Congressional Travel for Dates 08/13/2007 to 08/18/2007

Congressional travel between 08/13/2007 and 08/18/2007

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	81	$634,722
Approved by Republicans	28	$199,368
Approved by Democrats	53	$435,353

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Downing, Roberta A 08/18/07-08/25/07	Global Fund	Brown, Sen. Sherrod (-OH)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia To learn more about the Global Fund and how the money it raises from donor governments is used to su... more	$2,950.00
	Keating, Ryan P 08/18/07-08/25/07	Global Fund	Ryan, Rep. Tim (-OH)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Joined congressional delegation to learn about the work the Global Fund does to combat HIV/AIDS, mal... more	$2,950.00
	Stevick, Chanda L 08/18/07-08/25/07	Global Fund	Landrieu, Sen. Mary (-LA)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia To learn more about the Global Fund and how the money it raises from donor governments is used to su... more	$2,813.00
	Bayr, Martin K 08/18/07-08/25/07	Global Fund	Sununu, Sen. John (-NH)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopia The purpose of this trip is to learn more about the Global Fund and how the money it raises from don... more	$2,950.00
	Dujon, Charles 08/18/07-08/25/07	Global Fund	Jackson, Rep. Jesse Jr (-IL)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Gondar, Ethiopia Visit sites funded by Global Fund grants	$2,950.00
	Harper, William 08/18/07-08/25/07	Global Fund	McCollum, Rep. Betty (-MN)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Gondar, Ethiopia Joined congressional delegation to learn about the work the Global Fund does to combat HIV/AIDS, mal... more	$2,950.00
	Johnson, Fay 08/12/07-08/25/07	Global Fund	Payne, Rep. Donald (-NJ)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Johannesburg, South Africa - ... more Meetings with Ethiopian Ministry of Health, local hospitals, clinics and NGOs working on health educ... more	$2,813.00
	Coppess, Jonathan W 08/17/07-08/17/07	Nebraska Public Power District	Nelson, Sen. Ben (-NE)	Ainsworth, NE Fact-finding visit to a wind farm	$500.00
	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA) 08/11/07-08/14/07	Aspen Institute	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Aspen, CO Attended the Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society	$2,406.60
	Martinez, Larissa M 08/04/07-08/16/07	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs	Hagel, Sen. Chuck (-NE)	Beijing, China - Taiyuan, China - ... more To participate in a program that promotes mutual understanding and cultural awareness between U.S an... more	$9,241.54
	Christensen, Emily D 08/07/07-08/15/07	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Bennett, Sen. Robert (-UT)	Beijing, China - Xian, China - ... more Congressional staff visit to help promote greater understanding between American and Chinese policym... more	$4,399.00
	Garrison, Shaun F 08/07/07-08/15/07	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Watson, Rep. Diane (-CA)	Beijing, China - Xian, China - ... more To learn about important issues in U.S.-China relations by attending briefings at the U.S. embassy a... more	$4,399.00
	Kadden, Jeremy 08/07/07-08/15/07	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)	Beijing, China - Xian, China - ... more To participate in 2007 Policymakers Program	$4,399.00
	Nyambi, Eyang A 08/07/07-08/15/07	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Moore, Rep. Gwen (-WI)	Beijing, China - Xian, China - ... more Meetings and briefings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Shanghai Provincial... more	$4,399.00
	Smith Wong, Veronica L 08/07/07-08/15/07	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Issa, Rep. Darrell (-CA)	Beijing, China - Xian, China - ... more Meetings and briefings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Shanghai Provincial... more	$5,969.00
	Brown-Waite, Rep. Ginny (-FL) 08/13/07-08/19/07	Aspen Institute	Brown-Waite, Rep. Ginny (-FL)	Berlin, Germany Conference on Europe and Russia	$8,766.40
	Lucas, Rep. Frank (-OK) 08/12/07-08/17/07	Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange	Lucas, Rep. Frank (-OK)	Berlin, Germany Attended Global Policy Exchange 2007 TransAtlantic Conference	$9,650.38
	Cole, Rep. Tom (-OK) 08/13/07-08/19/07	Aspen Institute	Cole, Rep. Tom (-OK)	Berlin, Germany Attended the Aspen Institute's congressional program on relations between U.S., Russia and Europe	$9,855.60
	Blumenauer, Rep. Earl (-OR) 08/13/07-08/19/07	Aspen Institute	Blumenauer, Rep. Earl (-OR)	Berlin, Germany Participate in Aspen Institute's congressional program on U.S., Russian and European relations.	$9,139.20
	Boucher, Rep. Rick (-VA) 08/11/07-08/30/07	Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange	Boucher, Rep. Rick (-VA)	Berlin, Germany To participate in the 23rd TransAtlantic Conference	$5,914.90
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