U.S. - MEXICAN BORDER VIOLENCE FIELD HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Monday, March 30, 2009 Time: 8:00 A.M. Place:TOMAS RIVERA CONFERENCE CENTER UNION BUILDING EAST, 3RD FLOOR UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO 500 W. UNIVERSITY AVENUE EL PASO, TEXAS Presiding: Senator Kerry Senator Kerry's Opening Statement Senator Lugar's Opening Statement     Witnesses:     Panel 1: Mr. Jamie Esparza    District Attorney    El Paso, TX Mr. William McMahon    Deputy Assistant Director    US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,    Firearms and Explosives    Washington, DC Mr. Joseph Arabit    Special Agent in charge    Drug Enforcement Administration    El Paso, TX     Panel 2: Mr. Ricardo Garcia Carriles    Former Police Chief of Ciudad Juarez    El Paso, TX The Honorable Harriet C. Babbitt    Former Ambassador to    Organization of American States    Washington, DC Mr. Howard Campbell    Professor    University of Texas at El Paso    El Paso, TX   Hearing Titles in blue are links to video recording of hearing. Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.