[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] may i have your attention [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we will now begin to resume. The subcommittee will not resume. Think you very much, again, that was an Inspiring Panel of leaders, including survivors. So the hearing has reconvened. I do want to thank our panel for the administration for not only the work that you are doing but for your patience. We did want to hear first from does amazing survivors and, normally, the administration goes first. We were kind and courteous to extend that to them as well, thank you. We have to distinguish witnesses, beginning with the honorable sydney dire, the ambassador at large to monitor trafficking, leaving the United States Global Engagement to combat trafficking and support anti trafficking efforts across the u. S. Government. Ambassador dire, from galatians on her confirmation, ambassador dire is a human rights advoca
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] may i have your attention [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we will now begin to resume. And maybe thank you very much and again, that was a very Inspiring Panel of leaders including survivors, the hearing is reconvened. I want to thank our panel for not only the work you are doing but for your patience. We did want to hear from amazing survivors. Normally the administration goes first and kind and curious to extend that to them as well, so thank you. We have two testing wished witnesses beginning with the ambassador at large to monitor and combat trafficking of persons, leading the United States engagement to combat Human Trafficking and support efforts across the Us Government. Congratulations on your confirmation, professor dyer is working at the last local International Levels to respond to Human Trafficking, Sexual Assault and domestic violence, Vice President
Thank you very much. The hearing has reconvened and i want to thank the panel for the work youre doing and your patience and we wanted to hear from the amazing survivors and normally the administration goes first and youre kind for doing that. Two distinguished witnesses with the honorable cindy dire ambassador at large and ambassador do i recollects congratulations and shes a human rights advocate and lawyer with three decades of experience working at local, international and national levs to prevent Human Trafficking, sexual assault, and Domestic Violence and Vice President of Vital Voices Partnership and i would note parenthetically three teresalaura that i went to highl with served on that administration. On issues related to Human Trafficking and prior to that, she served as director of filing and she began as domestic and social environment advocate and she earned bachelors degree from texas a m and masters from baylor law school. That here while deputy administrator and u. S. Ag
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] may i have your attention [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will now begin, and resume. And maybe thank you very much and again, that was a very Inspiring Panel of leaders including survivors, the hearing is reconvened. I want to thank our panel for not only the work you are doing but for your patience. We did want to hear first from those amazing survivors. And youve been kind and courteous to extend that to them as well. We have to witnesses, beginning with the honorable cindy dyer. Leading the United States engagement to come back to combat Human Trafficking across the u. S. Congratulations on your confirmation, professor dyer is working at the last local International Levels to respond to Human Trafficking, Sexual Assault and domestic violence, Vice President for human rights, Global Partnership and teresa or for whom i went to high school with,
In the field. This is live coverage on cspan2. For being here. I also thank you, we have the administration here today, especially our ambassador at large, cindy dire, thank you for being here as well. You know, more than 20 years ago, Congress Approved and president signed historic legislation that i authored known as Trafficking Victims protection act of 2000. This bipartisan landmark law created a comprehensive whole of Government Initiative that combat sex and labor trafficking in the United States and around the world. It also established dozens and dozens of new programs to protect victims, prosecute traffickers and prevent Human Trafficking in the first place, the three ps. Looking at the progress made over the years, its hard to believe the Trafficking Victims protection act was met with a serious opposition, a wall of opposition, for those in such of a problem including the media, many exaggerating, that we were talking about the prevalence of this crime not only around the wo