House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs News Releases http://hirc.house.gov/news.asp News releases published from the press office of the Committee on Foreign Affairs en-us http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press672 Renowned Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez wrote an essay for the committee’s hearing on the travel ban. Click here to read the essay in translation and in the original Spanish. In the suitcases: A reflection on the necessary liberalization of Americans’ travel to Cuba As on any island, what comes to us from the outside has always been something that catalyzes chang...]]> http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=672 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press674 Chairman Berman’s opening statement at hearing' “Is it Time to Lift the Ban on Travel to Cuba?” Verbatim, as delivered Americans have the right to travel to Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, which seeks a nuclear weapons capability in violation of its obligat...]]> http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=674 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press670 U.S. law lets American citizens travel to any country on earth' friend or foe -- with one exception: Cuba. It's time for us to scrap this anachronistic ban' imposed during one of the chilliest periods of the Cold War. Click here to read this op-ed in the Miami Herald...]]> http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=670 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press668 Berman Praises Administration for Lifting the HIV/AIDS Travel Ban http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=668 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press666 Chairman Berman’s opening remarks at committee markup of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=666 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press665 Chairman Berman’s opening remarks at hearing' “U.S. Policy Toward Burma” http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=665 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press663 Chairman Berman’s opening remarks at hearing' “Afghanistan Policy at the Crossroads” http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=663 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press664 House Foreign Affairs Committee to Mark Up Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=664 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press662 Nobel Prize Validates Obama’s Approach to International Challenges' Berman Says http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=662 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press661 Guinea’s Military Leaders' Tarnished by Violence' Should Allow for Free and Fair Elections' Berman Says http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=661 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press660 Kenyan Leaders Should Keep Their Commitments on Political Reforms' Berman Says http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=660 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press658 Berman Sends Condolences in the Wake of Disastrous Tsunami http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=658 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press659 House Passes Bicameral Legislation Increasing Assistance to Pakistan' Improving U.S.-Pakistan Ties http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=659 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press656 Diplomatic options to stopping Iran from having nuclear weapons are dwindling. Click here to read Chairman Berman’s op-ed in The Washington Post...]]> http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=656 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press652 Berman Endorses Nomination of New Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues' a Former Foreign Affairs Committee Staff Director http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=652 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press653 Berman Calls Iran Nuclear Plant News Disturbing' Says It Reinforces His Determination to Have Committee Consider Sanctions Legislation http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=653 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press654 Nominee to New' High-Level Position to Protect Intellectual Property Rights Will Do a First-Rate Job' Berman Says http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=654 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press651 Berman Says Palin’s Comment on U.S.-China Relations is Flat Wrong http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=651 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press657 Berman Introduces House Version of Bicameral Legislation Increasing Assistance to Pakistan' Improving U.S.-Pakistan Ties http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=657 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://hirc.house.gov/rss/press648 Chairman Berman today delivered remarks on U.S.-Iran policy and pending legislation. Click here to read what he said. http://hirc.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=648 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST