Nepal: Transition from Crisis to Peaceful Democracy HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Thursday, May 18, 2006 Time: 2:30 PM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Chafee     Witnesses:     Panel 1 The Honorable Richard A. Boucher    Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs    Department of State    Washington, DC    Panel 2 Mr. Deepak Thapa    William P. Fuller Fellow in Conflict Resolution    The Asia Foundation    New York, NY Mr. Sam Zia-Zarifi    Research Director of the Asia Program    Human Rights Watch    New York, NY Mr. John Norris    Washington Chief of Staff    International Crisis Group    Washington, DC Additional Witnesses May Be Added…   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.