Chairman Royce Statement on Situation in Syria

Press Release 09.30.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following reports that Russia has commenced airstrikes in Syria: “While Russia ramps up its military intervention in Syria, the Administration has announced it is ‘taking a pause.’ Does that mean the White House is rethinking a […]

Readout of House Foreign Affairs Committee Meeting with Yezidi Woman

Press Release 09.29.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after a meeting with “Bazi,” a young Yezidi woman who escaped from an ISIS fighter she had been sold to as a sex slave: “’Bazi’ shared with the Committee the harrowing details of her capture, […]

Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on ISIS Violence Against Women and Girls – Today 10 a.m.

Press Release 07.29.15

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 to examine ISIS’s violence against women. The hearing is entitled, “Women Under ISIS Rule: From Brutality to Recruitment.” This hearing is the first in a series the Committee […]

House Votes to Strengthen U.S.-Jordan Defense Cooperation

Press Release 07.07.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following House passage of H.R. 907, the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015. Authored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), the legislation, as amended, improves defense cooperation between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of […]

Chairman Royce Comments as Terror Attacks Kill Dozens Across Three Continents

Press Release 06.26.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, and Kuwait: “These three bloody attacks come just days after ISIS called for such attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Indeed, ISIS has already claimed responsibility for the […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Statement on ISIS Advances in Syria

Press Release 06.05.15

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, issued the following statement on ISIS’s advances in Syria: “ISIS’s aggressive push north of Aleppo is an alarming new development. ISIS is now within striking distance of the vulnerable […]

House Passes Bill to Protect Ancient Sites from ISIS Destruction

Press Release 06.01.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed bipartisan legislation to protect international cultural property from being destroyed or looted by ISIS. The Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (H.R. 1493), introduced by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), improves coordination of U.S. efforts to protect cultural property, and prevent artifacts removed since the start of Syria’s civil war from […]

Chairman Royce Statement on ISIS Advances in Syria, Iraq

Press Release 05.20.15

Ancient and Strategic Palmyra Seized Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following reports that ISIS has seized control of Palmyra, Syria just days after ISIS captured Ramadi, Iraq: “The fall of Ramadi to ISIS one day, the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria […]

Royce Statement on U.S. Special Operations Mission Inside Syria

Press Release 05.16.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement in response to the U.S. Special Operations mission that killed key ISIS leader Abu Sayyaf and captured his wife, Umm Sayyaf: “Congratulations to all of our military personnel involved in this dangerous mission. Once again, they […]

Committee to Convene 10 a.m. Hearing on ISIS Persecution of Religious Minorities in Middle East

Press Release 05.13.15

Chairman Royce Opening Statement 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 Committee hearing to examine the persecution of religious minorities in the Middle East at the hands of ISIS. The hearing is entitled “Ancient Communities Under Attack: ISIS’s War […]