Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on Benghazi Accountability

Press Release 09.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, September 18, he will convene a hearing on accountability within the State Department following the deadly terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya last September 11. Under Secretary of State for Management […]

A Look Ahead – Week of September 9-13

Press Release 09.06.13

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, September 10 Subcommittee Hearing: Challenges to Democracy in the Western Hemisphere 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Chairman Invited […]

Chairman Royce Opening Statement at Hearing on Syria

Press Release 09.04.13

Secretary Kerry, Secretary Hagel, General Dempsey to Testify at Hearing Washington, D.C. – At noon today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to discuss the Obama Administration’s response to the crisis in Syria, including the President’s request for an Authorization for Use of Military Force. […]

Foreign Affairs Committee to Convene Wednesday Hearing on Syria

Press Release 09.02.13

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, September 4, he will convene a hearing to discuss the Obama Administration’s response to the crisis in Syria, including the President’s request for an Authorization for Use of Military Force. Chairman Royce on the hearing: “The President’s proposed military […]

Chairman Royce Statement on President’s Announcement on Syria

Press Release 08.31.13

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement on Syria this afternoon: “The Administration’s Syria policy has been incoherent, and there are many unanswered questions, so I welcome the President’s decision to seek congressional authorization for any use of military force and […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Syria

Press Release 08.27.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement as the Obama Administration considers its response to the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime: “The Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons is beyond the pale. The United States has deep national security […]

Chairman Royce Supports Inquiry into Syria’s Reported Chemical Weapons Use

Press Release 08.21.13

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to recent reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in the Damascus area: “Reports that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons against hundreds of civilians in the Damascus area are deeply disturbing yet unsurprising. […]

Royce, Engel, Menendez, Corker Call For Human Rights Improvement in South Sudan

Press Release 08.13.13

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Corker (R-TN), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote a letter to South […]

Chairman Royce, Rep. McGovern Urge Obama to Focus on Defeating Kony, LRA

Press Release 08.07.13

75 Members Join Bipartisan Letter Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), joined by 73 members of Congress, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to remain committed to defeating Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Chairman Royce […]

Chairman Royce Statement on President Obama’s Refusal to Meet with Russian President Putin

Press Release 08.07.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on President Obama’s refusal to meet with Russian President Putin in Moscow in September: “This should help make clear that the Russian government’s giving Edward Snowden ‘refugee’ status is unacceptable. Snowden should be sent to […]