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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in honor of Israel's Day of Independence.
"Seventy-seven years ago, the Jewish people declared sovereignty over their ancestral homeland. Happy Independence Day to Israel — our greatest ally in the Middle East," Chairman Mast said.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement after the U.S. and Ukraine signed today's historic agreement, led by President Trump, to create the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.
"Thank you, President Trump, for creating American partnerships, instead of American dependents," Chairman Mast said.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "The Need for an Authorized State Department."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Foreign Arms Sales Task Force held the second in a series of roundtables featuring defense industry perspectives on reforming and improving America's foreign arms sales process.
As part of the bipartisan engagement, members heard from industry representatives from the Aerospace Industries Association and National Defense Industrial Association on the regulatory and bureaucratic challenges U.S. companies face in arming our allies and partners with American-made equipment and technology at the pace of war.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee Chairman Keith Self delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy: Review for State Department Reauthorization."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing titled, "The Need for an Authorized State Department" on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
Location: Rayburn 2172
Subject: The Need for an Authorized State Department
Witnesses:
The Honorable James F. Jeffrey
Retired Career Foreign Service Officer
U.S. Department of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe will hold a public hearing titled, "Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy: Review for State Department Reauthorization" on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Rayburn 2200
Subject: Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy: Review for State Department Reauthorization
Witnesses:
Ms. Annie Fixler
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in support of Secretary Rubio's comprehensive reorganization of the State Department that will reverse decades of bloat and advance America's core national interests abroad.
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, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Foreign Arms Sales Task Force Chairman Ryan Zinke (R-MT) applauded President Trump's executive order taking action on key reforms to improve the foreign defense sales process.