Sep 19, 2007

Dirksen Senate Office Building

September 19, 2007


Summary

Agenda

Opening Remarks - Michael Cromartie, Commission Chair

Remarks - Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)

Remarks - Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR)

Remarks - Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)

Panel

  • Dr. Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle East Affairs, Congressional Research Service
    Prepared Testimony
  • Dr. Judith Yaphe, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies
    Prepared Testimony
  • Hon. Ellen R. Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary of State
    Prepared Testimony
  • Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins,, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations
    Prepared Testimony
  • Dana Graber Ladek, Iraq Displacement Specialist, International Organization for Migration
    Prepared Testimony

Multimedia

VIDEO FILE: Panel 1: Causes and Consequences of Sectarian Violence
Dr. Kenneth Katzman
Dr. Judith Yaphe

VIDEO FILE: Panel II: U.S. Refugee Policy
Hon. Ellen Sauerbrey
Hon. Anne Convery

VIDEO FILE: Panel III: Iraq's Burgeoning Refugee Crisis
Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins
Ms. Dana Graber Ladek