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March 21, 2007: House Armed Services Committee hearing "To receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Strategic Command, Northern Command, Transportation Command, and Southern Command."
- [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Admiral James Stavridis, USN Commander, U.S. Southern Command
February 15, 2007: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Nominations
- The Honorable William B. Wood [outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Colombia] To be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
September 21, 2006: Hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism,
and Homeland Security and the House International Relations Subcommittee on the
Western Hemisphere on "The Need for European Assistance to Colombia for the
Fight against Illicit Drugs"
- [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Transcript of entire hearing and attachments
- Mr.
Michael A. Braun, Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- The
Honorable Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office of Drugs
and Crime
- The
Honorable Rosso Jose Serrano [Invited], Ambassador of Colombia to Austria and
Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna
- The
Honorable John Bruton, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to the United
States
September 19,
2006: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on "Nominations"
- Vice Admiral James
G. Stavridis, USN, for appointment to be admiral and to be Commander, U.S. Southern
Command [Answers to written questions - Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
format]
March
30, 2006: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House International
Relations Committee on "Counternarcotics Strategies in Latin America"
- [Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf) format] Statement
of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana)
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format]
Testimony of Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format]
Testimony of Michael A. Braun, Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format]
Testimony of James F. Mack, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control
Commission, Organization of American States
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format]
Testimony of Joy Olson, Executive Director, Washington Office on Latin America
March
16, 2006: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on "Testimony on
the Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S.
Southern Command" - [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Opening statement of committee
chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California)
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Gen. Bantz J.
Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command
March
14, 2006: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on "Testimony from
combatant commanders on their military strategy and operational requirements in
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2007 and the Future
Years Defense Program" - [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Gen. Bantz J.
Craddock, commander, U.S. Southern Command
March
8, 2006: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee on "The Impact on Latin America of the Servicemembers’ Protection
Act" - [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf)
format] Testimony of Dr. Peter DeShazo, director, Americas Program, Center for
Strategic and International Studies
- [HTML
| Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Adam
Isacson, Center for International Policy
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf)
format] Testimony of Dr. Ruth Wedgwood, director of the International Law and
Organization Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
(SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University
September
28, 2005: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House International
Relations Committee: "Keeping Democracy on Track: Hotspots in Latin America"
- [PDF
format] Opening statement of Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana)
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Sen. Norm Coleman, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Western
Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs, Committee on Foreign Relations,
United States Senate
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Charles A. Shapiro, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Arturo A. Valenzuela, Director, Center for Latin American
Studies, Georgetown University
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Michael Coppedge, Associate Professor, Department of
Political Science, University of Notre Dame
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Jaime Daremblum, Director Center for Latin American Studies,
Hudson Institute
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric
Policy, University of Miami
September
21, 2005: Hearing of the Threat Panel of the House Armed Services Committee: "Threats
in Latin America" - [PDF
format] Opening statement of Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-California)
- [PDF
format] Testimony of William Edgar, Director, Jane's Strategic Advisory Services,
Jane's Information Group
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Stephen Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst, The Heritage
Foundation
- [PDF
format] Testimony of Dr. William M. LeoGrande, Dean, School of Public Affairs,
American University
May
11, 2005: Hearing of the House International Relations Committee: "Plan Colombia:
Major Successes and New Challenges" - Background
memo to committee members from Chairman Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Statement of Committee Chairman
Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)
- Statement
of Ranking Democrat Tom Lantos (D-California)
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House
- [HTML
| Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of John
P. Walters, Director,
Office of National
Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
- [HTML
| Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Adolfo
A. Franco, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau
for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S.
