NBR Analysis: 2009-2012

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35 appendix A P P E N D I X : Congressional Member Organizations United States Senate Congressional Member Organizations and Interparliamentary Exchanges of the United States Senate The Senate U.S.-China Interparliamentary Exchange Program This program was established in 2004 with the aim of exchanging views on Sino-U.S. relations, the Taiwan issue, trade, energy, and other regional and international issues of common concern. The chairs of the program led delegations to China in 2004 and 2006. The Senate U.S.-Japan Interparliamentary Exchange Program This program was inaugurated June 17, 2008, and represented the first formal exchange between members of the Senate and members of Upper and Lower Houses of the Japanese Diet. Topics covered included security, missile defense, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the status of the U.S.Japanese alliance, energy and environmental issues, trade concerns, recent events in China, and the six-party talks concerning North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. The Office of Interparliamentary Services The secretary of the Senate maintains the Office of Interparliamentary Services to provide support for those interparliamentary conferences in which the Senate participates and to assist senators in international travel. Also under the secretary’s direction, the Office of Public Records collects and makes publicly available documents relating to campaign finance, financial ethics, foreign travel, and lobbying. The Interparliamentary Services Office is responsible for administrative, financial, and protocol functions for all interparliamentary conferences in which the Senate participates and for special delegations authorized by the leadership. The office also provides appropriate assistance to other Senate delegations to foreign countries. United States House of Representatives Congressional Member Organizations and Interparliamentary Exchanges of the United States House of Representatives Afghanistan Working Group The Afghanistan Working Group is a bipartisan member organization established to help heighten congressional awareness of the political, social, and economic issues affecting Afghanistan, resulting in informed policy decisions. LEADERSHIP: Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) 202-225-3335 Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) 202-225-4835 nbr analysis 36 APEC Caucus The APEC Caucus is designed to work with APEC officials and interested stakeholders on issues affecting U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region, including trade, energy, finance and investment, climate change, agriculture, food safety, and corporate social responsibility. LEADERSHIP: Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) 202-225-3965 Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) 202-225-2605 Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) 202-225-4901 Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) 202-225-3076 Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus The Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus (CAC) was formed in 2004 to increase the understanding of Congress on the geopolitics of the South Caucasus region and to help further develop strategic relations between the United States and the Republic of Azerbaijan. LEADERSHIP: Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz (D-TX) 202-225-7742 Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) 202-225-2431 House Bangladesh Caucus The Bangladesh Caucus is a bipartisan member organization established in 2001 to help heighten congressional awareness of the political, social, and economic issues affecting Bangladesh, resulting in informed policy decisions. LEADERSHIP: Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) 202-225-3965 Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) 202-225-2601 Rep. Peter King (R-NY) 202-225-7896 Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) 202-225-4835 Congressional Caucus on Central Asia The Congressional Caucus on Central Asia (CCCA) is a bipartisan member organization established in 2009 to help heighten congressional awareness of the political, social, and economic issues affecting the region. LEADERSHIP: Rep. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D-AS) 202-225-8577 Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) 202-225-1956 Congressional China Caucus The Congressional China Caucus was formed in 2005 by Representative Randy Forbes. The goal of the caucus is to educate members on China-related issues and to investigate China’s global reach and the consequences of its growing international, economic, and political influence for U.S. interests. LEADERSHIP: Rep. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU) 202-225-1188 Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA) 202-225-6365 37 appendix House U.S.-China Interparliamentary Exchange Program The House U.S.-China Interparliamentary Exchange Program was established in 1999 by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert as a way to bring together members of U.S. and Chinese legislative bodies to discuss bilateral and regional issues. Representative Manzullo led delegations to China in 2002, 2003, and 2005. The first round of Chinese delegations came to the United States in 1999. LEADERSHIP: Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) 202-225-3965...