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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) released the following statement on the State Department Office of Inspector General's (IG) report detailing how the State Department mishandled the suspension of former Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley's security clearance.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on the importance of solidifying our trilateral partnership among the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom to counter increasing aggression from the Chinese Communist Party.

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced a full committee hearing entitled, "An Assessment of the State Department's Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America's Top Diplomat," on Tuesday, September 24, with testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered opening remarks at a hearing on the great power competition in the Indo-Pacific. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul emphasized the threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to the national security interests of the United States and our allies and partners. 

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Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Spokesperson Emily Cassil issued the below statement responding to State Department Spokesperson Matt Miller's statement at yesterday's press briefing, which included misrepresentations of the committee's reasonable accommodation process regarding its request for Secretary Blinken's appearance on the chairman's Afghanistan report. 

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, "Money is Policy, Part II: Analyzing Select State Department Grant Awards," on Thursday, September 19th.

What: Hearing – "Money is Policy, Part II: Analyzing Select State Department Grant Awards"

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Time: 10:00am ET

Location: Rayburn 2200

Witnesses:

Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, "Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroads: How Tehran's Terror Campaign Threatens the U.S. and our Allies," on Thursday, September 19th.

What: Hearing – "Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroads: How Tehran's Terror Campaign Threatens the U.S. and our Allies"

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Time: 10:00am ET

Location: Rayburn 2172

Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Rachel Cotton, deputy counsel to the president, reiterating his request for National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to testify before the committee. In the letter, Chairman McCaul highlighted that Sullivan and the National Security Council (NSC) wielded extraordinary influence regarding the planning and execution of the Biden-Harris administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.