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Subcommittee members heard testimony on developments in Western Europe.

Secretary Richardson testified about charges that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries had been engaged in price fixing and about a recent decision to increase oil production. A…

Officials from the State Department testified on allegations of espionage by foreign correspondents. Officials talked about previous security breeches within the State Department including t…

Secretary Richardson testified about his recent meeting with Energy Ministers in which he discussed the growing costs of petroleum products. He said that he had strongly urged that they remo…

Mr. Talbot testified regarding U.S. engagement with Russia and the importance of this relationship for the U.S. He stressed that Russia’s nuclear arsenal must be controlled, and that the sta…

A House International Relations Subcommittee held a hearing on the violence in East Timor. Members heard testimony from Timorese resistance leaders who spoke about violations of human right…

House International Relations Committee heard testimony about security and counter-drug concerns in Panama on the eve of the final transfer of authority in the Canal Zone to the Panamanian g…

Witnesses testified about the slavery and brutality against Christians in southern Sudan. They focused on the atrocities committed against these people and the condition of the slaves. They …

International Relations Committee members heard testimony about possible negotiations with Yugoslavia. They spoke about initiatives to remedy this situation with the participation of Russia …

The panelists discussed whether or not to send U.S. troops to Kosovo as part of a NATO mission to break up a civil war in the former Yugoslavia. In the first panel, Jeanne Kirkpatrick and fo…

Witnesses testified before the House International Relations Subcommittee regarding proposed funding for U.S. embassies. They discussed previous embassy bombings and how these embassies were…

Witnesses testified about human rights violations around the globe. Of particular interest were violations in China, Africa, and Guatemala.

Undersecretary Thomas Pickering testified about sending ground forces to the Kosovo region of Yugoslavia as part of a NATO peace-keeping mission. He told the committee that such action may b…

Witnesses testified about the repression of human rights in China. Rep. Smith described the recent crackdown on dissidents in China and that that President Clinton did not mention this human…