The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) as a precursor to the Conference of the Parties that will be held in June.

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Oversight Hearing on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

When:
Thursday, May 3, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Crawford Allan, Director, Traffic North America
Mr. Michael Wamithi, Program Manager - Elephants, IFAW East Africa
Dr. Lixin Huang, President, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Mr. Osborne Earl Baker III, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Panel 2
Mr. Todd Willens, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior

Opening Statement
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo