Chairman Royce Statement on North Korea

Press Release 05.24.18

“Our goal is to peacefully end North Korea’s nuclear threats. The administration should continue to look for opportunities while applying maximum diplomatic and financial pressure against Kim Jong Un. Our allies – including South Korea and Japan – need to stand with the United States. There can be no daylight between us.”

Chairman Royce Statement on Meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister

Press Release 03.15.18

"I’m glad we’ve stood shoulder-to-shoulder to finally apply needed financial pressure on the Kim regime. It is clear this pressure is driving North Korea back to the negotiating table."

Chairman Royce Statement on North Korea

Press Release 03.08.18

"We can pursue more diplomacy, as we keep applying pressure ounce by ounce."

Remarks: Chairman Royce on Sanctions as a Major Foreign Policy Tool

Press Release 01.10.18

Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Sanctions and Financial Pressure: Major National Security Tools.”

Chairman Royce Applauds Relisting of North Korea as State Sponsor of Terror

Press Release 11.20.17

"This designation – endorsed by a high-ranking North Korean defector who recently testified before the committee – rightly exposes the Kim regime’s utter disregard for human life and is an important step in our efforts to apply maximum diplomatic and financial pressure on Kim Jong Un.”

Chairman Royce: No Reason to Delay Relisting North Korea a State Sponsor of Terror

Press Release 11.02.17

“The North Korean regime’s murderous torture of Otto Warmbier and assassination of Kim Jong Nam are just two examples of a consistent pattern of terrorist activities carried out by the Kim regime."

Remarks: Chairman Royce at North Korea Hearing with High-ranking Defector

Press Release 11.01.17

Today at 10:30 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing with Thae Yong-ho – a high-ranking North Korean defector. The hearing is entitled “An Insider’s Look at the North Korean Regime.”

Royce, Wenstrup, and Bipartisan Members of Foreign Affairs Committee Urge Tillerson to Relist North Korea as State Sponsor of Terrorism

Press Release 10.24.17

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) joined Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urging him to designate North Korea as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, following the tragic death of Otto Warmbier.

House Votes to Promote Information, Human Rights in North Korea

Press Release 09.25.17

Today, the House of Representatives passed the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 2061). The bipartisan bill reauthorizes U.S. programs that promote human rights, democracy, and freedom of information in North Korea.

Royce Applauds New Steps to Cut Off Cash to North Korea

Press Release 09.21.17

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the below statement on today’s executive order regarding North Korea: