DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST:ELIZABETH DUGAN

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: May 17, 2005 | Copyright information

Congressional Testimony
05-17-2005
Statement of Elizabeth Dugan Vice President, International Republican Institute
Committee on House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security,
Emerging Threats, and International Relations May 17, 2005 Introduction
Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, I want to begin my statement today
by thanking you for the opportunity to testify and commending you for convening
this subcommittee hearing. From the standpoint of the International Republican
Institute`s work in the region, I can tell you that it is crucial for democracy`s
expansion that Congress ...

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