A Look Ahead — Week of February 24-28

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Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, February 26 Hearing: International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and National Security 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman Invited witnesses include: […]
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Chairman Royce Announces Hearing to Examine International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and National Security

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Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, February 26 the Committee will hold a hearing entitled, “International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and National Security,” which will begin at 10:00 a.m. The hearing follows the Administration’s recent release of the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife […]
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Chairman Royce Comments on Recent Developments in Ukraine

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Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement in response to continued violence in Ukraine and reports of possible sanctions from the Administration. Chairman Royce said: “Last week, the House of Representatives went on record, calling for the ‘utmost restraint’ and avoidance of confrontation in Ukraine.  Significantly, […]
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Chairman Royce Responds to Recent Violence in Ukraine

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U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, responded to the renewed violence in Ukraine in which large numbers of protestors and police have been seriously injured, including several deaths.  Chairman Royce said:  “Events in Ukraine now threaten to descend into chaos.  That can be avoided only if all sides refrain from […]
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Chairman Royce Highlights Cambodia’s Human Trafficking Failures

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and long-time leader on human trafficking issues, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry to express serious concern regarding the Cambodian Supreme Court’s recent acquittal of Eam Rattana, former chief of the Phnom Penh Municipal Anti-human Trafficking and […]
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Chairman Royce Comments on Wildlife Trafficking Strategy

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“Creative thinking needed to confront this threat to wildlife and national security” Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement regarding the Administration’s release of the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking.  Today’s announcement follows a letter Chairman Royce recently sent to the co-chairs […]
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House Passes Expression of Support for the People of Ukraine

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of H. Res. 447, which calls on all sides in the ongoing confrontation in Ukraine to refrain from violence and to work toward a peaceful resolution of the crisis.  The bipartisan legislation, authored by Rep. Eliot […]
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Committee Majority Staff Issues Report on Lack of State Department Accountability for Benghazi Attacks

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Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee majority staff issued a report detailing the lack of accountability within the State Department following the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks at the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya.  The report, entitled, “Benghazi:  Where is the State Department Accountability,” follows the majority investigative staff’s extensive 16-month […]
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