The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (T. Doc.103-39) HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Tuesday, October 21, 2003 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 216 Hart Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar     Witnesses:     Panel 1 Rear Admiral John E. Crowley    Chief Counsel & Judge Advocate General    United States Coast Guard    Washington, DC Admiral Michael G. Mullen    Vice Chief of Naval Operations    United States Navy    Washington, DC The Honorable William H. Taft, IV    The Legal Adviser    Department of State    Washington, DC The Honorable John F. Turner    Assistant Secretary    Bureau of Oceans and International       Environmental and Scientific Affairs    Department of State    Washington, DC Mr. Mark T. Esper    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Negotiations Policy    Department of Defense    The Pentagon    Washington, DC    Panel 2 Mr. David G. Burney    Executive Director    U.S. Tuna Foundation    San Diego, CA Ms. Randi Thomas    National Representative    U.S. Tuna Foundation    Washington, DC Mr. Joseph J. Cox    President    Chamber of Shipping of America    Washington, DC Mr. Paul L. Kelly    Senior Vice President    Rowan Companies, Inc.    Houston, TX Vice Admiral Roger T. Rufe, Jr., USCG (Ret.)    President    The Ocean Conservancy    Washington, DC Additional Witnesses May Be Added...               Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.