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February 2007
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2/13/07 Remarks of Chairman Tom Lantos at Hearing: The Future of the United Nations Under Ban Ki-Moon
2/13/07 House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2/12/07 Advisory:
2/8/07 Remarks of Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA) at hearing, “The Escalating Crisis in Darfur: Are There Any Prospects for Peace?”
2/8/07 A hearing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: February 8, 2007
2/8/07 Lantos Welcomes Establishment of Task Force on Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons But Argues More Must Be Done to Prevent Escalating Humanitarian Crisis
2/7/07 House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2/7/07 Opening Statement by Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA) at hearing with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Regarding the Department’s annual budget request
2/6/07 A hearing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: February 6, 2007
2/5/07 Federal Budget Request Short-Changes United Nations, Lantos Says
2/2/07 Lantos Says Latest Intelligence on Iraq Underscores Need for Political Solution, Not Escalation
January 2007
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1/31/07 Remarks of Congressman Tom Lantos, Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, at Hearing,
1/31/07 A hearing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
1/26/07 Lantos Iraq Visit Confirms Views on Redeploying Troops
1/24/07 Lantos Strongly Condemns Russian Court Ruling on Closure of Prominent Russian Human Rights NGO
1/24/07 Committee on Foreign Affairs
1/23/07 Lantos Announces Seven Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Chairmen Elected
1/22/07 Lantos Condemns Reported Bombing of Civilians in Darfur
1/19/07 Remarks of Chairman Tom Lantos at hearing, “The Baker-Hamilton Commission Report”
1/18/07 Remarks of Chairman Tom Lantos at Hearing on North Korea
1/18/07 A hearing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: January 24, 2007
1/17/07 Lantos, Committee on Foreign Affairs Host New United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
1/12/07 A briefing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: January 18, 2007
1/12/07 A briefing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: January 19, 2007
1/11/07 Remarks of Chairman Tom Lantos at Full Committee Briefing on Iraq
1/11/07 Statement of Chairman Tom Lantos at Full Committee Briefing, “Next Steps in the Iran Crisis”
1/10/07 A briefing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: January 17, 2007
1/10/07 Lantos Expresses Disappointment in President’s Plan for Iraq as Laid Out Tonight
1/8/07 The committee will hold a series of briefings and hearings on Iraq this month
1/5/07 Advisory for January 11 Full Committee briefing on Iraq featuring Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
1/5/07 With New Chairman Tom Lantos, Committee Changes Name and Course
1/4/07 Advisory for January 11 Full Committee briefing on Iran
December 2006
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12/15/06 Henry Hyde of Illinois served as the chairman of this committee for six years before his retirement at the end of the 109th Congress.