106th Congress
Unprinted Senate Hearings by Title
January 1999 - December 2000
Unprinted as of August 17, 2004
AFGHANISTAN: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
held hearings to examine the continuing crisis in Afghanistan,
focusing on human rights violations, ...
Foreign Relations 19990414
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on African Affairs
continued hearings to examine the effectiveness of United States
development assistance to Africa and the implementation of United
States foreign policy, ...
Foreign Relations 19991005
AFRICAN AIDS CRISIS: Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded
hearings to examine the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and a related
measure, S. 2026, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
authorize appropriations for HIV/AIDS efforts, ...
Foreign Relations 20000224
ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Committees concluded joint closed
hearings on alleged Chinese espionage at the Department of Energy
laboratories, ...
Armed Services 19990316
Hearings also held on 3/25, 4/14, 4/22/99
ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Committee concluded closed hearings on the
damage to the national security from alleged Chinese espionage at
the Department of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories, ...
Energy 19990428
ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight
and the Courts held closed hearings to examine alleged Chinese
espionage at United States nuclear facilities and the transfer of
United States technology to China, ...
Judiciary 19991026
AMERICAN LEGION: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans'
Affairs to review the legislative recommendations of the American
Legion, ...
Veterans Affairs 19990928
ANTI-DRUG ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA: On Friday, February 25,
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and
Terrorism concluded hearings on proposed emergency anti-drug
assistance to Colombia, ...
Foreign Relations 20000225
APPROPRIATIONS--HUD: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2000 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, ...
Appropriations 19990422
Hearings also held on 4/29/99
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL: Committee concluded oversight hearings on
the operations, activities, and proposed fiscal year 2001 budget of
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, focusing on physical
safety, customer services delivery, building preservation, utility,
and security, and staff development, ...
Rules 20000330
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL OPERATIONS: Committee concluded oversight
hearings on the operations of the Architect of the Capitol, ...
Rules 19991020
ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS: Committee concluded hearings to examine
issues relating to the International Monetary Fund reform, focusing
on lessons learned from the Asian financial crisis, ...
Foreign Relations 19991105
AUTHORIZATION--INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT: Committee resumed
hearings on S. 2526, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
to revise and extend such Act, ...
Indian Affairs 20000726
BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on the
Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law to examine the
process for requesting new judgeships, ...
Judiciary 19991102
BANKRUPTCY REFORM: Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee
on Administrative Oversight and the Courts concluded joint hearings
with the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on
Commercial and Administrative Law on bankruptcy reform issues, ...
Judiciary 19990311
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS THREAT: Committee concluded closed hearings to
examine the growing threat of biological weapons, ...
Foreign Relations 19990506
BUSINESS MEETING: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of
Owen James Sheaks, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior
Executive Service, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, ...
Foreign Relations 20000620
BUSINESS MEETING: Committee met in closed session to consider pending
intelligence matters.
Intelligence 19990129
CASPIAN SEA EXPORT ENERGY PIPELINE: Subcommittee on International
Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded hearings on
the commercial viability of a Caspian Sea export energy pipeline,
...
Foreign Relations 19990303
CENTRAL AFRICAN WARS: Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded
hearings to examine the Central African Wars and the future of
United States-Africa policy, ...
Foreign Relations 19990608
CHILD LABOR ABUSE: Committee concluded hearings on Convention (No.
182) Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the
Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, adopted by the
International Labor Organization Convention at its 87th Session in
Geneva on June 17, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 106-05), ...
Foreign Relations 19991021
CHINESE EMBASSY BOMBING: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded hearings to examine the Chinese Embassy bombing
and its effects on United States-China relations, ...
Foreign Relations 19990527
COLOMBIA THREAT TO U.S. INTERESTS AND SECURITY: Subcommittee on
Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism concluded
hearings on Colombia's threat to United States interests and
regional security, focusing on U.S.-Colombia counternarcotics
efforts, ...
Foreign Relations 19990324
COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTIONS: Committee concluded hearings after
receiving testimony from Senators, as indicated, in support of
resolutions requesting funds for operating expenses of their
respective committees, as follows: Committee on Small Business: (S.
