Congressional Testimony
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2016
November
11/29/16 Human Rights Conditions in Democratic Republic of the Congo; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
11/29/16 Human Rights Conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa Thomas Perriello; Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
September
09/29/16 Regional Impact of the Syria Conflict: Syria, Turkey and Iraq; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Regional Implications of Syria Conflict; Washington, DC
09/28/16 The Persistent Threat of North Korea and Developing an Effective U.S. Response; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee The Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy; Washington, DC
09/27/16 Trilateral Cooperation Between the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
09/14/16 Opening Statement on Global Efforts To End Child Marriage; Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Catherine M. Russell; Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, & Global Women's Issues; Washington, DC
09/14/16 Testimony on Montenegro; Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoyt Yee, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
July
07/13/16 Countering the Virtual Caliphate: The State Department's Performance; Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel; Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
07/13/16 Digital Acts of War: Evolving the Cybersecurity Conversation; Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter; Statement Before the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittees on Information Security and National Security; Washington, DC
07/12/16 Accountability Over Politics: Scrutinizing the Trafficking in Persons Report; Ambassador-at-Large Susan Coppedge, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; Washington, DC
07/12/16 Review of the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report; Ambassador-at-Large Susan Coppedge, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
June
06/16/16 Our Evolving Understanding and Response to Transnational Criminal Threats; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Prepared Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
06/07/16 Russian Violations of Borders, Treaties, and Human Rights; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
May
05/26/16 Cartels and the U.S. Heroin Epidemic: Combating Drug Violence and Public Health Crisis; Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Foote, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues; Washington, DC
05/26/16 Protecting America from the Threat of ISIL; Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Justin Siberell; Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs; Washington, DC
05/25/16 International Cybersecurity Strategy: Deterring Foreign Threats and Building Global Cyber Norms; Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy; Washington, DC
05/24/16 U.S.-India Relations: Balancing Progress and Managing Expectations; Assistant Secretary Nisha Desai Biswal, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
05/17/16 Bureau of Counterterrorism's FY 2017 Request; Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Justin Siberell; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee: Terrorism, Nonproliferation & Trade; Washington, DC
05/17/16 Statement Before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission: Ten Years Later: The Status of the United Nations Human Rights Council; Deputy Assistant Secretary Erin Barclay, Bureau of International Organization Affairs; Washington, DC
05/11/16 FY 2017 Budget Priorities for South Asia; Assistant Secretary Nisha Desai Biswal, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
05/10/16 Addressing Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa; Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Bureau of African Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
April
04/28/16 Obama Administration Policy in the Asia-Pacific; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
04/27/16 South Sudan's Prospects for Peace and Security; Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth; House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; Washington, DC
04/27/16 U.S.-China Relations: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
04/19/16 Central America and the Alliance for Prosperity: Identifying U.S. Priorities and Assessing Progress; Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
04/19/16 FY 2017 Budget Priorities for East Asia: Engagement, Integration, and Democracy; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
04/13/16 Strengthening Peacekeeping Through Global Peace Operations Initiative; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs, and Operations Michael Rothstein, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
04/05/16 Iran's Recent Actions and Implementation of the JCPOA; Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
March
03/17/16 Reviewing the Administration's Nuclear Agenda; Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
03/15/16 Ukrainian Reforms Two Years After the Maidan Revolution and the Russian Invasion; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
03/08/16 State Department Reauthorization: An Opportunity to Strengthen and Streamline U.S. Diplomacy; Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom; Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
03/01/16 FY 2017 Foreign Assistance Budget Request; Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on State and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development; Washington, DC
February
02/25/16 Strengthening U.S. Leadership in a Turbulent World: The FY 2017 Foreign Affairs Budget; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
02/24/16 Budget Hearing - Department of State and Foreign Assistance; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations; Washington, DC
02/24/16 State, Foreign Operations Review of FY17 State Dept. Budget Request; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations; Washington, DC
02/23/16 Review of the FY 2017 State Department Budget Request; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
02/11/16 Hearing on Export Control Reform; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade Controls Brian Nilsson, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Statement Before the House Small Business Committee; Washington, DC
02/11/16 United States Engagement in Central America; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
02/03/16 Oversight Hearing - Assistance to Combat Wildlife Trafficking; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
2015
December
