Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Africa, will chair a hearing next Wednesday, Sept. 12, on “Reviewing Current Developments in Ethiopia.” A top official from the State Department, as well as members of Ethiopian-American diaspora groups, will testify.

Who:  Chairman Smith (R-NJ), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; other members of the Subcommittee

Witnesses:         

The Honorable Tibor P. Nagy, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Mr. Girum Alemayehu
Co-Founder
Ethiopian American Development Council

Mr. Jamal Said
President
Oromo Community of Denver

Ms. Emily Estelle
Senior Analyst
Critical Threats Project
American Enterprise Institute

Mr. Yoseph M. Badwaza
Senior Program Officer, Africa
Freedom House

What:   House hearing on “Reviewing Current Developments in Ethiopia”

When:  Wednesday, September 12, 2018 2:00 PM

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