Committee Activity

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the department's ongoing failure to produce documents and information requested by the committee pertaining to the Biden administration's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. To date, the State Department has produced only 236 pages of documents, most of which were already publicly available or included substantial redactions. If the department's noncompliance persists, the committee will be forced to proceed with compulsory process.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Chairman Keith Self delivered opening remarks at subcommittee hearing titled, "Bridging the Gap: Turkey Between East and West."

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-Remarks-

I welcome everyone to the first Europe subcommittee hearing. It is an honor to chair this subcommittee that deals with a dynamic and potentially dangerous environment in a crucial region for U.S. national interests. I look forward to our work as a subcommittee.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following opening remarks at a full committee markup of H.Res.158, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to congressionally appropriated funds to the nation of Ukraine from January 20, 2021 to February 24, 2023. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in response to Secretary Rubio's actions to protect free speech and ensure that the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference office—formerly the Global Engagement Center (GEC)—remains relegated to the dustbin of history.

Washington, DC – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin on Putin's war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, “FY26 State Department Posture: Protecting American Interests.”

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a roundtable discussion focused on the challenges facing women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover on Wednesday, May 17th. 

What: Roundtable – Members will hear from former Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani, former Afghan diplomat Hadeia Amiry, and former Kabul Deputy Governor Hanifa Girowal. 

Date: Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

Time: 10:00amET

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "No Exit Strategy: Burma's Endless Crisis and America's Limited Options".