A Look Ahead—September 28-October 2

Press Release 09.25.15

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Tuesday, September 29 Subcommittee Hearing: U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts in Syria: A Winning Strategy? 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Rep. Ted […]

Chairman Royce Condemns Congo’s Continued Blocking of International Adoptions

Press Release 09.25.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the suspension of exit permits for internationally adopted children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): “Today marks two heartbreaking years that American families have been unable to bring […]

Chairman Royce Announces Hearing on Cyber War

Press Release 09.25.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, September 30 the Committee will convene a hearing to examine cyber war and its implications for U.S. foreign policy. The hearing, entitled “Cyber War: Definitions, Deterrence, and Foreign Policy,” will begin at 10 a.m. […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Prison Sentence of Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez

Press Release 09.11.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the nearly 14 year prison sentence handed down to Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez: “The sentencing of Leopoldo Lopez to over 13 years in prison is not only a miscarriage of justice […]

A Look Ahead—September 14-18

Press Release 09.11.15

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Thursday, September 17 Subcommittee Markup: H. Res. 277 and H. Res. 293 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 17 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), […]

Chairman Royce Joins House, Rejects President Obama’s Iran Deal

Press Release 09.11.15

This isn’t just a bad deal – it’s a disastrous deal,” says Foreign Affairs Chair Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in rejecting President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. Following House debate on three measures regarding the Iran […]

UPDATED: A Look Ahead — Week of September 8-11

Press Release 09.10.15

*Witness Added* **Hearing Postponed** Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: *Thursday, September 10 Joint Subcommittee Hearing: China’s Advance in Latin America and the Caribbean Thursday, September 10 at 2 p.m. in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Rep. […]

Royce, Engel Statement on Closure of Fundamedios

Press Release 09.10.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, issued a joint statement expressing their concern about the erosion of freedom of expression in Ecuador after the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, ordered the closure of Fundamedios, an […]

Chairman Royce Convenes Hearing on Iran Deal

Press Release 09.09.15

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has convened a hearing entitled “Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran (Part IV).” Information, including testimony from witnesses (General Chuck Wald (USAF, Retired), Admiral William Fallon (USN, Retired), Vice Admiral John Bird (USN, Retired), and […]

A Look Ahead — Week of September 8-11

Press Release 09.08.15

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, September 9 Hearing: Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran (Part IV) 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 9 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman Invited Witnesses […]