Avian Influenza - Are We Prepared? HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Wednesday, November 9, 2005 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar Senator Lugar's Opening Statement Senator Biden's Opening Statement Witnesses:     Panel 1 The Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky    Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs    Department of State    Washington, DC Dr. Anthony S. Fauci    Director    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases    National Institutes of Health    Department of Health and Human Services    Bethesda, MD Dr. Julie Gerberding    Director    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    Department of Health and Human Services    Atlanta, GA The Honorable Andrew S. Natsios    Administrator    U.S. Agency for International Development    Washington, DC    Panel 2 Laurie Garrett    Senior Fellow for Global Health    Council on Foreign Relations    New York, NY James Newcomb    Managing Director of Research    Bio-Economic Research Associates    Cambridge, MA Additional Witnesses May Be Added…               Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.