Speeches and Testimonies

Catholic Relief Services experts regularly address policy makers and influential groups about international development and humanitarian relief. This collection represents some of the speaking engagements and formal congressional testimony of CRS staff. Transcripts are available for one year after a speech or testimony.

Carolyn Woo: Remarks to the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering: February 2012; Carolyn Woo spoke on the Common Good and Uncommon Excellence at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.
Ken Hackett: Remarks to the 2011 International Food Aid Conference: June 2011; Ken Hackett delivers his final remarks as president of CRS to this annual gathering in Kansas City, Mo.
Rebuilding Haiti During the Martelly Era: June 2011; Statement by CRS to the international development and foreign assistance subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Africa's Newest Nation: the Republic of South Sudan: June 2011; We in the Church have tried to bring people at every level of society together, building the bridges needed on this journey to peace.
Ken Hackett's Commencement Address at the University of St. Thomas: May 2011; Ken Hackett's commencement address at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn.
Ken Hackett's Remarks to the International Congress for the 50th Anniversary of the Encyclical Letter Mater Et Magistra: May 2011; Ken Hackett addressed a Vatican conference on how CRS incorporates the Church's social teaching.
Ken Hackett's Commencement Address to Duquesne University: May 2011; Ken Hackett received an honorary degree and addressed graduates at Duquesne University.
Alleviating Poverty Through Justice: March 2011; Christine Tucker, CRS' chief of staff, addresses to the Catholic Social Teaching and World Poverty Symposium at Villanova University.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Securing Peace in the Midst of Tragedy: March 2011; Francisca Vigaud-Walsh testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about sexual and gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Haiti: Challenges On the Path Ahead: February 2011; Ken Hackett's speech before the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs
Celebrating 50 Years in Rwanda: January 2011; Letter from CRS President Ken Hackett read during a ceremony celebrating 50 years of CRS work in Rwanda.
Haiti: Let's Get It Right: November 2010; My dream is that in the future we will be playing a smaller role, supporting Haitians who are doing the work.