STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED

PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2009

HEARINGS
BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS
NITA M. LOWEY, New York, Chairwoman
JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois
ADAM SCHIFF, California
STEVE ISRAEL, New York
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
BARBARA LEE, California
BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota

FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia

JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
DAVE WELDON, Florida

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Obey, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Lewis, as Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

NISHA DESAI, CRAIG HIGGINS, STEVE MARCHESE, MICHELE SUMILAS, and CLELIA ALVARADO,
Staff Assistants

PART 4
STATEMENTS OF OUTSIDE WITNESSES

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STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED

PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2009

HEARINGS
BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS
NITA M. LOWEY, New York, Chairwoman
JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois
ADAM SCHIFF, California
STEVE ISRAEL, New York
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
BARBARA LEE, California
BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota

FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia

JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
DAVE WELDON, Florida

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Obey, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Lewis, as Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

NISHA DESAI, CRAIG HIGGINS, STEVE MARCHESE, MICHELE SUMILAS, and CLELIA ALVARADO,
Staff Assistants

PART 4
STATEMENTS OF OUTSIDE WITNESSES

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DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin, Chairman
JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
NITA M. LOWEY, New York
E. SERRANO, New York
JOSE
ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
ED PASTOR, Arizona
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
CHET EDWARDS, Texas
ROBERT E. BUD CRAMER, JR., Alabama
PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
SAM FARR, California
JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois
CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
ALLEN BOYD, Florida
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
BARBARA LEE, California
TOM UDALL, New Mexico
ADAM SCHIFF, California
MICHAEL HONDA, California
BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota
STEVE ISRAEL, New York
TIM RYAN, Ohio
C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
CIRO RODRIGUEZ, Texas

JERRY LEWIS, California

C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
RALPH REGULA, Ohio
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
JAMES T. WALSH, New York
DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey
TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
TOM LATHAM, Iowa
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
KAY GRANGER, Texas
JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR., Virginia
RAY LAHOOD, Illinois
DAVE WELDON, Florida
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
KEN CALVERT, California
JO BONNER, Alabama

ROB NABORS, Clerk and Staff Director

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Ardouny, Bryan ........................................................................................................

Baguirov, Adil ..........................................................................................................
Bereuter, Douglas ....................................................................................................
Bush, D.L., Sr ..........................................................................................................
Carey, R.J .................................................................................................................
Chazottes, Elizabeth ................................................................................................
Collins, J.F ...............................................................................................................
Davidson, D.E ..........................................................................................................
Hastings, A.L ...........................................................................................................
Huseynov, Javid .......................................................................................................
Kripke, Gawain ........................................................................................................
Lacy, James ..............................................................................................................
Larigakis, Nick .........................................................................................................
Lawrence, Dr. L.R., Jr .............................................................................................
Limon, Lavinia .........................................................................................................
Loucq, Christian ......................................................................................................
McGuire, D.J ............................................................................................................
Moseley, S.F .............................................................................................................
Neukom, W.H ...........................................................................................................
Panosian, Claire .......................................................................................................
Spahn, Kathy ...........................................................................................................
Stern, C.M ................................................................................................................
Vanderslice, Lane ....................................................................................................
Volk, Joe ...................................................................................................................
Weill, S.I ...................................................................................................................
Williams, Nat ...........................................................................................................

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