Committee Activity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "INL Should Fight Crime, Not Fight Conservatives." 

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Once again, thank you to the witnesses for coming and giving us your time and your expertise. Always welcome.

Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Africa will convene a hearing entitled, "Great Power Competition Implications in Africa: The Chinese Communist Party" on Tuesday, April 18th.

What: Hearing – "Great Power Competition Implications in Africa: The Chinese Communist Party"

Date: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

Time: 2:30pmET

Location: HVC-210

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Michael Lawler delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "After Assad: The Future of Syria."

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Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement in response to reports of Bashar al Assad potentially being readmitted to the Arab League.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in response to Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom formally recognizing a "State of Palestine." 

“Recognition of a ‘State of Palestine’ is empty virtue signaling that only rewards the Hamas butchers and rapists.”

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken accepting the department's invitation for himself and Ranking Member Meeks to review the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable regarding Afghanistan and the department's response with the names of the signatories redacted. The letter also expresses the chairman's insistence that all committee Members be allowed to review the dissent cable and response.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast joined fellow members of the committee in introducing a bipartisan bill to end China’s chokehold over global critical mineral supply and unleash U.S. domestic mineral production. 

Washington, DC – Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of passing H.Res. 377, Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen and journalist who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.