Other Testimony

--06/08/06  Testimony on Asian Adoptions; Catherine Barry, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs; Remarks before the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--04/27/06  Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Testimony; Frank E. Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs; Remarks before U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
--04/04/06  Visa Services; Tony Edson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services; Remarks before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform; Washington, DC
--02/10/06  Remarks on the Hariri Investigation; Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Representative to the United Nations; Security Council Stakeout; New York
--09/14/05  Helsinki Commission Testimony; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; Remarks before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Helsinki Commission; Washington, DC
--09/13/05  Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Testimony; Tony Edson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services; Remarks before the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform; Washington, DC
--06/29/05  "Improvements Needed to Strengthen U.S. Passport Fraud Detection Efforts"; Frank E. Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services; Remarks before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee ; Washington, DC
--06/22/05  How the U.S. Passport Program Enhances Border Security; Frank E. Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs; Remarks to U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity; Washington, DC
--06/21/05  U.S.-Vietnam Adoption Agreement; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs; Remarks at the signing of an international adoption agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam; Washington, DC
--06/09/05  "The State Department's Role in the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative"; Frank E. Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs; Remarks to U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs; Washington, DC
--05/12/05  Testimony on the Department of State's Border Security Program; Daniel B. Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs; Remarks before the House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations; Washington, DC
--03/17/05  Testimony on Tracking International Students in Higher Education; Stephen A. Edson, Managing Director, Office of Visa Services; Remarks before the Subcommittees on 21st Century Competitiveness & Select Education Committee on Education and the Workforce; Washington, DC
--02/10/05  U.S. Strategies for Relief and Reconstruction Assistance in Response to the Tsunami; Andrew S. Natsios, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator; Testimony before theSenate Committee on Foreign Relations ; Washington, DC
--09/09/04  "Creating Secure Borders and Open Doors: Review of Department of Homeland Security-State Department Collaboration on Visa Policy"; Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services; Remarks before House Government Reform Committee; Washington, DC
--08/19/04  Statement on the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Report; Patricia S. Harrison, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs ; Statement Before the House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--08/19/04  Testimony on 9/11 Commission Report Recommendations; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs; Statement Before the House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--07/13/04  "Visa Revocations II: Still Porous, Slow to Fix"; Tony Edson, Managing Director (Acting), Office of Visa Services; Remarks to House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations; Washington, DC
--06/23/04  Prevention of Use of Lost or Stolen Passports; Frank Moss, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services; Remarks before the International Relations Committee, U.S. House of Representative; Washington, DC
--06/22/04  International Parental Child Abduction; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; Remarks before the House Committee on International Relations; Washington, DC
--06/15/04  Visa Waiver Program (VWP); Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; Remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee; Washington, DC
--03/04/04  A Look at the Goals and Challenges of the US-VISIT Program; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; Remarks before the House Committee on Government Reform; Washington, DC
--02/25/04  The Conflict Between Science and Security in Visa Policy: Status and Next Steps; Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services; Testimony before the House of Representatives Science Committee; Washington, DC
--02/25/04  The Department of State's Border Security ProgramInvesting in America's Security; Daniel B. Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; Testimony before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims Judiciary Committee; Washington, DC
--01/28/04  Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act (Border Security Act); Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; Testimony before the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security; Washington, DC
--01/26/04  U.S. Government Agencies Aimed at Improving Border Security; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affair; Testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; Washington, DC
--10/23/03  Post 9/11 Visa Reforms and New Technology; Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--09/30/03  Visa Issuance: Our First Line of Defense; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Washington, DC
--07/15/03  Information Sharing; Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services; Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration; Washington, DC
--07/10/03  Visa Processing Delays; Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services; Testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform; Washington, DC
--07/09/03  International Parental Child Abduction Prevention Act; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; Testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness Committee on House Government Reform; Washington, DC
--06/26/03  International Child Abduction and International Adoption; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--06/18/03  Catching the Terrorists Among Us; Catherine Barry, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services; Testimony before House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations; Washington, DC
--06/04/03  The Visa Approval Backlog and its Impact on American Small Business; Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services; Testimony before the Committee on House Small Business; Washington, DC
--05/13/03  John Muhammad and the Western Hemisphere Passport Exception; Sharon Palmer-Royston, Attorney Adviser, Chief of Passport Legal Office Passport Services for Bureau of Consular Affairs; Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims; Washington, DC
--03/26/03  Foreign Students and Scholars in the Age of Terrorism; Janice Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services; Testimony before the Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives; Washington, DC