Res. 142), Senators Bond and Kerry; Select Committee on
Intelligence: (S. Res. 139), Senators Shelby and Kerrey; Committee
on Foreign Relations: (S. Res. 148), Senators Helms and Biden;
Committee on Finance: (S. Res. 150), Senators Roth and Moynihan;
Committee on Armed Services: (S. Res. 143), Senators Warner and
Levin; and Special Committee on Aging: (S. Res. 155), Senators
Grassley and Breaux.
Rules 19990804
COMMUNITY Y2K PREPAREDNESS: Committee concluded hearings to explore
individual and community Y2K preparedness, and the media's role in
providing Y2K information, ...
Year 2000 19990525
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY: Committee held closed hearings on
issues relating to military implications of the Comprehensive Test
Ban Treaty (Treaty Doc. 105-28), ...
Armed Services 19991005
CYBER-THREATS AND THE U.S. ECONOMY: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the threat of cyber-terrorism and hackers to both the United
States high-tech infrastructure and private sector, ...
Economic 20000223
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Committee concluded closed oversight hearings
on certain activities of the Department of Justice, ...
Judiciary 19990608
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: Joint Meeting: Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee
on Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of the
Disabled American Veterans, ...
Veterans Affairs 20000301
DRUG KINGPINS: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps,
Narcotics and Terrorism met in closed session to receive a briefing
on issues relating to the targeting of assets of drug kingpins ...
Foreign Relations 19990419
DRUG TRAFFICKING: Committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing on the impact of drug trafficking on the security of
Columbia and neighboring countries of the Andean Ridge from
officials of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense
Intelligence Agency.
Armed Services 20000328
EAST TIMOR: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations'
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded joint
hearings with the House Committee on International Relations'
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific to examine the current
situation in East Timor, ...
Foreign Relations 20000210
ELECTRIC POWER: Committee held hearings on S. 2098, to facilitate the
transition to more competitive and efficient electric power markets,
and to ensure electric reliability, S. 2071, to benefit electricity
consumers by promoting the reliability of the bulk-power system, S.
1369, to enhance the benefits of the national electric system by
encouraging and supporting State programs for renewable energy
sources, universal electric service, affordable electric service,
and energy conservation and efficiency, S. 1284, to amend the
Federal Power Act to ensure that no State may establish, maintain,
or enforce on behalf of any electric utility an exclusive right to
sell electric energy or otherwise unduly discriminate against any
consumer who seeks to purchase electric energy in interstate
commerce from any supplier, S. 1273, to amend the Federal Power Act,
to facilitate the transition to more competitive and efficient
electric power markets, S. 1047, to provide for a more competitive
electric power industry, S. 516, to benefit consumers by promoting
competition in the electric power industry, and S. 282, to provide
that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new
contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or
capacity under section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978, ...
Energy 20000411
Hearings also held on 4/13, 4/27/00
EPA'S STANDARDS GASOLINE: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands,
Private Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings on the
Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 2 standards for cars and
light-duty trucks and the accompanying proposed low sulfur
requirements for gasoline, ...
Environment 19990729
ESPIONAGE INVESTIGATION: Committee concluded closed oversight
hearings on the national security methods and processes relating
to the Wen-Ho Lee espionage investigation, ...
Governmental Affairs 19990520
Hearings also held on 6/9/99
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS: Committee concluded
hearings to examine the preparedness of the Federal Government for
the Year 2000, ...
Year 2000 19990414
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET: Subcommittee on International Operations
concluded hearings on the President's proposed budget request for
fiscal year 2001 for foreign assistance, ...
Foreign Relations 20000308
FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALES CONTRACTS: Committee concluded oversight
hearings on the Administration's policy toward, and the associated
liability for, canceled Forest Service timber sales contracts, ...
Energy 20001019
IMF REFORM: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export,
and Trade Promotion met to receive a briefing on International
Monetary Fund reform issues, including transparency, accountability,
market-based loans, private sector burden-sharing, and policy
improvement from Lawrence H. Summers, Deputy Secretary of the
Treasury.