12/16/15 U.S. Relationship With Pakistan; Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson; House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
12/16/15 U.S.-Afghanistan Relationship; Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
12/10/15 Independent South Sudan: A Failure of Leadership; Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth; Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
12/02/15 U.S. Strategic Interests and the APEC and East Asia Summits; Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Fuchs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia & The Pacific; Washington, DC
November
11/19/15 Democracy in Southeast Asia; Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy; Washington, DC
11/17/15 Drug Trafficking Across the Southwest Border and Oversight of U.S. Counterdrug Assistance to Mexico; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Prepared Statement Before the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; Washington, DC
11/04/15 U.S. Policy After Russia's Escalation in Syria; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
11/03/15 Human Rights Conditions in Egypt; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Testimony Before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
11/03/15 Testimony on Ukraine Before the SFRC Europe Subcommittee; Deputy Assistant Secretary Benjamin G. Ziff, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Washington, DC
October
10/21/15 Burma's Challenge: Democracy, Human Rights, Peace, and the Plight of the Rohingya; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC
10/20/15 Assessing the North Korea Threat and U.S. Policy; Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim; Washington, DC
10/20/15 U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights; Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert R. King; Washington, DC
10/08/15 Testimony on Ukraine; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
July
07/29/15 Could the U.S. Continue Sanctions Instead of the Iran Deal?; Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Washington, DC
07/29/15 Deal Focuses on Preventing Iran from Having a Nuclear Weapon; Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Washington, DC
07/29/15 Iranian Nuclear Agreement Provides Support of International Community; Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee; Washington, DC
07/28/15 Iran Nuclear Agreement: The Administration's Case; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
07/23/15 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
07/15/15 Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
June
06/25/15 Civil and Political Rights in Uzbekistan and Central Asia; Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Berschinski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; As Delivered Remarks to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
06/16/15 Testimony on the President's FY16 Budget for Europe and Eurasia; Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Alina L. Romanowski, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats; Washington, DC
06/11/15 Retreat or Revival - A Status Report on Democracy in Asia; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
06/04/15 Security Assistance to Africa; Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy; Washington, DC
06/04/15 Security Assistance to Africa; Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Bureau of African Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy; Washington, DC
06/02/15 Statement by the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism: Budget, Program, and Policies; Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism Justin Siberell; House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Washington, DC
May
05/20/15 Everest Trembled: Lessons Learned From the Nepal Earthquake Response; Assistant Secretary Nisha Desai Biswal, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
05/20/15 Rwandan Human Rights and U.S. Relations With Rwanda; Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Feldstein, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; Washington, DC
05/20/15 U.S. Cuban Relations - The Way Forward; Counselor of the Department Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
05/20/15 U.S.-Cuba Policy Testimony; Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
05/19/15 Testimony on Hungary Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe; Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoyt Yee, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe; Washington, DC
05/14/15 Advancing U.S. Economic Engagement in Asia; Assistant Secretary Charles H. Rivkin, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
05/14/15 Advancing U.S. Economic Engagement in Asia; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
05/14/15 Testimony Before Policy Hearing Titled: "Cybersecurity: Setting the Rules for Responsible Global Behavior"; Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter; Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity; Washington, DC
05/13/15 Maritime Issues in East Asia; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
05/06/15 Written Testimony for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kurt Tong, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Washington, DC
05/05/15 Opening Statement on Resources, Priorities and Programs for Global Women's Issues; Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Catherine M. Russell; Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, & Global Women's Issues; Washington, DC
April
04/30/15 Migration Crisis: Oversight of the Administration's Proposed $1 Billion Request for Central America; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
04/29/15 Testimony on the Balkans Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe; Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoyt Yee, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe; Washington, DC
04/23/15 The FY 2016 Budget Request for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC
March
03/24/15 Assistance to Central America; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
03/24/15 Budget Hearing - Assistance to Central America; Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
03/24/15 Funding Priorities For The Western Hemisphere; Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Testimony before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
03/11/15 The President's Request for Authorization to Use Force Against ISIS: Military and Diplomatic Efforts; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
03/10/15 Testimony on Ukraine Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
03/04/15 Testimony on Ukraine Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
February
02/25/15 Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World: The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget; Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