Agency for International Development
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Roger F. Noriega,
Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Western
Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
- [HTML
| Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Jonathan
Farrar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Rear Admiral
(Ret.) Ralph D. Utley, Acting Counternarcotics Officer and Interdiction Coordinator,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
March
9, 2005: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee: "Fiscal Year 2006
National Defense Authorization budget request from the Combatant Commanders of
the U.S. European Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command"
- [HTML
| Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of General
Bantz J. Craddock, Commander, United States Southern Command
March
9, 2005: Hearing of the House International Relations Subcommittee on the Western
Hemisphere: "The State of Democracy in Latin America"
- Statement
of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
- Testimony
of Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Noriega
- Testimony
of Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean,
USAID
- Testimony
of Lorne Craner, President, International Republican Institute
- Testimony
of Stephen Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst for Latin America, Heritage Foundation
- Testimony
of Professor Arturo Valenzuela, Georgetown University
- Testimony
of Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democratic Institute
February 16, 2005: Hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: "National
Security Threats to the United States" February
16, 2005: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "FY06 Foreign
Affairs Budget" February
15, 2005: Confirmation hearing of Robert Zoellick to be Deputy Secretary of State November
18, 2004: Hearing of the House International Relations Western Hemisphere Subcommittee:
"Aid to Colombia – The European Role in the Fight Against Narco-terrorism"
- Statement
of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-NC)
- Testimony
of Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Testimony
of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the
Caribbean, USAID
- Testimony
of Juan J. Quintana, Counselor, Embassy of Colombia to the United States
- Testimony
of Sandro Calvani, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Representative in
Colombia
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Gen. (R) Rosso
José Serrano, ambassador of Colombia to Austria
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Addendum to Amb. Serrano's
testimony
- Testimony
of Michael Shifter, vice president for policy, Inter-American Dialogue
- Marc
W. Chernick, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign
Service
June
17, 2004: Hearing of the House Government Reform Committee: "The War Against
Drugs and Thugs: A Status Report on Plan Colombia Successes and Remaining Challenges"
- Transcript
of entire hearing
- [HTML
/ Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Statement of Committee
Chairman Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia)
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of John P. Walters,
Director, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy
- [HTML
format] Testimony of Luis Alberto Moreno, Ambassador to the United States of America,
Republic of Colombia
- [HTML
/ Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Roger
F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department
of State
- [HTML
/ Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Robert
B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Thomas W. O'Connell,
Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department
of Defense
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of General James
T. Hill, Commander, U.S. Southern Command
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Karen P. Tandy,
Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- [HTML
/ Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format / HTML (Español)]
Testimony of Carlos Alberto Ploter, Former Political Commander, Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Marc W. Chernick,
Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
- [HTML
/ Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Adam
Isacson, Director of Programs, Center for International Policy
April
29, 2004: Hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations,
Export Financing and Related Programs: "Security Assistance Budget Request" April
2, 2004: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats Subcommittee: "Department
of Defense Counternarcotics Program in review of the Defense Authorization Request
for Fiscal Year 2005" - Testimony
of Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Low Intensity Conflict
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Brigadier General
Benjamin R. Mixon, Director for Operations, United States Southern Command
April
1, 2004: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee: "Fiscal Year 2005
National Defense Authorization budget request" - Transcript
of entire hearing
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of General James
T. Hill, Commander, United States Southern Command (nearly identical to testimony
given before the House Armed Services Committee one week earlier)
March
24, 2004: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee: "Fiscal Year 2005
National Defense Authorization budget request" - Statement
of Committee Chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California)
- Testimony
of General James T. Hill, Commander, United States Southern Command
March
2, 2004: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "Foreign Assistance
Priorities for the Western Hemisphere" - Testimony
of Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs
- Testimony
of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the
Caribbean, USAID
March
2, 2004: Hearing of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice,
Drug Policy, and Human Resources: "Andean Counterdrug Initiative"
- Statement
of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana)
- (Adobe
Acrobat [.pdf] format) Statement of Full Committee
Chairman Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia)
- Testimony
of Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs
- (Adobe
Acrobat [.pdf] format) Testimony of John Walters,
Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
- (Adobe
Acrobat [.pdf] format) Testimony of Tom O’Connell,
Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense, Special Operations and Low Intensity
Conflict
October
29, 2003: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "Challenges
for U.S. Policy Toward Colombia:Is Plan Colombia Working?"
