National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart
HT-2 The Capitol
(202) 225-2041
Majority | Minority |
| Mario Diaz-Balart – Chair | Lois Frankel – Ranking Member |
| Guy Reschenthaler | Grace Meng |
| Julia Letlow | Norma Torres |
| Juan Ciscomani | Mike Quigley |
| Chuck Edwards – Vice Chair | |
| John Moolenaar | |
| Mark Alford |
Outside Witness Testimony Instructions
Recent Activity
Thank you, Chairman Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member Frankel. I’m pleased to be with you today for this important hearing before the newly renamed Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs. More than mere terminology, the change reflects a renewed commitment to strategic engagement and diplomacy to build a stronger and more secure future. We are leading with sharpened purpose to ensure Americans are safer at home and abroad. The work of the State Department is core to this mission and the cause of freedom – and every action and investment we make should protect and promote U.S. security, prosperity, and values.
Secretary Rubio, it is an honor and privilege to have you with us today to provide testimony on the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Department of State and related programs. Before we get started, I want to recognize the Subcommittee’s new Members. We’ve got a tremendous group -- each Member has something unique to contribute and I’m grateful to have them on this panel.
I want to welcome you all to our hearing today to assess the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly referred to as PEPFAR. I would first like to introduce our witnesses.
Ambassador Mark Dybul is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center where he serves as Chief Strategy Officer of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact. He is also Chair of the Board of Purpose Africa. Ambassador Dybul played a lead role in founding the PEPFAR program during the Bush Administration and served as the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
The Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs will come to order. Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to the Subcommittee’s Member Day hearing. Before we begin, I want to take a moment to welcome our new subcommittee Ranking Member, and my dear friend, Lois Frankel. While we certainly don’t agree on everything, I cannot think of a better partner in leading this subcommittee. We also have several new members of the subcommittee who will add tremendous expertise. It’s a terrific group and I am really looking forward to the year ahead.
