Jensen Huang Agrees to Testify Behind Closed Doors Before Thanksgiving, Foreign Affairs Chairman Mast Says

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast told reporters in Washington on November 12 that Jensen Huang, who has resigned as chief executive of NVIDIA, has agreed to testify before Congress before Thanksgiving (November 26). "He has agreed to come," Mast said, adding that the exact day was still being negotiated.

Mast said the testimony would take place behind closed doors and that he expected the session to be recorded on video and transcribed. "Jensen and I have been very at odds, as some of you already know, on export controls, but Nvidia is a very important company to the United States of America," Mast said. "I don't want to see anything hurt in Nvidia, but he has some very serious questions to answer."

According to Bloomberg and NBC News, Huang agreed to testify on November 11, after several senior lawmakers had said they would issue a subpoena if he did not appear voluntarily. Mast, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar had jointly written to Huang on November 4 asking him to appear before their committees.

GSM reported this morning, citing Mast's expectation, that Huang was expected to testify within a week; Thursday's statement formally confirms that arrangement. NVIDIA announced on November 12 that its board had accepted Huang's resignation as president, chief executive officer and director, effective immediately, with Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress serving as interim chief executive. Lawmakers want Huang to answer questions including about his dealings with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang; U.S. authorities suspect her of spying for Beijing, allegations that have not been proven.

Related: House Speaker Johnson Says Congress Is Forming a Consensus on Limiting Chip Exports to China, With Huang Expected to Testify Within a Week

Jensen Huang Resigns as NVIDIA CEO, Effective Immediately: CFO Kress Named Interim CEO as Board Launches Search

Source: U.S. House of Representatives

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

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