- Transcript
of entire hearing
- Statement
of Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wisconsin)
- Testimony
of Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for International Narcotics
& Law Enforcement Affairs
- Testimony
of General James T. Hill, Commander, United States Southern Command
- Testimony
of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the
Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
- Mark
L. Schneider, Senior Vice President, International Crisis Group
- Julia
Sweig, Senior Fellow & Deputy Director, Latin America Program, Council on
Foreign Relations
- Phillip
McLean, Senior Fellow & Deputy Director, Americas Program, Center for Strategic
& International Studies
October
21, 2003: Hearing of the House International Relaions Subcommittee on the Western
Hemisphere: "Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Policy in the Western
Hemisphere" - Statement
of Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina)
- Testimony
of Roger Noriega, assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Testimony
of Adolfo Franco, assistant administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean,
US Agency for International Development
- Testimony
of Robert Pastor, professor and director of the Center for North American Studies,
American University
July
9, 2003: Hearing of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice,
Drug Policy and Human Resources - Testimony
of Paul E. Simons, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Testimony
of Rogelio E. Guevara, Chief of Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration
June
3, 2003: Hearing of the Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus on "U.S.
policy regarding narcotics in Colombia" - Statement
of Caucus Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)
- Statement
of Caucus Co-Chairman Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Delaware)
- Testimony
of Francisco Santos Calderón, Vice-President, Republic of Colombia
- Testimony
of Curt Struble, acting asssistant secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.
Department of State
- Testimony
of Paul E. Simons, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Testimony
of General James Hill, Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command
- Testimony
of Marshall Billingslea, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department
of Defense
- [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format] Testimony of Jess T. Ford, Director,
International Affairs and Trade, General Accounting Office
- Testimony
of Phillip McLean, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
June
3, 2003: Confirmation hearing of William B. Wood, U.S. Ambassador-Designate to
Colombia, Senate Foreign Relations Committee May
13, 2003: Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on "Narco-Terrorism:
International Drug Trafficking and Terrorism – A Dangerous Mix"
- Statement
of Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
- Statement
of Ranking Minority Member Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
- Testimony
of Steven W. Casteel, Assistant Administrator for Intelligence, Drug Enforcement
Administration
- Testimony
of Steve McCraw, Assistant Director, Office for Intelligence, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
- Testimony
of Deborah A. McCarthy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State
- Testimony
of John P. Clark, Interim Director, Office of Investigations, Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security
- Testimony
of Raphael Perl, Specialist in International Affairs, Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress
April
2, 2003: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on "Foreign Assistance
Oversight" - Testimony
of J. Curtis Struble, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs
- Testimony
of Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the
Caribbean, US Agency for International Development
March
12, 2003: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, "Fiscal year 2004
national defense authorization budget request" February
27, 2003: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, House International
Relations Committee, "Overview of U.S. Policy Toward the Western Hemisphere"
- Statement
of Subcommittee Chairman Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina)
- Testimony
of John P. Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Testimony
of Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America & Caribbean Affairs,
US Agency for International Development
- Testimony
of J. Curtis Struble, acting assistant secretary of state, Bureau of Western Hemisphere
Affairs
February
2, 2003: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on "The Foreign
Affairs Budget" December
12, 2002: Hearing of the House Government Reform Committee on "America's
Heroin Crisis, Columbian Heroin and How We Can Improve Plan Colombia"
- (Link
to C-SPAN2 video archive)
- Statement
of Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois)
- Felix
J. Jimenez, Retired Special Agent in Charge, DEA New York Field Division; Special
Agent in Charge, Transportation Security Administration, New York Field Division
- Detective
Tony Marcocci, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney's Office
-
Detective Sergeant Scott Pelletier, Portland, Maine, Police Department; Head,
Portland Police Department-Maine Drug Enforcement Administration Heroin Task Force
- Undercover
narcotics detective, Howard County, Maryland, Police Department
- Tom
Carr, Director, Baltimore-Washington High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
-
Barry Crane, Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office on National Drug Control
Policy
- [English
| Español] Testimony of Paul Simons, Acting
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
- Testimony
of Rogelio Guevara, Chief of Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration
-
[HTML | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
format] Testimony
of Adam Isacson, Senior Associate, Center for International Policy
September
17, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control on "U.S.
Policy in the Andean Region" - Richard
L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State
- Asa
Hutchison, Director, Drug Enforcement Administration
- Brig.
