Chairman Royce Statement on Sudan Sanctions

Press Release 01.13.17

“For months, the Obama administration has attempted a last-ditch effort to reengage with Sudan. While counterterrorism cooperation has increased, the government still abuses the fundamental human rights of the Sudanese people. Much more progress – particularly on the humanitarian front – will need to take place before we can be satisfied. I urge the new administration to look at Sudan with fresh eyes.”

Royce Welcomes New GOP Members of Foreign Affairs Committee

Press Release 01.13.17

Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement welcoming Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Brian Mast (R-FL), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Tom Garrett (R-VA) to the Foreign Affairs Committee for the 115th Congress

Good News: China Announces Another Step to Help Protect Wildlife

Blog 01.11.17

Shark fins, elephant tusks and rhino horns have long been a gold mine for gangsters and, increasingly, a key source of funding for terror networks. We’re talking about $10 billion annually.

After Receiving New Intel, Chairman Royce Again Calls on Obama Admin to Halt Gitmo Releases

Press Release 01.10.17

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter today to President Obama after new reports from the Intelligence Community indicate that detainees recently freed from the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay are attempting to return to terrorism

Chairman Royce Statement on Russian Meddling

Press Release 01.06.17

"As Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, I will continue to make countering Russia’s weaponization of information a top priority."

House Stands with Ally Israel, Rejects President’s Dangerous UN Decision

Press Release 01.05.17

Tonight the House of Representatives overwhelming passed Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) bipartisan bill – H. Res. 11 – which opposes the anti-Israel United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 and calls for its repeal.

Standing with Our Ally Israel

Blog 01.05.17

Later today, the House will vote on Chairman Royce’s H. Res. 11 to reject the dangerous anti-Israel resolution the Obama administration allowed the U.N. Security Council to pass last month. Here are five facts you need to know ahead of the vote:

Leader McCarthy and Chairman Royce Announce Vote Opposing Anti-Israel UN Resolution

Press Release 01.02.17

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce (CA-39) released the following statement announcing that the House will vote this Thursday on a resolution opposing UN Security Council Resolution 2334

Royce in WSJ: The Midnight Push to Empty Out Guantanamo

Blog 12.27.16

"With less than a month remaining in office, President Obama is racing to free 19 more detainees from the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay. If history is any guide, this means that dangerous jihadists will be released to countries ill-equipped to handle them."

The Midnight Push to Empty Out Guantanamo

Op-Ed 12.26.16

The prison at Guantanamo Bay should continue to serve as a secure, humane location for holding dangerous terrorists. And it is an appropriate location at which to detain and question new high-value individuals captured in our continuing fight against radical Islamist terrorism.