Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement calling on United Nations Secretary General Guterres to quickly name the new Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP). The WFP works in over 120 countries and territories to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters. The new executive director would replace Governor David Beasley, who led the organization for the past six years – including when the WFP won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.
Washington, DC – This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the bipartisan United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act. This legislation will increase governmental cooperation between the United States and Mexico to revitalize tourism in both countries in response to disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. – After the Biden administration's chaotic and deadly evacuation from Afghanistan, America's adversaries have been emboldened and the country has once again become a safe haven for terrorists. Despite requesting documents and information on the withdrawal dating back to August 2021, the Biden administration has refused to provide Congress the transparency our nation's citizens deserve. In one of his first actions as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined leading national security professionals in sending a letter to the editors of prominent scientific journals and news organizations to investigate their failures of stifling debate on the origins of COVID-19.
McCaul and the signers wrote:
Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement following the vote solidifying the House Select Committee on China.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement after being chosen as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 118th Congress.
Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) issued a statement following the announcement that Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó's term has come to an end.
Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (R-AL), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Lead Republican Mike Turner (R-OH) released the following statement in support of Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker and the national security implications of delaying the speakership.