Gen. Galen B. Jackman, Director of Operations, United States Southern Command
- Transcript
of entire hearing
July
26, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee: Confirmation of Lt.
Gen. James T. Hill for appointment to the grade of general and assignment as Commander
in Chief, United States Southern Command - Advance
questions (Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] format)
April
29, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee April
24, 2002: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, on "U.S. - Colombia Policy: What’s Next?"
- Transcript
of entire hearing
- Statement
of Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut)
- Testimony
of Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State
- Testimony
of Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs, Department
of Defense
- Testimony
of Major General Gary D. Speer, Acting Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command
- Mark
Schneider, Senior Vice President, International Crisis Group
-
Testimony of Jose Miguel Vivanco, Executive Director,
Americas Division, Human Rights Watch
April
24, 2002: Hearing of the House International Relations Committee on "International
Global Terrorism: Its Links with Illicit Drugs As Illustrated by the IRA and Other
Groups in Colombia" - Summary
of committee investigation of "IRA Links to FARC Narco-Terrorists in Colombia"
- Republican
committee staff memorandum to Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Illinois) [Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format]
- Memorandum
from Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)
- Statement
of Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)
- Testimony
of Asa Hutchinson, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Testimony
of Mark Wong, Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State
- (External
link) Testimony of General Fernando Tapias, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Armed Forces of Colombia
April
24, 2002: Hearing of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Senate Appropriations
Committee April
11, 2002: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, House International
Relations Committee on "U.S. Policy Toward Colombia"
- Statement
of Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina)
- Statement
of Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)
- Testimony
of Otto J. Reich, assistant secretary of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs,
Department of State
- Testimony
of Peter W. Rodman, assistant secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense
- Testimony
of Major General Gary D. Speer, acting commander-in-chief, United States Southern
Command
- Testimony
of Michael Shifter, vice president for policy, Inter-American Dialogue
- Testimony
of Adam Isacson, senior associate, Center for International Policy
April
10, 2002: Hearing of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee, House Appropriations
Committee on "U.S. Assistance to Colombia" - Transcript
of entire hearing
- Testimony
of Marc Grossman, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs
- Testimony
of Major General Gary Speer, Acting Commander in Chief, US Southern Command (identical
to testimony given the following day in the House Western
Hemisphere Subcommittee)
- Testimony
of Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America & Caribbean Affairs,
US Agency for International Development
March
19, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on "The worldwide
threat to United States interests" - Excerpts
from questioning
of Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet and Defense Intelligence Agency
Director Vice Admiral Thomas R. Wilson
March
13, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism
and Government Information - Statement
by Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio)
- Testimony
of DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson
- Testimony
of former Ambassador to Colombia Curtis W. Kamman
- Testimony
of Michael Shifter, senior fellow, Inter-American Dialogue
- Testimony
of Richard Newcomb, Director, U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign
Assets Control
- Testimony
of Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Affairs Rand Beers and Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Francis X. Taylor
March
12, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
State, the Judiciary - Excerpts
from questioning of Secretary of State Colin Powell
March
6, 2002: Hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies - Excerpts
from questioning of Secretary of State Colin Powell
March
5, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Relevant
excerpts from hearing transcript
- Testimony
of Gen. Gary Speer, Acting Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command, March 5,
2002 [.html | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
format]
February
26, 2002: Hearing of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice,
Drug Policy and Human Resources - Excerpt
from questioning of Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters
February
13, 2002: Hearing of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations
Committee February
6, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- Testimony
of Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet
February
5, 2002: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Foreign Affairs
Budget for 2003 - Excerpt
from testimony of Secretary of State Colin Powell
October
10, 2001: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House International
Relations Committee on "The Western Hemisphere's Response to the September
11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the United States" - Transcript
of entire hearing [Web (.htm) format | Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf) format]
- Statement
by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina)
- Testimony
of Francis X. Taylor, coordinator for counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State
- Testimony
of Roger Noriega, U.S. permanent representative to the Organization of American
States
- Testimony
of Ambassador James F. Mack, deputy assistant secretary of State for International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Testimony
