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Briefings and Hearings

THE WESTERN BALKANS: CHALLENGES FOR U.S. AND EUROPEAN ENGAGEMENT

April 2, 2009 - 210 Cannon House Office Building

Official Transcript:

Witnesses:

Name	Title	Affiliation
Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin	Chairman	Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Alcee L. Hastings	Co-Chairman	Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Christopher H. Smith	Ranking Minority Member	Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Dr. Ivo Banac	Bradford Durfee Professor of History	Yale University
Ms. Ivana Howard	Program Officer for Central and Eastern Europe	National Endowment for Democracy
Dr. James Lyon	Senior Associate	Democratization Policy Council