Foreign Relations 19990127
INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR POLITICAL FUTURES: Joint Hearing: Senate's
Committee on Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on East Asian and
Pacific Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
International Relations' Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific to
examine the political futures of Indonesia and East Timor, ...
Foreign Relations 19990909
INFORMATION COORDINATION CENTER: Committee concluded hearings on
Year 2000 Information Coordination Center, focusing on its role
during key Y2K events, and the Administration's long-term plans to
use the ICC for infrastructure protection, ...
Year 2000 19990729
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Defense concluded closed
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for
defense related intelligence programs, ...
Appropriations 19990505
INTELLIGENCE: Committee concluded joint closed hearings with the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 20000621
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990310
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990317
Hearings also held on 3/18/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990324
Hearings also held on 3/25/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990414
Hearings also held on 4/15/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990421
Hearings also held on 4/22/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990428
Hearings also held on 4/29/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990512
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990519
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990526
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990610
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990617
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990623
Hearings also held on 6/24/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990714
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19990722
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 19990729
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 19990804
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 19990915
Hearings also held on 9/16/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 19990922
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 19990929
Hearings also held on 9/30/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
...
Intelligence 19991005
Hearings also held on 10/6/99
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 19991012
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 19991028
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000203
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000208
Hearings also held on 2/9, 2/10/00
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000222
Hearings also held on 2/23, 2/24, 2/29/00
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000322
Hearings also held on 3/23/00
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000329
Hearings also held on 3/30, 4/4, 4/6/00
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000510
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000614
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000713
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000720
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000913
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
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Intelligence 20000927
INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed session to consider pending
intelligence matters.
Intelligence 20000301
Hearings also held on 3/2, 3/7, 3/8, 3/9/00
INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION: Committee concluded
hearings on Inter-American Convention Against Corruptions ("the
Convention"), adopted and opened for signature at the Specialized
Conference of the Organization of American States (OAS) at Caracas,
Venezuela, on March 29, 1996. The Convention was signed by the
United States on June 27, 1996, at the twenty-seventh regular
session of the OAS General Assembly meeting in Panama City, Panama
(Treaty Doc. 105-39), ...
Foreign Relations 20000502
INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE PIRACY: Subcommittee on International Economic
Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded hearings to examine the
impact of international software piracy on the software industry and
the American economy, focusing on the World Intellectual Property
Organization copyright treaties, Trade Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights agreement, special 301 procedures,
enforcement resources and willingness to enforce the laws, and the
effect of the Asian economic crisis, ...
Foreign Relations 19990429
INTERNATIONAL Y2K ISSUES: Committee concluded hearings on
international Year 2000 technology issues, focusing on security,
economic, and humanitarian implications, ...
Also, committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on the
status of United States strategic assets worldwide ...
Year 2000 19991013
INTERNATIONAL Y2K PROBLEM: Committee concluded hearings to examine
world-wide Y2K preparedness, the impact of other counties' readiness
on the United States, and the federal government's position on
foreign assistance for Y2K, ...
Year 2000 19990305
INTERNET DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS: Joint Hearing: Committee on the
Judiciary's Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight concluded
joint hearings with the House Committee on the Judiciary's
Subcommittee on Crime to examine recent Internet denial of service
attacks and the federal response, focusing on the challenges facing
the Department of Justice in its fight against cybercrime, ...
Judiciary 20000229
IRAQ: Committee held closed hearings to examine the situation in Iraq
and United States military operations in and around Iraq, ...
Armed Services 20000720
IRS REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the strategic
plans and fiscal year 2001 budget of the Internal Revenue Service,
focusing on the progress and problems in implementing the IRS
Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, ...
Taxation 20000503
KOSOVO: Committee concluded closed hearings to examine the situation
in Kosovo, ...
Armed Services 20000223
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: Committee concluded
hearings on the goals and operations of the Library of Congress and
the Smithsonian Institution, ...
Rules 20000627
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on
multilateral development bank reform proposals, focusing on the
future of the International Monetary Fund and International
Financial Institutions, ...
Foreign Relations 20000229
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on Everett L. Mosley, of
Virginia, to be Inspector General, Agency for International
Development, ...
