Full Committee Hearing to Receive Testimony Regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023<br /><br />July 13, 2023<br />10:00 AM<br />366 Dirksen Senate Office Building<br /><br />The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 10:00 am in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. <br /><br />The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a joint resolution proposed by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, to approve agreements concluded with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau (and an agreement with the Republic of the Marshall Islands upon its conclusion) to amend the Compacts of Free Association with the Freely Associated States.<br /><br />Opening Remarks<br /><br /> Sen. Joe Manchin<br /> Chairman<br /> Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources<br /><br /> Sen. John Barrasso<br /> Ranking Member<br /> Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources<br /><br />Witness Panel 1<br /><br /> The Honorable Joseph Y. Yun<br /> Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations<br /> United States of America<br /><br />The Honorable Carmen G. Cantor<br />Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs<br />U.S. Department of the Interior<br />Dr. Siddharth Mohandas<br />Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense<br />U.S. Department of Defense<br />Witness Panel 2<br /><br /> His Excellency Surangel S. Whipps, Jr.<br /> President<br /> Republic of Palau<br /><br />Mr. Leo A. Falcam, Jr.<br />Chief Compact Negotiator<br />Federated States of Micronesia<br />The Honorable Jack Ading<br />Minster of Foreign Affairs and Trade<br />Republic of the Marshall Islands<br /><br />#marshallislands #palau #micronesia #freeassociation #senatehearing #protectorate #congressionalhearing #uscongress<br /><br />
