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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: September 5 – 8

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing focused on our Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) partnership and one Subcommittee hearing on the budget priorities for the Western Hemisphere during FY24.

For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, nominees, staff, and the public. Masks and other PPE, as well as sanitation supplies, will be available at the hearing room entrance.

MEDIA POLICY: Press seating is limited. All media must RSVP to your respective gallery to reserve a seat, and only Hill-credentialed media will be permitted to attend. RSVP for all committee events, including hearings, and other special events. Cameras and audio recordings are not allowed in room S-116 for business meetings/markups. RSVP information is at the bottom of this advisory.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Committee Hearing

Presiding: Chairman Bob Menendez (D–N.J.)

            10:00 a.m. ET

            SD-419

Agenda: AUKUS: A Generational Opportunity to Deepen Our Security Partnerships With Australia and The United Kingdom

Witnesses:

  1. The Honorable Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary Bureau of Political Military Affairs, United States Department of State
  2. The Honorable Mara E. Karlin, PhD, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, United States Department of Defense
  3. The Honorable Kin Moy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will be broadcasted live on foreign.senate.gov

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Subcommittee Hearing

Presiding: Sen. Tim Kaine (D–Va.)

10:30 a.m. ET

            SD-419

Agenda: Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Priorities For The Western Hemisphere

Witnesses:

  1. The Honorable Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States Department of State
  2. The Honorable Marcela Escobari, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
  3. The Honorable Todd Robinson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, United States Department of State

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will be broadcasted live on foreign.senate.gov

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Members of the press should RSVP for public hearings, business meetings, and events by calling or emailing the respective galleries at:

Daily: Senate_Press_Gallery@saa.senate.gov or call 202-224-0241

Periodical: periodicals@saa.senate.gov or call 202-224-0265

Radio/TV: Call 202-224-6421

Photography: press_photo@saa.senate.gov or call 202-224-6548.

No signs or paraphernalia are permitted to be brought into a hearing room by the general public.

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