House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement after the administration announced that it would impose sanctions on scores of entities connected to the North Korean shipping industry:

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Subcommittee Chairman Paul Cook (R-CA) today concluded two days of meetings and briefings in Saudi Arabia focused on threats from Iran, the conflict in Yemen and economic reform.

I urged Foreign Minister Shoukry and General Kamel to reduce ties with the North Korean regime, and promote reforms to support economic growth and civil society.

There must be no room on the streets of a European capital for a parade that pays tribute to a man who represented the most evil and sinister era in human history.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the committee will convene a hearing at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 14, entitled “Modernizing Food Aid: Improving Effectiveness and Saving Lives.”

Tomorrow at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the committee will convene a hearing entitled “U.S. Cyber Diplomacy in an Era of Growing Threats.”

Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement in support of the administration’s announcement to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan:

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today wrote Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to request that the administration determine whether individuals included in its Report on Oligarchs and Parastatal Entities of the Russian Federation – transmitted to Congress yesterday pursuant to the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act – should be designated for sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act and the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014.

Ensuring the Financial Action Task Force maintains its designation of Iran as a "high-risk and non-cooperative jurisdiction" and re-imposes counter-measures will help protect the national security of the United States and the integrity of the international financial system.

“Opportunities like this only come once. Together, we can protect wildlife, promote sound development and help our national security.”