Foreign Relations 20000720
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Robert
A. Seiple, of Washington, to be Ambassador at Large for
International Religious Freedom ...
Foreign Relations 19990317
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Gwen
C. Clare, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Ecuador, ...
Foreign Relations 19990622
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of David
B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary
of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, ...
Foreign Relations 19990623
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of John
David Holum, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms
Control and International Security, ...
Foreign Relations 19990628
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of J.
Brady Anderson, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the Agency
for International Development, ...
Foreign Relations 19990722
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Evelyn
Simonowitz Lieberman, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State
for Public Diplomacy, ...
Foreign Relations 19990726
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Carol
Moseley-Braun, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
to Samoa, ...
Foreign Relations 19991105
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Marc
Grossman, of Virginia, to be Director General of the Foreign
Service, Department of State, ...
Foreign Relations 20000524
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Richard
A. Boucher, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Public Affairs, ...
Foreign Relations 20000725
NOMINATION: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of
John E. McLaughlin, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence.
Prior to this action, committee concluded closed hearings on the
nomination of Mr. McLaughlin, ...
Intelligence 20000727
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Susan
G. Esserman of Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, and Timothy F. Geithner
of New York, to be Under Secretary for International Affairs, Gary
S. Gensler of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Domestic Finance,
Edwin M. Truman of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for
International Affairs, and David C. Williams of Illinois, to be
Inspector General for Tax Administration, all of the Department of
the Treasury, ...
Finance 19990120
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of David
B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary
of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, and Lawrence Harrington, of Tennessee, to be United States
Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, ...
Foreign Relations 19990527
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be Under Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for Health, and John T. Hanson, of Virginia, to be Assistant
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs, ...
Veterans Affairs 19990608
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
Donald K. Bandler, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Cyprus, M. Michael Einik, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Donald W. Keyser, of
Virginia, for Rank of Ambassador during tenure of service as Special
Representative of the Secretary of State for Nagorno-Karabakh and
New Independent States Regional Conflicts, Joseph Limprecht, of
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, Thomas J.
Miller, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Richard L. Morningstar, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative
of the United States to the European Union with the rank and status
of Ambassador, Larry C. Napper, of Texas, for Rank of Ambassador
during tenure of service as Coordinator of the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Program, and Donald Lee Pressley, of
Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for
International Development, ...
Foreign Relations 19990609
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
Oliver P. Garza, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Nicaragua, Frank Almaguer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Honduras, John R. Hamilton, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, and Prudence Bushnell, of
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, ..
Foreign Relations 19990609
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Mark
Wylea Erwin, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador to the Federal Islamic Republic of the
Comoros and as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles, Johnnie
Carson, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya,
Christopher E. Goldthwait, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Chad, Joyce E. Leader, of the District of Columbia, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, Bismarck Myrick, of
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, David B.
Dunn, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia, and
Michael D. Metelits, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Cape Verde, ...
Foreign Relations 19990616
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of A.
Peter Burleigh, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
the Philippines and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Robert S.
Gelbard, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Indonesia, M. Osman Siddique, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, Ambassador to
the Kingdom of Tonga, and Ambassador to Tuvalu, and Sylvia Gaye
Stanfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, ...
Foreign Relations 19990720
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
Barbara J. Griffiths, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Iceland, Richard Monroe Miles, of South Carolina, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Carl Spielvogel, of New
York, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, J. Richard
Fredericks, of California, to be Ambassador to Switzerland, and to
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
to the Principality of Liechtenstein, and William B. Taylor, Jr., of
Virginia, for the Rank of Ambassador during tenure of service as
Coordinator of U.S. Assistance for the New Independent States, ...
Foreign Relations 19990721
NOMINATIONS: On Friday, July 23, Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Michael A. Sheehan, of New Jersey, to be Coordinator
for Counterterrorism, Department of State, with the rank and status
of Ambassador at Large, ...
Foreign Relations 19990723
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Jimmy
J. Kolker, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Jeffrey A.
Bader, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia,
Martin George Brennan, of California, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Uganda, Harriet L. Elam, of Massachusetts, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, Gregory Lee Johnson, of
Washington, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland, David H.
