Chairman Royce Reacts to Obama Administration’s Decision to Delay Plans to Bring Guantanamo Prisoners to the United States

Press Release 11.18.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement this evening on the Obama administration’s decision to delay its plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay: “I’m glad the Obama administration has shelved this foolish plan. The Guantanamo Bay prison holds some of the world’s most dangerous terrorists. […]

Foreign Affairs, Homeland Chairmen to Convene Joint Hearing on Terrorist Sanctuaries, Foreign Fighters – Today 10 a.m.

Press Release 11.18.15

Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce (R-CA) and Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Michael McCaul (R-TX) will convene a joint hearing entitled “The Rise of Radicalism: Growing Terrorist Sanctuaries and the Threat to the U.S. Homelands.” Live webcast and witness testimony will be […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Applaud House Passage of Resolution Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Paris

Press Release 11.17.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), released the following statement after the House passed H. Res. 524, a bipartisan resolution they introduced, which condemns the recent terror attacks in Paris that claimed 129 lives: “This resolution condemns, in the strongest terms, the horrific attacks […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Bombing of Metrojet Flight 9268

Press Release 11.17.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement after Russian authorities confirmed that a bomb was responsible for downing a Russian airliner over Egypt on October 31, killing 224 people. “Vladimir Putin’s decision to ignore ISIS has reaped disaster. By avoiding ISIS, Putin clearly expected to be able […]

Chairman Royce on Secretary Kerry’s Syria Speech

Press Release 11.12.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce (R-CA), issued the following statement in response to Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks on Syria: “Today we heard nothing new. Secretary Kerry simply doubled down on the same approach that allowed for ISIS’s brutal rise. “The bloody conflict in Syria, which […]

Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing to Examine U.S. Policy in Syria – Today 10 a.m.

Press Release 11.04.15

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing that examines U.S. policy in Syria. The hearing is entitled “U.S. Policy After Russia’s Escalation in Syria.” Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE. Below is […]

Chairman Royce Condemns ISIS Destruction of Antiquities

Press Release 10.28.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered remarks at a forum entitled “Death of History: Witnessing Heritage Destruction in Syria and Iraq.” The forum calls attention to ISIS’s destruction and looting of cultural antiquities in Syria and Iraq. On the forum Chairman Royce said: “This […]

Royce, Engel to Speak on Antiquities Looting to Finance Terrorism

Press Release 10.26.15

Press Office (Royce) (202) 225-5021 Press Office (Engel) (202) 226-9103 ***Media Advisory: Noon Wednesday*** Royce, Engel Will Join Senator Casey, Panel of Experts Washington, DC—Representative Ed Royce, Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Committee’s Ranking Member, will deliver remarks at Noon, Wednesday, October 28 at an event […]

Chairman Royce Remarks at Syrian American Medical Society Event

Press Release 10.09.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke at an event hosted by the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), where he discussed the current humanitarian crisis in Syria. Chairman Royce’s remarks (as prepared for delivery) follow: Thank you for having me here this morning to talk […]

Congress Votes to Continue Work of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Press Release 10.06.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of S. 2078, which continues the work of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for four years. The legislation now heads to the President’s desk to become law. The vote follows a closed […]