Committee on International Relations
U.S. House of Representatives

109th Congress
Subcommittee on
the Middle East and Central Asia
Ms. Illeana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair

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Subcommittee Members of the 109th Congress

Subcommittee Jurisdiction for the 109th Congress


Hearings/Meetings

Note: The Committee's goal is to provide access to electronic transcripts of all hearings and markups as soon as possible. However, not all can be considered "complete transcripts for the record," as they may not contain questions and answers and/or other printed material submitted for the record. In addition, although the utmost care is taken to present an accurate record of each meeting, light editing of the transcript has been allowed for readability.

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109th Congress, 2nd Session

 

September 28, 2006:
Joint Hearing
:  Hezbollah’s Global Reach  
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF)
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September 14, 2006:
Hearing: Is There a Clash of Civilizations? Islam, Democracy, and U.S.- Middle East and Central Asia Policy 
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF)

July 25, 2006:
Hearing: Assessing Energy and Security Issues in Central Asia 
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF)

June 21 and May 17, 2006:
Hearing: Review of U.S. Assistance Programs to Egypt, Parts I and II
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearingS transcript (.PDF)

June 7, 2006:
Hearing: Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act Two Years Later: Next Steps for U.S. Policy  

HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 540 KB)

April 26, 2006:
Hearing: U.S. Policy in Central Asia: Balancing Priorities (Part II)  

HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 802 KB)

March 9, 2006:
Joint Hearing: Afghanistan: Progress Report 

HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 589 KB)

March 8, 2006:
Hearing: Palestinian Authority Elections:  Implications for Peace, Regional Security, and U.S. Assistance
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF)

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109th Congress, 1st Session

November  15, 2005:
Markup of:
H. Con. Res. 284, Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the 2005 presidential and parliamentary elections in Egypt; 
H. Res. 438, Urging member states of the United Nations to stop supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and to promote within the United Nations General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East;   
H. Con. Res. 275, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the education curriculum in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and 
H. Res. 535, Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth anniversary of his death. 

MARKUP TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
markup transcript (.PDF = 175 KB)

October 27, 2005:

Hearing: U.S. Security Policy in Central Asia  (Part I)

HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF =  525 KB)

September 21, 2005:

2:00 p.m., 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing: The Middle East Peace Process and U.S. Strategic Priorities Post-Disengagement
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 195 KB)

July 27, 2005:

Joint Hearing: Syria and the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 275 KB)

June 29, 2005:

Hearing: Iraq’s Transition to Democracy
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)

hearing transcript (.PDF = 455 KB)
Markup of:
H. Con. Res. 187
, Expressing the sense of Congress concerning Uzbekistan; and
H. Res. 343, Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important political rights.
MARKUP TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
MARKUP transcript (.PDF =  73 KB)

May 18, 2005:

9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Markup of:
H. Con. Res. 149, recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel;
H. Res. 273, urging the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon, support for free and fair democratic elections in Lebanon, and the development of democratic institutions and safeguards to foster sovereign democratic rule in Lebanon;
H. Res. __, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding anti-Semitism at the United Nations, and for other purposes; and
H. Res. __, welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005, and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan.

MARKUP TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
markup transcript (.PDF = 95 KB)

May 4, 2005:

Hearing: 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act Oversight, Part I -- Oppressors vs. Reformers in the Middle East and Central Asia
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 183 KB)

April 20
, 2005:
Hearing: The Middle East and the United Nations
Markup: H. Res. 54, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding anti-Semitism at the United Nations, and for other purposes.

HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 498 KB)

April 13, 2005:

Markup:  H.R. 282, to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.

MARKUP TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
markup transcript (.PDF = 114 KB)

March 9, 2005:
Hearing: U.S. Policy Toward the Palestinians in the Post-Arafat Era

HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 423 KB)

March 2, 2005:
Markup of:
H. Con. Res. 18, expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing gross violations of human rights and civil liberties of the Syrian and Lebanese people by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; and
H. Con. Res. 32, expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the occupation of the Republic of Lebanon by the Syrian Arab Republic.

MARKUP TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
markup transcript (.PDF = 109 KB)

February 16, 2005:
Joint Hearing: Iran: A Quarter-Century of State-Sponsored Terror
HEARING TRANSCRIPT (.HTM)
hearing transcript (.PDF = 371 KB)
 

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