02/25/15 Budget Hearing for the Department of State; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations; Washington, DC
02/25/15 Opening Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Washington, DC
02/24/15 FY 2016 State Department Budget Request; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations; Washington, DC
02/24/15 Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
02/11/15 Ending Modern Slavery: The Role of U.S. Leadership; Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
02/04/15 Cuba: Assessing the Administration's Sudden Shift; Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Testimony before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
02/03/15 Human Rights in the New Approach to U.S.-Cuba Policy; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; As Prepared Remarks for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
02/03/15 Understanding the Impact of U.S. Policy Changes on Human Rights and Democracy in Cuba; Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
January
01/27/15 Perspectives on the Strategic Necessity of Iran Sanctions; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Statement Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Washington, DC
01/21/15 Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Status of Talks and the Role of Congress; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Written Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
01/13/15 The North Korean Threat: Nuclear, Missiles and Cyber; Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim; Testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
2014
December
12/12/14 U.S. Humanitarian Assistance in Response to the Iraq Crisis; Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly Clements, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
12/09/14 Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL; Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
12/03/14 Evaluating the Impact of the "Umbrella Movement"; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
12/02/14 Statement for the Record for the Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, and the Middle East and North Africa: Foreign Terrorists Fighters; Senior Advisor for Partner Engagement on Syria Foreign Fighters Robert A. Bradtke, Bureau of Counterterrorism; Washington, DC
November
11/12/14 The U.S. Government Response to the Ebola Outbreak; Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom; Statement Before The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations; Washington, DC
September
09/18/14 Statement on U.S. Efforts to Promote Religious Freedom Worldwide; Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; Washington, DC
09/18/14 The ISIS Threat: Weighing the Obama Administration's Response; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
09/17/14 Opening Remarks on the United States Strategy To Defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant; Secretary of State John Kerry; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
09/10/14 ISIL's Persecution of Religious Minorities in Iraq and Syria; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and the Middle East and North Africa; Washington, DC
August
08/07/14 Combating the Ebola Threat; Deputy Assistant Secretary Bisa Williams, Bureau of African Affairs; Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; Washington, DC
July
07/30/14 U.S. Policy Towards North Korea; Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies; Statement before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
07/30/14 U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights; Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert R. King; Statement before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
07/24/14 Modern Day Slavery and What We Buy; Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; Statement Before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
07/24/14 U.S.-India Relations Under the Modi Government; Assistant Secretary Nisha Desai Biswal, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; As-delivered remarks before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
07/17/14 The President's Funding Request for Overseas Contingency Operations; Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom; Testimony Before the House Budget Committee; Washington, DC
07/16/14 Re-energizing U.S.-India Ties; Assistant Secretary Nisha Desai Biswal, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Near Eastern & South & Central Asian Affairs; Washington, DC
07/09/14 Russia and Developments in Ukraine; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
07/08/14 Combating Forced Labor and Modern-Day Slavery in East Asia and the Pacific; Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; Statement Before the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
07/08/14 Combating Forced Labor and Modern-Day Slavery in East Asia and the Pacific; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC
07/08/14 Renewed Focus on European Energy Security; Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoyt Yee, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
June
06/25/14 The Future of U.S.-China Relations; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
06/24/14 Combating Violence and Discrimination Against Women: A Global Call to Action; Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Catherine M. Russell; Washington, DC
06/24/14 Thailand: A Democracy at Risk; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
06/11/14 The Security, Economic and Human Rights Dimensions of U.S.-Azerbaijan Relations; Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric Rubin, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission); Washington, DC
06/11/14 U.S.-Azerbaijan Relations: The Democracy and Human Rights Dimension; Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas O. Melia, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; As-Prepared Written Testimony to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission); Washington, DC
06/10/14 State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism: Budget, Programs, and Policies; Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Tina S. Kaidanow; House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Washington, DC
May
05/21/14 Authorization for Use of Military Force After Iraq and Afghanistan; Principal Deputy Legal Adviser Mary McLeod; Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
05/21/14 Boko Haram: The Growing Threat to Schoolgirls in Nigeria and Beyond; Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
