Chairman Royce Statement on New Sanctions Against North Korea

Press Release 01.02.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and author of tough North Korea sanctions legislation, issued this statement on the Obama Administration’s imposition of new sanctions against North Korea after the FBI determined that the country was responsible for the recent cyberattack against Sony Pictures: “It’s […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Tunisia’s Presidential Election

Press Release 12.22.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Tunisia’s presidential election: "I would like to congratulate the Tunisian people on their successful and fair presidential election. This election is an important step in Tunisia's democratic progress. Not only have Tunisians demonstrated their […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Announcement of North Korean Responsibility for Sony Hacking

Press Release 12.19.14

Royce: “Administration’s failure to impose the type of tough financial sanctions that hit the Kim regime hard in 2005… is more indefensible by the day. ” Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following the U.S. government announcement that North Korea is responsible […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Release of Alan Gross, U.S.-Cuba Relations

Press Release 12.17.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement of changes in U.S.-Cuba relations and the release of Alan Gross: “For more than five years, Alan Gross, a humanitarian worker, was wrongly imprisoned by the Castro regime. He should have […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Statement on Deteriorating Security in South Sudan, Need for Action

Press Release 12.16.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of South Sudan’s civil war: “It has been one year since leaders in South Sudan so completely failed their people and went […]

Chairman Royce Condemns Terrorist Attack in Pakistan

Press Release 12.16.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement condemning the terrorist attack in Pakistan, whose victims included 132 children: “Today’s terrorist attack in Pakistan – on schoolchildren – is absolutely sickening. The heinous attack demonstrates once again the barbarity of the Pakistani Taliban […]

Chairman Royce Announces Subcommittee Chairs for House Foreign Affairs Committee for 114th Congress

Press Release 12.16.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the Committee’s six subcommittee chairmen for the 114th Congress. Chairman Royce said: “I am pleased to announce this excellent roster of Subcommittee chairmen for the 114th Congress. During my past two years as Chairman of the Committee, I’ve […]

Congress Votes to Extend the Work of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Press Release 12.12.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Senate passage of H.R. 5816, authored by Chairman Royce, which extends the work of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for one year: “Today, freedom of religion is under threat […]

Venezuela Sanctions Legislation Passes House, Heads to President’s Desk

Press Release 12.10.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, commended House passage of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act (S. 2142). The legislation now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Earlier this year, the House passed the Venezuelan Human Rights and […]

Congress Condemns Hamas’ Use of Human Shields

Press Release 12.10.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of H.Con.Res.107, a resolution denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by Hamas and other terrorist organizations in violation of international humanitarian law. On the legislation’s passage, Chairman Royce said: “Hamas' use of human shields […]