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August 1, 2007

Africa Command

Witnesses testified about U.S. policy in Africa, strategic cooperation with African nations, and the potential role of the U.S. Africa Comma… read more

Witnesses testified about U.S. policy in Africa, strategic cooperation with African nations, and the potential role of the U.S. Africa Command in facing national security concerns. Among the topics they addressed were regional and ethnic tensions in various areas, capabilities of the African Union, economic and infrastructure development issues, the AIDS pandemic, and allocation of foreign aid resources. close

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Jendayi Frazer Assistant Secretary Department of State->African Affairs
Jonathan Gration Policy Director U.S. European Command->Plans and Policy

Michael Hess Deputy Chief Counsel Republican National Committee
Mark Malan Program Officer Refugees International->Peacebuilding
Steve Morrison Director Center for Strategic and International Studies->Africa Program
Theresa Whelan Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of Defense->African Affairs
Russ Feingold U.S. Senator [D] Wisconsin
Richard G. Lugar U.S. Senator [R] Indiana
Bill Nelson U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Florida
Jim Webb U.S. Senator [D] Virginia

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Program ID:: 200255-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Aug 02, 2007 | 6:23am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Aug 13, 2007 | 6:09pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Aug 02, 2007 | 6:23am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 03, 2007 | 3:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Aug 07, 2007 | 2:30am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 13, 2007 | 6:09pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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