Last year, we held a series of hearings dealing with the administration's "Rebalance to Asia" policy. We looked at it from a good governance standpoint, we evaluated its economic impact, and we also looked at the military security issues as well as environmental issues. We covered a lot of specific areas of interest that further demonstrated why the ''Rebalance to Asia'' is critically important for not only the administration, but also for Congress. So, we hope to assess how we are moving forward in regards to concrete actions and appropriate resources. The U.S. alliance with Japan and the Republic of Korea serve as the centerpiece of U.S. engagement in Northeast Asia. How we work together and how the United States approaches and manages these relationships is vital to U.S. security interests and has important implications across the entire region.