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The House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) sent a bipartisan delegation of seven House members to Macedonia and Ukraine from March 14 to 22, 2008. The trip marked the Commission's tenth congressional delegation since its establishment in 2005. Rep. David Price (D-NC) led the group, which included Reps. David Dreier (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), and Judy Biggert (R-IL). This was the second visit to each country by an HDAC delegation since each partnership began.
The House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) sent a bipartisan delegation of six House members to Indonesia from February 15 to 24, 2008. The trip marked the Commission's ninth congressional delegation since its establishment in 2005. Rep. David Price (D-NC) led the group, which included Reps. John Boozman (R-AR), Sam Farr (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jim McDermott (D-WA), and Michael Conaway (R-TX). This was the third visit to Indonesia by an HDAC delegation since the partnership was launched in 2006.
The House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) sent a bipartisan delegation of seven House members to Colombia from August 27 to 31, 2007. The trip marked the Commission's eighth congressional delegation since its establishment in 2005. Rep. David Price (D-NC) led the group, which included Reps. David Dreier (R-CA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Sam Farr (D-CA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), and Adam Schiff (D-CA).
The House Democracy Assistance Commission sent a bipartisan delegation of five House Members to Mongolia and Indonesia from June 29 to July 9, 2007. The trip marked the Commission's seventh congressional delegation since its establishment in 2005. Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) led the group, which included Reps. David Dreier (R-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jeff Miller (R-FL), and Jim Moran (D-VA).
This was the first visit to Mongolia by an HDAC delegation and the second visit to Indonesia, following a February 2006 delegation.
The House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) sent a bipartisan delegation of four House Members to partner countries Lebanon and Liberia from May 25 to June 3, 2007. The trip marked the Commission's sixth congressional delegation since its establishment in 2005. Rep. David Price (D-NC) led the group, which included Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE). This was the Commission's second visit to each partner nation.
The House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) sent a bipartisan delegation of three House members to partner nations Ukraine and Georgia from March 29 to April 7, 2007. The trip marked the Commission's fifth congressional delegation since its establishment in 2005. Rep. David Price (D-NC) led the group, which included Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) and Bill Shuster (R-PA). This was the first visit that an HDAC delegation has taken to either country.