Congressional Travel for Dates 05/24/2008 to 06/01/2008

Congressional travel between 05/24/2008 and 06/01/2008

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	106	$582,171
Approved by Republicans	38	$241,892
Approved by Democrats	69	$341,839

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Freeman, Peter 05/24/08-05/31/08	Turkish Cultural Center New York	Pryce, Rep. Deborah (-OH)	Ankara, Turkey - Istanbul, Turkey To participate in an informative trip to help strengthen the Turkish-American dialogue through meeti... more	$2,870.00
	Lusane, Noelle C 05/30/08-06/08/08	Leon H Sullivan Foundation	Payne, Rep. Donald (-NJ)	Arusha, Tanzania - Zanzibar Fact-finding	$7,800.00
	Sarbanes, Rep. John (-MD) 05/25/08-05/28/08	Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy	Sarbanes, Rep. John (-MD)	Athens, Greece Exchange views on Greek and U.S. legislative issues, including education and labor	$7,810.81
	Ramirez, Tina M 05/24/08-06/01/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Franks, Rep. Trent (-AZ)	Belgrade, Serbia - Banja Luka, Bosnia - ... more Met with government officials, nongovernmental organizations and religious leaders	$6,886.58
	Payne, Jessica Lawrence 05/24/08-06/01/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Sires, Rep. Albio (-NJ)	Belgrade, Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia - ... more Meetings with U.S. officials, EU and UN officials, government officials, parliamentarians and member... more	$8,096.48
	Pedersen, Jesper P 05/24/08-05/31/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Wexler, Rep. Robert (-FL)	Belgrade, Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia - ... more Meetings with government officials and civil society regarding the conflicts in the Western Balkans	$7,465.18
	Dinkler, Carling L 05/24/08-05/31/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Tanner, Rep. John (-TN)	Belgrade, Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia - ... more Meetings with government officials and civil society regarding the conflicts in the Western Blakans	$7,077.38
	Heaton, Michael J 05/25/08-05/31/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Turner, Rep. Michael (-OH)	Belgrade, Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia - ... more Meetings with government officials and civil society regarding the conflicts in the Western Balkans	$7,290.92
	Hanson, Marc B 05/28/08-05/31/08	International Republican Institute	Farr, Rep. Sam (-CA)	Bogota, Colombia Budget reform training sessions	$2,591.44
	Inslee, Rep. Jay (-WA) 06/01/08-06/02/08	Nano Science and Technology Institute	Inslee, Rep. Jay (-WA)	Boston, MA Speaker at the 2008 conference on nano and clean technology	$814.00
	Cohen, Gail E 05/26/08-05/28/08	Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation	Schumer, Sen. Charles (-NY)	Cambridge, MA Educational seminal on the impact of science and technology on regional economy.	$1,221.09
	Striebel Priest, Erica Ann 05/28/08-05/30/08	International Committee of the Red Cross	Crenshaw, Rep. Ander (-FL)	Charlottesville, VA Seminar titled "Applying International Humanitarian Law to Today's Conflict"	$485.12
	Johnson, William S 05/28/08-05/30/08	International Committee of the Red Cross	Spratt, Rep. John (-SC)	Charlottesville, VA Series of lectures, presentations, panels and discussions regarding the application of international... more	$425.00
	Green, Vanessa B 05/24/08-05/30/08	Organization for Tropical Studies - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Gregg, Sen. Judd (-NH)	Costa Rica - San Jose, Costa Rica - ... more To learn about conservation, the handling of natural resources and economic development in Costa Ric... more	$1,402.10
	Levison, Lara K 05/24/08-05/30/08	Organization for Tropical Studies - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Pelosi, Rep. Nancy (-CA)	Costa Rica - San Jose, Costa Rica - ... more Traveler attended courses on natural resources management, development and climate change in the tro... more	$1,402.10
	Quilter, Peter A 05/24/08-05/28/08	Lexington Institute	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Havana, Cuba To meet with government officials and journalists to discuss Cuban health care, education, housing a... more	$1,540.00
	Morse, Chandler C 05/24/08-05/28/08	Lexington Institute	Flake, Rep. Jeff (-AZ)	Havana, Cuba To meet with government officials and journalists to discuss Cuban health care, education, housing a... more	$1,327.00
	Mody, Arjun 05/24/08-05/28/08	Lexington Institute	Dole, Sen. Elizabeth (-NC)	Havana, Cuba To attend briefings on issues such as Cuba's economy and health care and to attend meetings on those... more	$1,327.00
	Stammerman, Clifford Andrew 05/24/08-05/28/08	Lexington Institute	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Havana, Cuba To attend an informative trip on political and economic conditions in Cuba	$1,327.00
	Altmire, Rep. Jason (-PA) 05/30/08-05/31/08	American College of Sports Medicine	Altmire, Rep. Jason (-PA)	Indianapolis, IN Delivered keynote speech about health promotion, disease prevention and physical activity.	$822.50
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