Ukraine's Election: Next Steps (Hearing of the House International Relations Committee)

Summary:
Key speaker Senator Richard Lugar (Chair Senate Foreign Relations Committe) outlined to the committee gross irregularities in the second round of voting on November 21st in Ukraine. Lugar is nevertheless hopeful that election reforms will be implemented.

However, in the renactment of the second round of voting on December 26th Lugar says that Washington needs to provide money and additional monitors, because there are no guarantees it won't be just as riddled with abuses as the first.

Chaired by: Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL)

Witnesses:

John F. Tefft, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian affairs, The State Department

2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
10:32 a.m. EST, Tuesday, December 7, 2004
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AUDIO clips and text links:

[DOC] Opening remarks: Hon. Henry J. Hyde, 'The Stakes in Ukraine'

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[AUDIO] Testimony by Ambassador John Tefft [DOC] Testimony by Ambassador John Tefft

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[AUDIO] Testimony: SENATOR RICHARD G. LUGAR, 'UKRAINE ELECTIONS: FRAUD AND ABUSE RUN RAMPANT' [DOC] Testimony: SENATOR RICHARD G. LUGAR, 'UKRAINE ELECTIONS: FRAUD AND ABUSE RUN RAMPANT'

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[AUDIO] Testimony: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur

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Testimony submitted for the Congressional Record (not read during hearing): [DOC] Hon. Chris Smith [DOC] Hon. Dana Rohrabacher [DOC] Hon. Ron Paul [DOC] Hon. Jo Ann Davis

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Document submitted for the Congressional Record (not read during hearing): [DOC] Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Present at the hearing: Michael Sawkiw, Jr. (photo, bottom left), President, UCCA

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Present at the hearing: Orest Deychakiwsky (photo, far left), Staff Advisor, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

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