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Press Release
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
February 9, 2000
For information contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich
Director of Communications
(202) 523-3240
Commission Hearing on Religious-Freedom Violations in Vietnam, Indonesia
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is holding two hearings on Tuesday, February 13 in Washington, D.C., to examine
religious-freedom violations and U.S. policy in Vietnam and Indonesia. The
hearings are scheduled from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. in the Senate Dirksen Office Building, Room 124.
The witnesses and schedule are as follows:
9:00 - 9:15 Opening Remarks:
Chairman Elliott Abrams
9:15 - 10:30 Vietnam, Panel I: Situation Analysis
Zachary Abuza, Simmons College
Vo Van Ai, Buddhist Information Bureau
Huynh-Mai Nguyen, Hoa Hao Buddhist Church
Rev. Paul Ai, Former President, Evangelical Fellowship of Vietnam
Fr. John Tran Cong Nghi, VietCatholic Network
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 Vietnam, Panel II: U.S. Policy Options
Virginia Foote, U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council
Catharin Dalpino, Brookings Institution
Larry Wortzel, The Heritage Foundation
Carlyle Thayer, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
12:00 - 1:15 Break
1:15 - 2:30 Indonesia, Panel I: Situation Analysis
Paul Michael Taylor, Smithsonian Institution
Robert Hefner, Boston University
H.M. Jusuf Ely, Yayasan Jaziratul Muluk, Ambon, Indonesia
John Titaley, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:00 Indonesia, Panel II: U.S. Policy Options
R. William Liddle, Ohio State University
Daniel Lev, University of Washington
Sidney Jones, Human Rights Watch
Paul Gardner, Former U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to
give independent recommendations to the executive branch and the Congress.
Visit our Web site at www.uscirf.gov
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