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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced a full committee hearing entitled, “An Assessment of the State Department’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America’s Top Diplomat,” on Tuesday, September 24, with testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Today, Chairman McCaul issued a superseding subpoena on Secretary of State Antony Blinken, under which he is compelled to appear on Tuesday, September 24, for a hearing before the committee. If Secretary Blinken fails to appear, the chairman will proceed instead with a full committee markup of a report recommending the U.S. House of Representatives find Secretary Blinken in contempt of Congress for violating a duly issued subpoena.

What: “An Assessment of the State Department’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America’s Top Diplomat”

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Time: 10:00am ET

Location: Rayburn 2172

Witness:

The Honorable Antony Blinken
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State

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