A Look Ahead: House Foreign Affairs Committee

Press Release 02.22.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Tuesday, February 26 Subcommittee Hearing: Demonstrations in Tahrir Square: Two Years Later, What Has Changed? 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 26 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa […]

House Passes Bipartisan Resolution Condemning North Korea Following Nuclear Test

Press Release 02.15.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 412 to 2, a bipartisan resolution condemning North Korea (H. Res. 65) for its Tuesday nuclear test, for flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, and for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability. The […]

Foreign Affairs Committee Convenes Hearing on Mali Crisis

Press Release 02.14.13

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has convened a hearing entitled “The Crisis in Mali: U.S. Interests and the International Response,” at which officials from both the Department of State and the Department of Defense will testify. Live webcast and witness testimony are available HERE. Chairman […]

Royce, Engel Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning North Korea Following Nuclear Test

Press Release 02.13.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning North Korea for its Tuesday nuclear test, for flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, and for its repeated provocations […]

Chairman Royce Statement on State of the Union Address

Press Release 02.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after attending President Obama’s State of the Union address: “I am most deeply concerned by President Obama’s demonstrated naivety in the message he is sending to nuclear-bound regimes in North Korea and Iran. Less than […]

Chairman Royce Statement on North Korea Nuclear Test

Press Release 02.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on North Korea’s nuclear test: “Today’s nuclear test by North Korea is yet more evidence of its deep commitment to its nuclear weapons program, and demands the Obama Administration’s attention. This test comes just weeks […]

Mali Crisis Topic of Thursday Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing

Press Release 02.11.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that he will convene a hearing on Thursday, February 14 entitled, “The Crisis in Mali: U.S. Interests and the International Response.” Chairman Royce said: “Islamist militancy has been growing in Mali and other parts of North Africa […]

Chairman Royce, Foreign Affairs Republicans Press President Obama to Approve Long-Delayed Keystone XL Pipeline

Press Release 02.07.13

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined by all 24 other Republican Committee Members, last night urged President Obama to finally end his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline following Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s recent endorsement. If approved, the energy infrastructure project would create an estimated […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Implementation of Tighter Sanctions against Iran

Press Release 02.06.13

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on today’s implementation of tighter Iran sanctions provisions included in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act of 2012: “Iran is a global threat. These new and far-reaching sanctions against Iran, stemming from a law that […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Bulgaria Finding of Hezbollah Responsibility for July 2012 Bus Attack

Press Release 02.05.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement upon the Bulgarian Government’s finding that two members of Hezbollah were responsible for the July 2012 attack on a bus in Burgas, Bulgaria that killed six people, including five Israeli tourists: “Today’s finding by the Bulgarian […]