“South Sudan’s Prospects for Peace and Security,” is the title of a congressional hearing to be chaired Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the Africa and Global Human Rights Subcommittee. Officials from the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and human rights advocacy groups will testify.

    "South Sudan, the world's youngest country, is teetering on the verge of becoming a failed state," said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the Africa and Global Human Rights Subcommittee. "As one of the nations that played a major role in South Sudan's independence, the U.S. Government should make every effort to prevent this East African nation from falling into chaos. This hearing will examine the current situation and U.S. options."

WHAT:           Congressional hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee

WHO:             Smith, members of the Subcommittee on Africa and global human rights, and witnesses:

• Donald Booth, Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, U.S. Department of State

• Bob Leavitt, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development

• John Prendergast, Founding Director, Enough Project

• Matt Wells, Program Officer, Center for Civilians in Conflict

• Luka Biong Deng Kuol, Ph.D., Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute Oslo

• Augustino Ting Mayia, Ph.D., Director of Research, The Sudd Institute

   

  WHEN:           Wednesday, April 27 at 2 p.m.

  WHERE:        Room 2200 in the Rayburn House Office Building (second floor).

   

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