Colleagues, we are going to get started. This afternoon we are going to follow up on our study pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the situation in Syria.
I'm delighted to be inviting our two witnesses from Washington, who will be providing testimony for the first hour. In the second hour we'll be hearing from some other witnesses. I'm delighted to be welcoming Ameenah Sawan and Heba Sawan who will provide us with their testimony.
We'll be giving you about 10 minutes each for your testimony. Then we're going to have members of our committee pose questions.
I welcome our guests. Please, the floor is yours.