Chairman Royce Announces Hearing to Examine the Role of Women in Resolving Conflict

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today announced the House Foreign Affairs Committee will convene a hearing on Tuesday, March 22 to examine the important roles women play in ending conflict and promoting security, and the implications of women’s participation in conflicts like the Syrian civil war.  The hearing, entitled “Women Fighting for Peace: Lessons […]
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Chairman Royce Statement on Obama Admin’s Genocide Finding

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Obama administration’s decision to declare ISIS attacks on religious minorities in the Middle East genocide: “Secretary Kerry is finally making the right call.  Christian and Yezidi communities are deliberately targeted for elimination in ISIS’s self-declared caliphate.  I will […]
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Chairman Royce: There’s No Reason for Further Delay on Genocide Designation

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement in response to the Obama administration’s admission it will miss tomorrow’s legally mandated deadline to submit to Congress an evaluation of ISIS attacks against Christians, Yezidi and other religious minorities in the Middle East: “I understand this holdup will be […]
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Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Bill to Preserve U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

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Committee also passes measure condemning organ harvesting in China Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed H.R. 4678, legislation prohibiting the president from giving U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Cuba without congressional approval.  On passage of H.R. 4678, Chairman Royce said: “The White House admits the […]
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We will not accept these terrible atrocities

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Today marks five years of devastating conflict in Syria.  The Assad regime’s bloody crackdown on peaceful protests, and the subsequent struggle has claimed more than 400,000 lives.  Millions more have been forced from their homes.  Meanwhile, ISIS has expanded its control in the country, committing genocidal acts against Christian, Yezidi and other religious minorities. In […]
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Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing to Examine U.S. Foreign Assistance – Today at 10 a.m.

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Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing to review the President’s budget request for foreign assistance.  The hearing is entitled, “Review of the FY 2017 Foreign Assistance Budget: Aligning Interests, Ensuring Effectiveness and Transparency.”  Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE. Below […]
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U.S. needs bold, new strategy on North Korea

Op-Ed
This may seem like a scene out of some Hollywood thriller, but it's just another day in the twisted world of the tyrannical regime in Pyongyang. Despite what Dennis Rodman, our newest U.S. basketball-player-turned-diplomat, claims the regime of Kim Jong-Un to be, it is even more reckless than his father's.
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