LIVE NOW: House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Hearing on ‘the State Department’s Foreign Assistance Grants Process’

Published on June 4, 2024

The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on ‘Assessing Shortcomings in the State Department’s Foreign Assistance Grants Process’ at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 4. Witnesses: Robert A. Destro Former assistant secretary at the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor U.S. Department of State James L. Richardson Former director of the Office of Foreign Assistance U.S. Department of State Tom Malinowski Former assistant secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor U.S. Department of State ...

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