jendayi Frazer    Assistant Secretary for African Affairs    Department of State    Washington, DC The Honorable Katherine Almquist    Assistant Administrator    Bureau for Africa    Agency for International Development    Washington, DC     Panel 2: Ms. Gayle Smith    Senior Fellow    Center for American Progress    Washington, DC Mr. Kevin Fitzcharles    Country Director for Uganda    CARE    Washington, DC Mr. Mauro de Lorenzo    Resident Fellow    Foreign and Defense Policy Studies    American Enterprise Institute    Washington, DC ... Additional witnesses may be added   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.