The hearing will be the third in the a series of hearings on Kazakhstan as it nears 2010, when it will take over Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Astana’s bid to lead the organization was controversial because of Kazakhstan’s record on human rights and democratization. At the OSCE Summit in Madrid in November 2007, Foreign Minister Tazhin pledged to implement a number of key reforms. The purpose of the hearing is to see how much progress has been made since then and to discuss how Washington can help Kazakhstan come into compliance with its commitments and plan for its Chairmanship.
Members
Hon. Ben Cardin
Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Alcee Hastings
Co-Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega
Congressman
U.S. House of Representatives
Witnesses
Ambassador George A. Krol
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Department of State
His Excellency Erlan Idrissov
Ambassador
Republic of Kazakhstan
Mr. Yevgeny Zhovtis
Director
Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Dr. Eric McGlinchey
Assistant Professor of Government and Politics
George Mason University
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