of Curt Struble, deputy assistant secretary of State for Western Hemipshere Affairs
July
17, 2001: Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee: "Nomination of Asa Hutchinson
as DEA Administrator" July
11, 2001: Hearing of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations
Committee "to examine the Andean counterdrug initiative"
- Testimony
of Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs
- Testimony
of Michael Deal, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and
the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
- Testimony
of Robin Kirk, Senior Researcher, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch
- Excerpts
of notes taken while attending this hearing
June
28, 2001: Hearing of the House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee: "A Review
of the Andean Initiative" - Transcript
of entire hearing [Web (.htm) format | Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf) format]
- Testimony
of James F. Mack, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs, U. S. Department of State
- Testimony
of Michael Deal, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and
the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
- Statement
of Subcommittee Chair Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina)
- Statement
of Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York)
- Statement
of Rep. Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey)
June
5, 2001: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee to consider Defense Department
nominees May
15, 2001: Hearing of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control on "Transit
Zone interdiction strategy" - Testimony
of Edward Jurith, acting director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Testimony
of Donnie R. Marshall, administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration
May
15, 2001: Hearing of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations
Committee on 2002 appropriations May
1, 2001: Hearing of the Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources Subcommittee
of the House Government Reform Committee on "US Air Interdiction Efforts
in South America After the Peru Incident" - Statement
of Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois)
- Testimony
of Robert E. Brown, acting deputy director for supply reduction, Office of National
Drug Control Policy
- Testimony
of Donnie R. Marshall, administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration
- Testimony
of Adam Isacson, senior associate, Center for International Policy
April
4, 2001: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on "The posture of U.S.
military forces" - Transcript
of the entire hearing
-
Statement of Chairman Rep. Bob Stump (R-Arizona)
- Written
testimony of Gen. Peter Pace (USMC), Commander in Chief,
U.S. Southern Command
March
27, 2001: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on "Testimony from the
unified and regional commanders on their military strategy and operational requirements"
- Testimony
of Gen. Peter Pace, commander-in-chief, U.S. Southern Command
- Transcript
of senators' questioning of Gen. Pace
March
15, 2001: Hearing of the House Budget Committee March
8, 2001: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on "Overview of
Foreign Policy Issues and Budget" March
2, 2001: Hearing of the Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources Subcommittee
of the House Government Reform Committee - Statement
of Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), chairman
- Statement
of Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois)
- Testimony
of Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs (Identical to statement submitted
to Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control on February 28, 2001)
- Testimony
of Donnie Marshall, administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Subcommittee
on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources
- Testimony
of Robert J. Newberry, principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Drug Policy and Human Resources
- Testimony
of Gen. Peter Pace, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command (Identical to statement
submitted to Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control on February 28,
2001)
March
1, 2001: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee: Review of the Drug Certification Process
- Transcript of
entire hearing [Web (.htm) format | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
format]
February
28, 2001: Hearing of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
- Statement
of Caucus Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)
- Statement
of Caucus Co-Chairman Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Delaware)
- Testimony
of Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs
- Testimony
of Donnie Marshall, administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration
- Testimony
of Gen. Peter Pace, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command
- Testimony
of Robert J. Newberry, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Low Intensity Conflict
February
7, 2001: Hearing of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee on "Worldwide Threats
to National Security" January
17, 2001: Confirmation hearing of Secretary of State-Designate Colin Powell, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee January
11, 2001: Confirmation hearing of Secretary of Defense-Designate Donald Rumsfeld,
Senate Armed Services Committee October
12, 2000: Hearing of the House Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources - Statement
of Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York), chairman, House International Relations
Committee
- Statement
of Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), chairman, House Government Reform Committee
- Statement
of Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state for International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs
- Statement
of Brian Sheridan, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity
conflict (Sheridan's statement was read by Ana Maria Salazar, deputy assistant
secretary of defense for drug enforcement policy and support, who testified in
Sheridan's place.)
