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 […]

Chairman Royce Statement on President Obama’s Intention to Nominate Steve A. Linick as State Department Inspector General

Press Release 06.27.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, after the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a bipartisan resolution urging President Obama to nominate a permanent Inspector General for the State Department, Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on President Obama’s intention to nominate Steve A. Linick to serve as the State Department Inspector General: “Having pressed […]

Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Four Bipartisan Measures

Press Release 06.27.13

Chairman Royce Applauds Passage of Measures on State Department Inspector General, Vietnam Human Rights, U.S.-Jordan Relationship, Democratic Republic of the Congo Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed four bipartisan measures: legislation urging the President to nominate a State Department Inspector General, promoting freedom […]

Chairman Royce Applauds Committee’s Passage of Legislation that Promotes Freedom and Democracy in Vietnam

Press Release 06.27.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed legislation that promotes freedom and democracy in Vietnam. H.R. 1897, the Vietnam Human Rights Act, blocks non-humanitarian assistance to Vietnam if the Communist government fails to make progress regarding its political and religious prisoners. Chairman Royce is […]