Washington - a atypical audience - Congressman - actor and director Ben affleck from reading the script with a pointed news: Congo a severe humanitarian situation need a more powerful shows that America's leadership, and no, it will get worse.
Lower the head to testimony, affleck told the house armed services committee, he went to Congo regularly in the recent years, see violence and African countries potential impact. He is calling on the United States to display in the area of moral leadership, claimed that he does not need further tax payers money.
"They should be more than the cycle of violence and unrest," he said, the Congolese people.
"The United States not persistent, high level of leadership, close key players not to watch, and do their part," he said.
· affleck, wearing a light gray suit, blue tie, said that the United States should lead efforts to reshape the United Nations in the area of effect. Although 15 years, in the country of the United Nations peacekeeping operations of the main countries in eastern Congo, called M23 a rebel group, threatening the region.
Affleck five witnesses - only one of a request a picture unrealistic assistant - about Congo committee testimony. African countries of about 680000 people, an estimated 50000 people have been killed in the second area since the war began in 1997. State department officials described in Congo in Africa's most unstable.
"ARGO" star told the committee that he plans to Congo again next year. He in the committee academic experts and government officials of the table is between through his experience, founded the east Congo initiative, a non-profit organization, help by war ravaged areas direct assistance. Group, founded in 2010, it is the first American organizations focus on help in eastern Congo.
Affleck to longly - and obvious conflict knowledge - seems to committee members leave deep impression.
As an actor and director completed his testimony, R - California Congressman buck · magee weng, the chairman of the committee, he said, "today I learned what other Congo know nothing about." He thanked affleck and other witnesses inform him.
In the late afternoon, in private affleck met with the United States senate foreign relations committee members. A native of Massachusetts photos, the committee proposed, and stood, and Massachusetts senator John Kerry (John Kerry), the chairman of the committee.



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