- Statement
of Jess T. Ford, director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. General Accounting
Office [Web (.html) format | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
format]
- Statement
of Andrew Miller, acting advocacy director for Latin America and the Caribbean,
Amnesty International USA
- Statement
by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), chairman, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human
Resources Subcommittee
September
21, 2000: Hearing of the House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, International
Relations Committee - Transcript
of entire hearing [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
- Statement
of Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state for International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs
- Statement
of Brian Sheridan, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity
conflict
- Statement
of Carl Leonard, assistant administrator for Latin America, U.S. Agency for International
Development
- Statement
of Jose Miguel Vivanco, executive director, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch
- Statement
of Michael Shifter, senior fellow, Inter-American Dialogue, project director,
Independent Task Force on Colombia
- Statement
by Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-California), chairman, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee
- Statement
by Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York), chairman, International Relations Committee
- Statement
by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana)
- Statement
submitted by Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia)
April
4, 2000: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Statement
of Brian Sheridan, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity
conflict
- Statement
of Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state, Bureau for International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Statement
of Luis Alberto Moreno, ambassador of Colombia to the United States
March
23, 2000: Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee - Transcript
of entire hearing
- Excerpts
of notes taken while attending this hearing
- Statement
of Brian Sheridan, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity
conflict
- Statement
of General Charles E. Wilhelm, commander-in-chief, U.S. Southern Command
- Statement
of Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state, Bureau for International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Statement
of Committee Chairman Rep. Floyd Spence (R-Columbia, South Carolina) [Web (.html)
format | Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format]
February
29, 2000: Hearing of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Statement
of Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state, Bureau for International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Statement
of General Barry R. McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control
Policy
- Statement
of Brian Sheridan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity
Conflict
February
25, 2000: Hearing of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee - Statement
of Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state, Bureau for International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Statement
of Jose Miguel Vivanco, executive director, Human Rights Watch Americas Division
- Statement
of Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-Rhode Island)
February
24, 2000: Hearing of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations
Committee - Statement
of Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs
- Statement
of Luis Alberto Moreno, ambassador of Colombia to the United States
- Statement
of Robin Kirk, researcher, Human Rights Watch
- Statement
of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
- Statement
of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)
February
22, 2000: Hearing of the International Trade Subcommittee of the Senate Finance
Committee and the Senate International Narcotics Control Caucus
- Statement
of Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs
- Statement
of General Charles E. Wilhelm, commander-in-chief, U.S. Southern Command
- Statement
of General Barry R. McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control
Policy
- Statement
of Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Delaware)
February
15, 2000: Hearing of the Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources Subcommittee
of the House Government Reform Committee - Statement
of Rep. John L. Mica (R-Florida), subcommittee chairman
- Statement
of General Barry R. McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control
Policy
- Statement
of Ambassador Peter F. Romero, acting assistant secretary of state, Bureau of
Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Statement
of Ana Maria Salazar, deputy assistant secretary of defense, Drug Enforcement
Policy and Support
- Statement
of William E. Ledwith, chief of international operations, Drug Enforcement Administration
- Statement
of General Charles E. Wilhelm, commander-in-chief, U.S. Southern Command
- Statement
of Ambassador Thomas McNamara, former U.S. ambassador to Colombia
- Statement
of Ambassador Morris Busby, former U.S. ambassador to Colombia
- Statement
of Lawrence P. Meriage, vice president, Executive Services and Public Affairs,
Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation
October
6, 1999: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Transcript
of entire hearing [Web (.htm) format | Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf) format]
- Statement
of Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, under secretary of state for political affairs
- Statement
of General Barry R. McCaffrey, director, White House Office of National Drug Control
Policy
September
21, 1999: Hearing of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
- Statement
of Rand Beers, assistant secretary of state, Bureau for International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Statement
of General Charles E. Wilhelm, commander-in-chief, U.S. Southern Command
- Statement
of Brian Sheridan, deputy assistant secretary of defense, Drug Enforcement Policy
and Support
August
6, 1999: Hearing of the Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources Subcommittee
of the House Government Reform Committee - Statement
of Brian Sheridan, deputy assistant secretary of defense, Drug Enforcement Policy
and Support
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