Accelerating Economic Progress in Iraq HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Wednesday, July 20, 2005 Time: 10:15 AM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar Senator Lugar's Opening Statement Senator Biden's Opening Statement Witnesses: Dr. Keith Crane    Senior Economist    RAND Corporation    Arlington, VA Mr. Fareed Mohamedi    Senior Director    Country Strategies Group    PFC Energy    Washington, DC Mr. Frederick D. Barton    Senior Advisor    International Security Program    Center for Strategic and International Studies    Washington, DC   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.