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1hls hearlng of Lhe CommlLLee wlll come Lo order.

Slnce SepLember 11, 2012, Lhe CommlLLee has been focused on Lhe Lragedy ln 8enghazl, Llbya,
where LerrorlsLs kllled four Amerlcans LhaL day, lncludlng our Ambassador, Lhe flrsL kllled ln Lhe
llne of duLy slnce 1979. 1he focus of Loday's hearlng, our fourLh, ls Lhe Lroubllng lack of
accounLablllLy we have seen wlLhln Lhe SLaLe ueparLmenL slnce. 1he boLLom llne ls LhaL over
one year laLer, no SLaLe ueparLmenL personnel have been held accounLable for Lhe
ueparLmenL's fallure Lo proLecL Lhe 8enghazl consulaLe, and u.S. personnel. none.

As we know, Lhere were so many Lhlngs wrong wlLh Lhe SLaLe ueparLmenL's declslon-maklng
before Lhls faLal aLLack. ln Lhe face of a glarlng need, wlLh vlolence ln 8enghazl
mounLlng, crlLlcal securlLy requesLs from Lhe fleld were denled. 1he ueparLmenL was asleep on
9/11. 1hls led Lhe AccounLablllLy 8evlew 8oard Lo flnd sysLemlc fallures and leadershlp and
managemenL deflclencles aL senlor levels wlLhln Lwo [SLaLe ueparLmenL] bureaus." 8uL no
SLaLe ueparLmenL personnel have been flred, or even dlsclpllned. no one has mlssed a
paycheck.

AccounLablllLy can be palnful. 1hose maklng bad declslons may have long and oLherwlse good
records. 8uL Lhe ueparLmenL can'L have a culLure of accounLablllLy, whlch ls whaL any well-
funcLlonlng organlzaLlon needs, and whlch ls essenLlal Lo proLecLlng lLs personnel, lf no one ls
held accounLable for Lhe mlsmanagemenL and poor leadershlp Lhe A88 ldenLlfled.

LeL's look aL how Lhe ueparLmenL's revlew process has played ouL:

*1he A88 falled Lo lnLervlew Lhe SecreLary of SLaLe and lmprobably capped responslblllLy aL Lhe
asslsLanL SecreLary level,

*lour offlclals are placed on pald admlnlsLraLlve leave ln a process LhaL appears Lo have
vlolaLed ueparLmenL personnel pollcles,

*1he former SecreLary ceded her auLhorlLy Lo Lake acLlon agalnsL Lhe four lndlvlduals or oLhers
Lo a new SecreLary for hls revlew,

*And flnally, four offlclals on pald leave were relnsLaLed and reasslgned lnLo unspeclfled
poslLlons aL Lhls revlew's concluslon, whlle aL leasL one lndlvldual connecLed wlLh falled
managemenL pracLlces has recelved a promoLlon.

l wlsh l dld, buL l [usL don'L see Lhe level of accounLablllLy LhaL 8enghazl warranLs. lndeed, LhaL
8enghazl demands.
Meanwhlle, noL one LerrorlsL perpeLraLor has been capLured or kllled - desplLe Lhe resldenL
saylng LhaL Lhls was hls hlghesL prlorlLy.

1he LerrorlsL LhreaL ln much of Lhe world, unforLunaLely, ls only lncreaslng. u.S. faclllLles are
LempLlng LerrorlsL LargeLs. 1he SLaLe ueparLmenL, wlLh Lhls CommlLLee's encouragemenL, has
underLaken some lmporLanL embassy securlLy reforms. We have puL many of Lhose reforms
lnLo leglslaLlon, passed ouL of Lhls CommlLLee, whlch also auLhorlzed Lhe AdmlnlsLraLlon's full
fundlng requesL for embassy securlLy.

8uL no amounL of money wlll overcome poor managemenL, and poor managemenL ls a glven
wlLhouL accounLablllLy. l would ask all CommlLLee Members: are you comforLable wlLh Lhls
process LhaL has no SLaLe ueparLmenL offlclal belng held accounLable ln any meanlngful way?

CLher CommlLLees have been worklng on oLher aspecLs of 8enghazl. Many quesLlons have
been answered. 1hls CommlLLee wlll conLlnue Lo focus on accounLablllLy, lncludlng leglslaLlon
Lo reform Lhe AccounLablllLy 8evlew 8oard process so LhaL lL ls Lruly lndependenL and fuLure
secreLarles of sLaLe, of elLher parLy, can'L sLack Lhe deck. l would hope Lo have blparLlsan
supporL for LhaL.

As we hold Lhls hearlng, we should focus on Lhe facLs, ask Lhe dlfflculL quesLlons, buL work ln a
way LhaL ls golng Lo lead Lo Lhe mosL producLlve ouLcome: LhaL ls, learnlng from mlsLakes and
lmprovlng Lhe securlLy of u.S. dlplomaLlc personnel servlng overseas, many ln lncreaslngly
LhreaLenlng surroundlngs. 1haL ls a CommlLLee goal l know we can all agree upon.

l wlll now Lurn Lo 8anklng Member Lngel for hls openlng sLaLemenL.