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Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment

Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chairman

Oversight on the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI):
Medical Treatment of the Marshallese People, U.S. Nuclear Tests, Nuclear Claims Tribunal, Forced Resettlement, Use of Kwajalein Atoll for Missile Programs...

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Thursday, May 20, 2010
2:00 PM
Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building
Panel I

Ms. Frankie A. Reed
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Mr. Nikolao Pula
Director
Office of Insular Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior

Steven Messervy, Ph.D.
Deputy to the Commanding General for Research, Development, and Acquisition
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
U.S. Department of Defense

Mr. Glenn S. Podonsky
Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer
Office of Health, Safety and Security
U.S. Department of Energy


Panel II

Neal A. Palafox, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii

Mr. Jonathan M. Weisgall
Legal Counsel for the People of the Bikini Atoll

Mr. Don Miller, Esq.
Independent Attorney-at-Law

Mr. Robert Alvarez
Senior Scholar
Institute for Policy Studies


BRIEFING BY:

His Excellency John Silk
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of the Marshall Islands

Her Excellency Amenta Matthew
Minister of Health
Senator (Utrik)
Republic of the Marshall Islands

His Excellency Kenneth Kedi
Minister of Transportation and Communication
Senator (Rongelap)
Republic of the Marshall Islands

His Excellency Jack Ading
Minister of Finance
Senator (Enewetak)
Republic of the Marshall Islands

His Excellency Tony deBrum
Senator (Kwajalein)
Republic of the Marshall Islands

His Excellency Tomaki Juda
Senator (Kili)
Republic of the Marshall Islands

His Excellency Alson Kelen
Mayor of Bikini Atoll, Kili, Ejit Local Government Council
Republic of the Marshall Islands

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