Kaeuper, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Congo, Delano Eugene Lewis, Sr., of New Mexico, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., of
Texas, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia, and Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick, of California, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, ...
Foreign Relations 19990805
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
Donald Stuart Hays, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United
States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and
Reform, with the rank of Ambassador, and James B. Cunningham, of
Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of
America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of
Ambassador, ...
Foreign Relations 19991015
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Mary
Carlin Yates, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Burundi, John E. Lange, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Botswana, and Michael Edward Ranneberger, of Virginia,
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mali, ...
Foreign Relations 19991019
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
Martin S. Indyk, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to
Israel, and Edward S. Walker, Jr., of Maryland, to be Assistant
Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, ...
Foreign Relations 19991028
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
Joseph R. Crapa, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for
Legislative and Public Affairs, United States Agency for
International Development, Willene A. Johnson, of New York, to be
United States Director of the African Development Bank, and Alan
Phillip Larson, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of State for
Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, ...
Foreign Relations 19991029
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Avis
Thayer Bohlen, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant
Secretary of State for Arms Control, Robert J. Einhorn, of the
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Non-proliferation, J. Stapleton Roy, of Pennsylvania, to be
Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, Craig
Gordon Dunkerley, of Massachusetts, for the Rank of Ambassador
during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Conventional
Forces in Europe, Norman A. Wulf, of Virginia, to be a Special
Representative of the President, with the rank of Ambassador,
Charles Taylor Manatt, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador
to the Dominican Republic, and Anthony Stephen Harrington, of
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, ...
Foreign Relations 19991102
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of N.
Cinnamon Dornsife, of the District of Columbia, to be United States
Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador,
and Earl Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of
State for Economic and Business Affairs.
Foreign Relations 20000301
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
Donald Arthur Mahley, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during
his tenure of service as Special Negotiator for Chemical and
Biological Arms Control Issues, and Gregory G. Govan, of Virginia,
for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Chief
U.S. Delegate to the Joint Consultative Group, both of the
Department of State, ...
Foreign Relations 20000404
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Carey
Cavanaugh, of Florida, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure
of service as Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New
Independent States Regional Conflicts, Christopher Robert Hill, of
Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, and Thomas
G. Weston, of Michigan, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure
of service as Special Coordinator for Cyprus, ...
Foreign Relations 20000411
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Brian
Dean Curran, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti,
David N. Greenlee, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Paraguay, Ronald D. Godard, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the
Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Donna Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Venezuela, Daniel A. Johnson, of
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, Rose M.
Likins, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El
Salvador, Anne Woods Patterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Colombia, V. Manuel Rocha, of California, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Bolivia, and James Donald Walsh, of
California, to be Ambassador to Argentina, ...
Foreign Relations 20000510
Hearings also held on 5/11/00
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of
Michael G. Kozak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Belarus, John Martin O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Kyrgyz Republic, John F. Tefft, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Lithuania, and W. Robert Pearson, of Tennessee, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, ...
Foreign Relations 20000606
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of John
Edward Herbst, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Uzbekistan; Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be
Ambassador to Ukraine; Lawrence George Rossin, of California, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia; and Ross L. Wilson, of
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, ...
Foreign Relations 20000621
Hearings also held on 6/22, 6/27/00
NORTH KOREAN PRISON CAMPS: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded hearings to examine the human rights situation in
North Korea, focusing on political prison camp system and human
rights violations, ...
Foreign Relations 19990422
POST ELECTION CAMBODIA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded hearings on issues relating to post election
Cambodia, including national reconciliation, democratic development,
rival political parties, Khmer Rouge accountability, and U.S.
consultation and aid policy, ...
Foreign Relations 19990309
RUSSIAN COMPANY PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES: Committee held a closed
briefing on proliferation activities of a certain Russian company
...
Foreign Relations 19990908
SATELLITE EXPORT CONTROL/DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND LAUNCH CAPABILITIES:
Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade
Promotion concluded hearings to examine U.S. satellite export
control policy and the domestic production/launch capability, ...
