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Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee
MeetingsHearings, markups, and business meetings, most recent first.
Sep 162026
Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: The Evolving Terrorism Landscape and State's Counterterrorism ResponseHearing2172 Rayburn House Office Building2:00 p.m.
Lieutenant Colonel Joel BorkertDeputy Coordinator for Programs and Military Coordination, Bureau of Counterterrorism · U.S. Department of State
Sep 12026
Countering Houthi Terrorism: Protecting U.S. Interests and Security in the Red SeaHearing2172 Rayburn House Office Building2:00 p.m.
Ms. Nadwa Al-DawsariAssociate Fellow · Middle East InstituteWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Ms. Allison MinorDirector, Project for Middle East Integration · Atlantic CouncilWitness BiographyWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Statement
Jul 222026
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the Abraham AccordsHearing2200 Rayburn House Office Building6:00 p.m.
The Honorable David FriedmanFormer Ambassador of the United States to IsraelWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Mr. Asher FredmanExecutive Director of the Misgav Institute for National Security · Visiting Fellow at The Heritage FoundationWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
The Honorable Daniel ShapiroFormer U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Initiative · Atlantic CouncilWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
The Honorable David FriedmanFormer U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Mar 52026
Merit, Accountability, and Performance at State: Evaluating Promotion and PlacementHearing2200 Rayburn House Office Building7:00 p.m.
Ms. Sarah McKemeySenior Bureau Official · Bureau of Human Resources, U.S. Department of StateWitness BiographyWitness Statement
Feb 32026
U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon: Obstacles to Dismantling Hezbollah’s Grip on PowerHearing2172 Rayburn House Office Building3:00 p.m.
Ms. Hanin GhaddarFriedmann Senior Fellow · The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyWitness StatementWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Biography
Ms. Dana StroulDirector of Research, Shelly and Michael Kassen Senior Fellow · The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyWitness StatementWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Biography
The Honorable David SchenkerTaube Senior Fellow · The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Dec 102025
Understanding Judea and Samaria: Historical, Strategic, and Political Dynamics in U.S.–Israel RelationsHearing2172 Rayburn House Office Building3:10 p.m.
Eugene KontorovichSenior Research Fellow · Heritage FoundationWitness BiographyWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Statement
Dr. Jon AltermanBrzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy · Center for Strategic and International StudiesWitness StatementWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Biography
Mr. Morton KleinPresident · Zionist Organization of AmericaWitness BiographyWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Statement
Jul 232025
Bureau of Counterterrorism FY26 Budget Posture HearingHearing2172 Rayburn House Office Building6:00 p.m.
Mr. Gregory LoGerfoActing Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Bureau of Counterterrorism · U.S. Department of StateWitness BiographyWitness Statement
Jul 162025
Management Family FY26 Budget Posture HearingHearing2172 Rayburn House Office Building6:00 p.m.
The Honorable José CunninghamActing Under Secretary (M) · U.S. Department of StateWitness BiographyWitness Statement
Jun 52025
After Assad: The Future of SyriaHearing2200 Rayburn House Office Building6:00 p.m.
Dr. Jon AltermanBrzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy · Center for Strategic and International StudiesWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Dr. Anna BorshchevskayaHarold Grinspoon Senior Fellow · Washington Institute for Near East PolicyWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
The Honorable David SchenkerTaube Senior Fellow · The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
May 62025
Maximum Impact: Assessing the Effectiveness of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Charting the Path ForwardHearing2172 Rayburn House Office Building6:00 p.m.
The Honorable Nathan SalesFormer Coordinator for Counterterrorism · U.S. Department of StateWitness Support DocumentWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Dr. Daniel BymanDirector, Security Studies Program · Georgetown UniversityWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Mar 252025
Streamlined and Rightsized: Consolidating State Department Administrative ServicesHearing2172 Rayburn House Office Building2:00 p.m.
The Honorable Carrie CabelkaFormer Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Administration · U.S. Department of StateWitness StatementWitness BiographyWitness Truth in Testimony
Ambassador Michael PoltFormer U.S. Ambassador, Estonia, Serbia and Montenegro · U.S. Department of StateWitness StatementWitness BiographyWitness Truth in Testimony
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