WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for two subcommittee hearings.
1. Subcommittee Hearing: The subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, chaired by Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Penn.), will convene for a hearing titled Countering Terrorism in North Africa: Opportunities and Challenges. Witnesses will include Mr. Robert Palladino, a senior State official of Near Eastern affairs, and LTC Joel Borkert, deputy coordinator at State for the Bureau of Counterterrorism.
Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-419
A livestream of this event will be available here.
Members of the press interested in covering this event in person should RSVP to the Senate Press Gallery.
2. Subcommittee Hearing: The Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, chaired by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), will convene for a hearing titled A Pathway to European Energy Security. Witnesses will include The Honorable Geoffrey Pyatt, senior managing director for energy and critical minerals at McLarty Associates, and Mr. Dan Byers, vice president for policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute.
Date: Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-419
A livestream of this event will be available here.
Members of the press interested in covering this event in person should RSVP to the Senate Press Gallery.
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