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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. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide an update regarding the Government of Ghana's failure to uphold commitments to Independent Power Producers, including power generation facilities owned by U.S. pension funds and the U.S. taxpayer, under the terms of its most recent International Monetary Fund program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman Cory Mills delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "Deficient, Enfeebled, and Ineffective: The Consequences of the Biden Administration's Far-Left Priorities on U.S. Foreign Policy."

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