HEARING BEFORE THE US SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS September 13,2006

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE Lebanon: Securing a Permanent Cease-Fire HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar Senator Lugar's Opening Statement   Witnesses:     Panel 1 The Honorable C. David Welch    Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs    Department of State    Washington, DC    Panel 2 The Honorable Carlos Pascual    Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy Studies    Brookings Institution    Washington, DC Paul Salem    Director-Designate    Carnegie Middle East Center    Beirut, Lebanon Augustus Richard Norton    Professor of International Relations and Anthropology    Boston University    Boston, MA