Foreign Relations 19990624
SCHOOL SYSTEMS Y2K READINESS: Committee concluded hearings to
explore Y2K readiness among public school systems, colleges and
universities, and the college financial aid system, ...
Year 2000 19990921
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION OPERATIONS: Committee concluded oversight
hearings on the operations of the Smithsonian Institution, ...
Rules 19990728
SODA ASH EXPORTS: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
concluded hearings to examine Asian trade barriers to United States
soda ash exports, ...
Foreign Relations 19990225
SOLAR AND RENEWABLE ENERGY: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development concluded hearings on issues concerning solar and
renewable energy, focusing on how to assist government and industry
in increasing the use of renewable energy technologies in the
nation's energy marketplace, ...
Appropriations 19990914
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Y2K PREPAREDNESS: Committee concluded
hearings on state and local government preparedness for the year
2000 computer problem, ...
Year 2000 19990715
SUDAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: Subcommittee on African Affairs held
hearings on Sudan's humanitarian crisis and the United States
response, focusing on road repair, food distribution and
self-reliance, health care, expanding the cease-fire, and political
recommendations, ...
Foreign Relations 19990323
SUDAN TERRORISM: Committee concluded closed hearings on terrorism
issues relating to Sudan, ...
Foreign Relations 20000302
TREATIES: Committee concluded hearings on Inter-American Convention
for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, with Annexes,
done at Caracas December 1, 1996, (the "Convention"), which was
signed by the United States, subject to ratification, on December
13, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-48); International Plant Protection
Convention (IPPC), adopted at the Conference of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations at Rome on
November 17, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 106-23); Food Aid Convention 1999,
which was opened for signature at the United Nations Headquarters,
New York, from May 1 through June 30, 1999. Convention was signed by
the United States June 16, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 106-14); Convention
(No. 176) Concerning Safety and Health in Mines, adopted by the
International Labor Conference at its 82nd Session in Geneva on June
22, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 106-08); and United Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious
Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, with
Annexes, adopted at Paris, June 17, 1994, and signed by the United
States on October 14, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-29), ...
Foreign Relations 20000720
TREATIES/NOMINATION: ... Also, committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Barry Edward Carter, of the District of Columbia, to
be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, ...
Foreign Relations 20000913
U.N. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: Subcommittee on International
Operations held closed hearings on issues relating to the United
Nations International Criminal Court, ...
Foreign Relations 19990720
U.S. NORTH KOREA POLICY: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded hearings on the United States policy toward North
Korea, focusing on the findings and recommendations of the Perry
Report, ...
Foreign Relations 19991012
U.S.-SOUTH KOREA EXTRADITION TREATY: Senate concluded hearings on the
Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter
referred to as "the Treaty"), signed at Washington on June 9, 1998
(Treaty Doc. 106-02), ...
Foreign Relations 19991020
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans'
Affairs on the legislative recommendations of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, ...
Veterans Affairs 20000315
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs and the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint
hearings to review the legislative recommendations of certain
veteran's organizations, ...
Veterans Affairs 19990225
Hearings also held on 3/2, 3/4, 3/17, 3/24/99
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative recommendations of
certain veterans organizations, ...
Veterans Affairs 20000302
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative recommendations of the
American Legion, ...
Veterans Affairs 20000926
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative recommendations of
certain veterans organizations, ...
Veterans Affairs 20000307
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative recommendations of
certain veterans organizations, ...
Veterans Affairs 20000322
VIETNAM ECONOMIC REFORM AND TRADE: Subcommittee on International
Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion and Subcommittee on East
Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded joint hearings on economic
reform and trade opportunities in Vietnam, ...
Foreign Relations 19990804
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and
Drinking Water held hearings on S. 2417, to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to increase funding for State nonpoint source
pollution control programs.
Environment 20000518
WTO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded
hearings on the upcoming World Trade Organization Ministerial
meeting agenda, focusing on electronic commerce expansion between
Europe and the United States, ...
Foreign Relations 19991013
Y2K AND HEALTHCARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine Y2K
compliance issues within the health care industry, ...
Year 2000 19990610
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