A National Security Crisis: Foreign Language Capabilities in the Federal Government
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Location: Room 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building
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Member Statements
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Senator Daniel K. Akaka Democrat (Hawaii)Download Statement (18 KB)
Witnesses
Panel I
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The Honorable Eduardo OchoaDownload Testimony (118.1 KB)Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary EducationU.S. Department of Education
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The Honorable Linda Thomas- GreenfieldDownload Testimony (21.1 KB)Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human ResourcesU.S. Department of State
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Laura Junor, Ph.D.Download Testimony (188.7 KB)Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for ReadinessU.S. Department of Defense
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Ms. Tracey NorthDownload Testimony (99 KB)Deputy Assistant Director, Intelligence Operations Branch, Directorate of IntelligenceFederal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice
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Mr. Glen NordinDownload Testimony (158.5 KB)Principal Foreign Language and Area Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense IntelligenceU.S. Department of Defense (Representing the Director of National Intelligence)
Panel II
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Mr. Andrew LawlessDownload Testimony (263.5 KB)Member of the Globalization and Localization Association and Chief Executive OfficerDig-IT Strategies for Content Globalization
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Allan Goodman, Ph.D.Download Testimony (50.4 KB)Member of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Task Force on U.S. Education Reform and National Security and President of the Institute for International Education
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Daniel Davidson, Ph.D.Download Testimony (71.8 KB)President of American Councils for International Education and Elected President of the Joint National Committee for Languages
Panel III
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Ms. Shauna KaplanDownload Testimony (51.3 KB)5th Grade Student, Providence Elementary SchoolFairfax County, Virginia
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Ms. Paula PatrickDownload Testimony (49.6 KB)Coordinator of World LanguagesFairfax County Public Schools
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Ms. Michelle DressnerDownload Testimony (67 KB)2010 Participant, National Security Language Initiative for Youth Program
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Mr. Jeffrey WoodDownload Testimony (63.2 KB)2010 Participant, National Security Language Initiative for Youth Program
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Major Gregory Mitchell1995 Fellow for the David L. Boren Fellowship Program