Oversight

Lost in Translation: A Review of the Federal Government’s Efforts to Develop a Foreign Language Strategy

Date: January 25, 2007
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342
Agenda:

The hearing will examine the government’s efforts to increase foreign language education to meet our federal workforce, national security, and economic competitiveness needs.

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable

Michael L.

Dominguez

Principal Deputy Under Secretaryof Defense for Personnel Readiness

United States Department of Defense

Panel 1

Ms.

Holly

Kuzmich

Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary Spellings

U.S. Department of Education

Panel 1

Mr.

Everette

Jordan

Director

National Virtual Translation Center, on behalf of FBI

Panel 2

Ms.

Rita

Oleksak

President

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Panel 2

Mr.

Michael

Petro

Vice President and Director of Business and Government Policy

The Committee for Economic Development

Panel 2

Dr.

Diane

Birckbichler

Director of the Foreign Language Center and Chair of the Departments of French and Italian

The Ohio State University

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