The ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic will be the subject of a hearing to be held Tuesday by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees Africa.

    The hearing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs’s Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will be held in Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

    The hearing, entitled “Crisis in the Central African Republic” will feature the highest Administration official on African policy and a human rights leader.

 Who:        Rep. Smith, and other members of the House Africa subcommittee, and witnesses:

• The Honorable Robert P. Jackson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• The Most Reverend Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, Roman Catholic Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
• Mike Jobbins, Senior Programme Manager, Africa, Search for Common Ground
• Philippe Bolopion, United Nations Director, Human Rights Watch

When:             Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m.

 Where:            Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172 (first floor)