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2012 Congressional Hearings

Assessing Developments in Mali: Restoring Democracy and Reclaiming the North
December 05, 2012 - U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on African Affairs

Panel One
• Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
• Earl Gast, Assistant Administrator for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
• Ms. Amanda Dory, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa, Department of Defense, Washington, DC

Panel Two
• Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh, Senior Associate and Regional Director for Central and West Africa, National Democratic Institute, Washington, DC
• Ms. Corinne Dufka, Senior Researcher, Africa Division, Human Rights Watch, Washington, DC
• Mr. Nii Akuetteh, Independent Policy Researcher, Washington, DC
• Mr. Mohamed Ould Mahmoud, Vice President, Lobbying Network for Peace, Security, and Development for Northern Mali, Bamako, Mali

The Tuareg Revolt and the Mali Coup
June 29, 2012 - House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on African Affairs

• Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Earl Gast, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Mr. Nii Akuetteh, Independent Africa analyst, (Former Georgetown University Professor of African Affairs)
• Mr. Rudolph Atallah, Senior Fellow, Michael S. Ansari Center, Atlantic Council
• Mr. Dave Peterson, Senior Director, Africa, National Endowment for Democracy

Economic Statecraft: Embracing Africa's Market Potential
June 28, 2012 - U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on African Affairs

• Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
• Earl Gast, Assistant Administrator for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
• Ms. Florizelle Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Washington, DC

Recent Developments in the Middle East: The Security Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic
April 19, 2012 - House Armed Services Committee

• Chairman Buck McKeon Statement
• The Honorable Leon Panetta, Secretary, United States Department of Defense
• General Martin E. Dempsey , Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command
February 29, 2012 - House Armed Services Committee

• Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, Commander, US European Command/NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
• General Carter F. Ham, USA, Commander, US Africa Command

President’s FY 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Defense
February 28, 2012 - Senate Budget Committee

• Chairman Conrad's Opening Remarks
• The Honorable Leon Panetta, Secretary, United States Department of Defense
• General Martin E. Dempsey , Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

US Pacific Command and US Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program
February 28, 2012 - Senate Armed Services Committee

Witnesses
• Admiral Robert F. Willard, USN, Commander, US Pacific Command
• General William Fraser, USAF, Commander, United States Transportation Command