Kerry met with Pakistani Prime Minister today

[Muttocracy]

Hi Kerry Group!

FYI:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=404x18394

[TayTay]

1. SFRC meeting tomorrow on America's Military power

And thanks for the cross-post Joe!

The Pakistan legislation Sen. Biden and Sen. Lugar introduced early this year also passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today. It is a good piece of legislation that emphasizes American "soft power" as a means to improving relations with Pakistan.

This should be interesting:

DEFINING THE MILITARY’S ROLE TOWARDS FOREIGN POLICY
HEARING
before the

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Presiding: Senator Biden

Live webfeed at the committee website tomorrow: http://www.senate.gov/~foreign/


Witnesses:

Panel 1:
+The Honorable John D. Negroponte
Deputy Secretary
Department of State
Washington, DC

+The Honorable Eric S. Edelman
Undersecretary for Policy
Department of Defense
Washington, DC

Panel 2:
+Dr. George Rupp
CEO and President
International Rescue Committee
New York, New York

+Dr. Reuben E. Brigety, II,
Director of the Sustainable Security
Program Center for American Progress
Washington, DC

+Ms. Mary Locke
Former Senior Professional Staff
Committee on Foreign Relations
United States Senate
Washington, DC

+Mr. Robert M. Perito
Senior Program Officer
Center for Post-Conflict Peace
and Stability Operations
United States Institute of Peace
Washington, DC

Also, might want to watch the Sunday shows this coming weekend on NBC. Could be, ah, time well spent.

[Muttocracy]

2. Yeah, I'm psyched for that hearing. I swear Negroponte is the real Sec of State. nt

[wisteria]

3. Thank you for letting us know about this. n/t

[TayTay]

4. Hearing in SFRC:

http://foreign.senate.gov/

This will talk about all sorts of things as they relate to the US use of power to combat terrorism