Chairman Royce Statement on Hearing Postponement

Press Release 07.16.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released this statement on the postponement of Thursday’s hearing to examine accountability within the State Department following the September 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya: “Thursday’s hearing is postponed. Mr. Raymond Maxwell and others […]

Royce Legislation on Taiwan Aviation Safety Becomes Law

Press Release 07.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Obama signed into law legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Royce’s legislation, H.R. 1151, calls for the Secretary of State to endorse Taiwan’s entry into the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Royce issued the following statement on the new law: “I […]

A Look Ahead — Week of July 15-19

Press Release 07.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Thursday, July 18 Subcommittee Hearing: Global al-Qaeda: Affiliates, Objectives, and Future Challenges 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 18 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), Chairman […]

Chairman Royce Announces Hearing on Benghazi Accountability

Press Release 07.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Thursday, July 18, he will convene a hearing to examine the problems in establishing accountability within the State Department for the security failures that led to the terrorist attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya. […]

Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel Release Joint Statement on Ongoing Events in Egypt

Press Release 07.05.13

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, released the following statement in response to ongoing events in Egypt: "The decision by the Egyptian military to take state authority out of the hands of the ruling Muslim […]

A Look Ahead — Week of July 8-12

Press Release 07.05.13

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, July 9 Subcommittee Hearing: Learning from Iraq: A Final Report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Middle […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Removal of Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s President

Press Release 07.03.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the removal of Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s president: “It is unfortunate that Morsi did not heed popular demands for early elections after a year of his incompetent leadership and attempting a power grab for […]

Royce, Engel, Committee Members Urge President to Increase Pressure on Iran

Press Release 07.01.13

Washington, D.C. – Following Iran’s recent election, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, along with 43 members of the Committee, sent a letter urging President Obama to increase the pressure on Iran to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs. In a […]

Royce, Engel, Smith, Bass Introduce Legislation to Promote Access to Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Press Release 06.28.13

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish a U.S. strategy to […]

Chairman Royce Legislation to Strengthen U.S.-Taiwan Civil Aviation Safety Heads to President’s Desk

Press Release 06.27.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; it now heads to the President’s desk. Royce’s legislation, H.R. 1151, which passed the House of Representatives last week, calls for the Secretary of State to endorse Taiwan’s entry into the International Civil […]