Secretary of State Rice will appear at Rep. Henry Waxman's House Reform and Government Oversight committee on Thursday, his office announces. "The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing entitled, 'The State Department and the Iraq War' on Thursday morning, October 25, 2007, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine unanswered questions regarding the performance of the State Department on several significant issues relating to the Iraq war, including the impact of the activities of Blackwater USA and corruption within the Iraqi ministries on the prospects of political reconciliation in Iraq. The Committee may also discuss with the Secretary allegations of wrongdoing associated with the construction of the new U.S. Embassy Compound in Baghdad, as well as other matters under investigation by the Committee."

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