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Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Chairman
You are respectfully requested to attend the following OPEN
hearing
of the
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere,
to be held in
Room 2226 of the Rayburn House Office Building
.
Date:
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Time:
10:00 AM
Subject:
Central America and the Merida Initiative
witnesses:
Panel I
The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Panel II
Mr. Geoff Thale
Program Director
Washington Office on Latin America
Mr. Harold Sibaja
Regional Director, Alliance for Prevention
Creative Associates International, Inc.
Ms. Beatriz C. Casals
President and CEO
Casals & Associates, Inc.
The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Panel II
Mr. Geoff Thale
Program Director
Washington Office on Latin America
Mr. Harold Sibaja
Regional Director, Alliance for Prevention
Creative Associates International, Inc.
Ms. Beatriz C. Casals
President and CEO
Casals & Associates, Inc.
By Direction of the Chairman
The Committee on Foreign Affairs seeks to make its facilities accessible to persons
with disabilities. If you are in need of special accommodations, please call 202/225-5021 at
least four business days in advance of the event, whenever practicable. Questions with regard
to special accommodations in general (including availability of Committee materials in
alternative formats and assistive listening devices) may be directed to the Committee.
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