The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
Fact-finding Visit to Washington D.C.
March 22 to 25, 2004
The Honourable Colin Kenny, Senator, Chair
(Liberal –
Ontario)
The
Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Senator, Deputy Chair
(Conservative
– Nova Scotia)
The
Honourable Norman Atkins
(Progressive
Conservative – Ontario)
The
Honourable James Munson
(Liberal
– Ontario)
From Committee
Secretariat
Mrs.
Barbara Reynolds, Committee Clerk
Major General (ret’d) Keith McDonald, Senior Military Adviser
Dr. Grant Dawson, Researcher, Library of Parliament
Ms Veronica Morris, Media Relations Officer
From Department of
National Defence
Commander Gerry Powell, Liaison
Officer to the Committee
From Royal Canadian
Mounted Police
Superintendent Gerald Doucet, Liaison Officer to the Committee
Sunday,
March 21, 2004
| 6:30
– 7:30 p.m. |
Informal
meeting of Committee |
Monday,
March 22, 2004
| 7:30
– 8:30 a.m. |
Mr.
Michael F. Kergin, Canadian
Ambassador to the United States |
| 9:00
– 10:00 a.m. |
The
Honorable Tom Ridge,
Secretary of Homeland Security The Honorable Crescencio Arcos Mr. Mitchell Optican |
| 10:30
– 11:30 a.m. |
Officials
from Homeland Security Council (HSC) and National Security Council (NSC) General
John Gordon,
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (HSC) Dr.
Richard A. Falkenrath,
Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor
(HSC) Admiral
D. Brian Peterman,
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director, Border and
Transportation Security (HSC) Mr.
Joel Bagnal,
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director, Domestic
Counterterrorism (HSC) Mr.
Paul Nicolas,
(Acting) Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director, Critical
Infrastructure Protection (HSC) Mr.
Michael Allen,
Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (HSC) Ms Lisa Bobbie
Schreiber Hughes, Director for Consular and International Programs (HSC) Mr.
Jon Spaner,
Director for Cargo and Port Security (HSC) Mr.
Edward McNally,
Senior Associate Counsel to the President and General Counsel for HSC |
| 1:00
p.m. |
Mr.
Christopher Sands,
Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International
Studies (CSIS) – Head of the CSIS Smart Border Working Group Mr.
Andre Belelieu,
Research Assistant, CSIS |
| 4:00
– 5:00 p.m. |
Mr.
Asa Hutchinson,
Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Mr. Brad Kidwell Mr. Larry Mizell |
Tuesday,
March 23, 2004
| 7:30
– 8:30 a.m. |
Dr.
Stephen E. Flynn,
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies, Council
on Foreign Relations Mr.
Dan Dolgin,
Research Assistant |
| 9:00
– 9:30 a.m. |
Mr. Robert C. Bonner, Commissioner,
U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security Mr. Michael T. Schmitz Mr. Brian C. Goebel |
| 10:30
– 12:30 |
Mr.
Chris Willcox,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Public Affairs Mr.
T.K. Kuster, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defence for Force Policy and Employment Major General
(Select) Marc Rogers, the JFCOM J-8 Mr.
Barry Pavel,
Principal Director for Strategy, Dr.
Mark Schneider, Principal
Director for Forces Policy, Dr.
Peppi DeBiaso,
Director, Office of Defence Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defence, |
| 1:00
p.m. |
Mr.
David Frum,
Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research |
Wednesday,
March 24, 2004
| 12:15
– 12:45 p.m. |
Senator
Pat Roberts,
(Republican – Kansas) Chair, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |
| 2:00
– 3:00 p.m. |
The
Honourable Bart Stupak
(Democrat – Michigan), Co-Chair,
Congressional Northern Border Caucus |
| 3:30
– 4:15 p.m. |
Senator
John McCain,
(Republican – Arizona), Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation |
| 4:30
p.m. |
Admiral
Thomas H. Collins,
Commandant, US Coast Guard Rear
Admiral Patrick M. Stillman,
Program Executive Officer, Integrated Deepwater System Rear
Admiral Larry Hereth,
Director of Port Security, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental
Protection Directorate Rear
Admiral James C. Olson,
Director of Operations Capability, Mr.
Gerald P. Yoest,
Director, International Affairs |
Thursday,
March 25, 2004
| 7:00
– 7:45 a.m. |
The
Honorable Duncan Hunter
(Republican – California), Chairman, House Armed Services Committee |
| 8:00
– 9:00 a.m. |
The
Honorable James Sensenbrenner Jr.,
(Republican – Wisconsin); Chair, House Judiciary Committee; Rep. John
N. Hostettler (Republican – Indiana), Chair, Subcommittee on
Immigration, Border Security and Crime |
| 11:00
a.m. |
Senator
Thad Cochran
(Republican-Mississippi) Chairman, Subcommittee on Homeland Security,
Senate Appropriations Committee |
| 12:45
p.m. |
General
Ralph E. Eberhart,
Commander NORAD and Commander US Northern Command Ms.
Nanette Nadeau,
Research Assistant |
| 2:00
– 3:00 p.m. |
Meeting
with House Intelligence Committee The
Honorable Porter J. Goss,
Chair (Republican – Florida) The
Honorable Jane Harman
(Democrat – California) Ranking Member The
Honorable Peter Hoeskstra
(Republican – Michigan) The
Honorable Terry Everett
(Republican – Alabama) The
Honorable Alcee Hastings
(Democrat – Florida) The
Honorable Dutch Ruppersberger
(Democrat – Maryland) The
Honorable Robert Craemer
(Democrat - Alabama) The
Honorable Collin Peterson
(Democrat – Minnesota) |
| 3:30
– 5:00 p.m. |
The
Honorable Michael Brown,
Under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of
Homeland Security Mr.Reynold Hoover Colonel
Brian Montgomery, US Army Mr. Joshua Batkin Mr.
LaVelle M. Foley |