Business Meeting HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Thursday, March 13, 2008 Time: 10:15 A.M. Immediately following a moment of silence on the Senate floor Place: S-116 The Capitol Building Presiding: Senator Biden   Senator Lugar's Opening Statement   The Committee Will Consider and vote on the Following Agenda Items:     LEGISLATION: 1. 1. S.2731, to authorize appropriations for    fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance    to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS,    tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes     NOMINEES: 2. William R. Steiger    to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique 3. Mr. Mark Kimmitt    to be Assistant Secretary of State    for Political-Military Affairs 4. Foreign Service Officer Promotion    List dated February 6, 2008 (Allan P. Mustard, et al.)   Hearing Titles in blue are links to video recording of hearing. Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.