Subcommittee Hearing: Building Secure Partnerships in Travel, Commerce, and Trade with the Asia-Pacific Region

Subcommittee on Transportation Security | 311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 | May 8, 2012 12:30pm

The Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Transportation Security hearing entitled “Building Secure Partnerships in Travel, Commerce, and Trade with the Asia-Pacific Region,” was originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Opening Statements

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman

Witnesses

Panel I

Mr. John Halinski
Assistant Administrator
Office of Global Strategies
Transportation Security Administration
[full text of testimony]

Mr. Mark Koumans
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of International Affairs
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
[full text of testimony]

Hon. Hans G. Klemm
U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
[full text of testimony]

Panel II

Mr. Gary Wade
Vice President, Security
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Testifying on behalf of the Cargo Airline Association (CAA)
[full text of testimony]

Ms. Dorothy Reimold
Assistant Director
Security and Travel Facilitation
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
[full text of testimony]

Mr. Roger Dow
President and Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Travel Association
[full text of testimony]

Mr. Michael C. Mullen
Executive Director
Express Association of America
[full text of testimony]