05/21/14 The Escalating International Wildlife Trafficking Crisis: Ecological, Economic, and National Security Issues; Deputy Assistant Secretary M. Brooke Darby, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittees on African Affairs and East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC
05/20/14 The FY 2015 Budget Request for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
05/20/14 The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations; Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
05/20/14 The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
05/15/14 #BringBackOurGirls: Addressing the Growing Threat of Boko Haram; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert P. Jackson, Bureau of African Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on African Affairs; Washington, DC
05/08/14 Assessing Venezuela's Political Crisis: Human Rights Violations and Beyond; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; As-delivered statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
05/08/14 Russia's Destabilization of Ukraine; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
05/07/14 United States Assistance To Combat Transnational Crime; Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; Statement Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
05/07/14 United States Assistance to Combat Transnational Crime; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Statement before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
05/06/14 Ukraine -- Countering Russian Intervention and Supporting a Democratic State; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
April
04/30/14 A Transformation: Afghanistan Beyond 2014; Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Jarrett Blanc; Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs; Washington, DC
04/30/14 A Transformation: Afghanistan Beyond 2014; Deputy Assistant Secretary Fatema Z. Sumar, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs; Washington, DC
04/30/14 Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities in South Asia; Assistant Secretary Nisha Desai Biswal, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
04/29/14 U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Negotiations: Ukraine and Beyond; Deputy Assistant Secretary Brent Hartley, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
04/10/14 Transatlantic Security Challenges: Central and Eastern Europe; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
04/09/14 Ukraine: Confronting Internal Challenges and External Threats; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission); Washington, DC
04/08/14 National Security and Foreign Policy Priorities in the FY 2015 International Affairs Budget; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
04/03/14 Evaluating U.S. Policy on Taiwan on the 35th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC
March
03/26/14 Syria After Geneva: Next Steps for U.S. Policy; Assistant Secretary Anne W. Patterson, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
03/14/14 The Promise of the Taiwan Relations Act; Deputy Assistant Secretary Kin Moy, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Written Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committe; Washington, DC
03/13/14 FY2015 Department of State Budget; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations; Washington, DC
03/13/14 FY2015 Department of State Budget; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
03/12/14 FY2015 Department of State Budget; Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; Washington, DC
03/06/14 Syria Spillover: The Growing Threat of Terrorism and Sectarianism in the Middle East and Ukraine Update; Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns; Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
03/06/14 U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Ukraine; Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric Rubin, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
03/05/14 Testimony Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission); Deputy Assistant Secretary Hoyt Yee, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Washington, DC
03/04/14 Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-Republic of Korea Alliances; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Washington, DC
February
02/26/14 International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and National Security; Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives; Washington, DC
02/26/14 Prospects for Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Great Lakes Region; Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Russell D. Feingold; Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
02/26/14 U.S. Policy Toward Sudan and South Sudan; Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth; Before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Human Rights, and International Organizations; Washington, DC
02/25/14 Lebanon at the Crossroads; Acting Assistant Secretary Lawrence Silverman, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs; Washington, DC
02/05/14 Al-Qaeda's Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran and Iraq Brett McGurk, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
02/05/14 Maritime Disputes in East Asia; Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Washington, DC
02/05/14 U.S. Counternarcotics Operations in Afghanistan; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Prepared Statement Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Sub-Committee on tbe Middle East and North Africa; Washington, DC
02/04/14 Iran Policy and Negotiations Update; Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Written Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
January
01/27/14 Testimony Before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; As-Delivered Statement; Washington, DC
01/15/14 Future U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan; Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; Washington, DC
01/15/14 Implications of the Crisis in Ukraine; Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
01/15/14 South Sudan's Broken Promise?; Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Bureau of African Affairs; Washington, DC
01/15/14 The Situation in Ukraine; Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas O. Melia, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Statement Submitted for the Record to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
01/09/14 The Situation in South Sudan; Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Bureau of African Affairs; U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
01/07/14 The Syrian Refugee Crisis; Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Statement Submitted for the Record to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights; Washington, DC
