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 […]

Foreign Affairs Committee to Convene 10 a.m. Hearing on Reforming Broadcasting Board of Governors – Chairman Royce Opening Statement

Press Release 06.26.13

Washington, D.C. – This morning at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing on reforming the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an agency that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to as “defunct” and was harshly critiqued by the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO). […]

Royce, Engel Urge President to Appoint Inspector General

Press Release 06.26.13

Chairman and Ranking Member Introduce Bipartisan Resolution 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, introduced H.Res. 273, a bipartisan resolution urging President Obama to nominate a qualified and independent Inspector General (IG) for the State Department […]

Chairman Royce Statement on President Obama’s Keystone XL Pipeline Announcement

Press Release 06.25.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement that he will direct the State Department to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline only if it will not lead to a net increase in overall greenhouse gas […]

Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on Reforming Broadcasting Board of Governors – Wednesday 10 a.m.

Press Release 06.25.13

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing tomorrow on reforming the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an agency that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to as “defunct” and was harshly critiqued by the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO). The BBG oversees the Voice […]

Royce, Engel, and Ros-Lehtinen Release GAO Report Documenting Failings in U.S. Assistance for Haiti Reconstruction

Press Release 06.25.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa and Chairman Emeritus, released an alarming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that documents serious delays and […]