Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) bipartisan delegation today concluded its four-country trip to Africa after a visit to Sierra Leone. In Freetown, the delegation met with President Julius Maada Bio, who was sworn in on April 4 following peaceful elections, U.S. Ambassador Maria Brewer and U.S. embassy staff. “The U.S.-Sierra […]

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) bipartisan congressional delegation, focused on conservation and development in Africa, today departed Mozambique after a two-day visit.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee events:

Luanda, Angola – Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and a bipartisan delegation traveled to Angola yesterday for a series of meetings with government officials including Vice President Bornito de Sousa Baltazar Diogo, National Assembly Speaker Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos and Minister of the Environment Paula Cristina Francisco Coelho.  “Today Angola has great […]

Gaborone, Botswana – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and a bipartisan congressional delegation today concluded bilateral meetings in Botswana focused on conservation and economic development.  Over two days, the delegation met with President Mokgweetsi Masisi, cabinet members, local leaders and U.S. Ambassador Earl Miller. “It was good to be in Gaborone again,” […]

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019:

“Our goal is to peacefully end North Korea’s nuclear threats. The administration should continue to look for opportunities while applying maximum diplomatic and financial pressure against Kim Jong Un. Our allies – including South Korea and Japan – need to stand with the United States. There can be no daylight between us.”

Today at 9 a.m., the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), will hear testimony from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The hearing is entitled “Strengthening American Diplomacy: Reviewing the State Department’s Budget, Operations, and Policy Priorities.”

 “As this committee continues its work to strengthen our national security – including by maintaining pressure on North Korea and pursuing critical reforms to our food aid and international broadcasting programs – we look forward to hearing from Secretary Pompeo about the administration’s foreign affairs priorities.”

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed the Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals (DELTA) Act, H.R. 4819.