As the President and the Secretary of State have made clear, security in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as for us her...
to have an accurate picture, this is the man who was the head of the Islamic Courts, which we identified as being obviou...
Thank you, doctor.
My sense is that well-timed statements and phone calls and engagement from senior government officials, be it the Presid...
Thank you, Senator Risch.
Would you object to the Congress appropriating these funds directly to the State Department with the exact same authorit...
The recent spike in piracy is an outgrowth of the state collapse and lawlessness and economic desperation that have plag...
Now, this heightened level of attention to the Horn of Africa is long overdue.
This hearing has been convened at a moment when Somalia is undergoing yet another dramatic political crisis.
the pirates do not live in the water; they live on the land.
A nonstarter for Somalia?
it may well be at that level, and it requires that kind of attention.
I'm very concerned that the fledgling transitional government is losing support, as well as losing ground with this rece...
I've been worried specifically about the overcrowding and lack of adequate resources in Dadaab.
I want to thank the panel very much. I particularly want to thank my colleagues for their diligence on this and other is...
These press reports of Ethiopian troops crossing back into Somalia are very alarming to me.
I underscore that our overall policy efforts are aimed at promoting political reconciliation in Somalia, political stabi...
I'm also very concerned by these reports that al-Shabaab and its allied militias are gaining momentum and territory, inc...