I want to thank Senator Feingold most sincerely for inviting me to testify before this important and timely hearing. This is my first appearance before you, so please allow me a brief introduction. I am new to Washington DC and the USA, having joined Refugees International as head of their peacekeeping program this May. I shall do my best to convey to you the concerns about AFRICOM of RI and the broader humanitarian NGO community. However, as an African (I am a South African citizen) who has spent 20 years in the military and the last 11 years as a civilian working on African security and peacekeeping capacity-building issues, I shall first highlight some of the real concerns about AFRICOM that have been voiced rather loudly in Africa. ...

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Senator Lugar's opening Statement

The Honorable Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Department of State

Ms. Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Department of Defense

The Honorable Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID

Dr. Stephen Morrison, Executive Director, CSIS

Major General Jonathan Gration, USAF (Ret.), Former Director of Strateg, POlicy and Assessments, US European Command