We will not accept these terrible atrocities

Press Release 03.15.16

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 […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Obama Admin’s Latest Concessions to Castro Regime

Press Release 03.15.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s announcement of additional changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba: “These unilateral actions will further prop up a communist regime in Cuba that has a long record of brutal human rights abuses. And for what? While the […]

Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing to Examine U.S. Foreign Assistance – Today at 10 a.m.

Press Release 03.15.16

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 […]

House Votes to Declare ISIS’s Atrocities Genocide, Hold Assad Accountable for War Crimes

Press Release 03.14.16

Washington, D.C. – Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement today after House passage of two bipartisan measures, H. Con. Res. 75 and H. Con. Res. 121, addressing genocide and war crimes in the Middle East: “ISIS is guilty of genocide. It has been using mass murder, beheadings, crucifixions, rape, torture, […]

Bill Supporting INTERPOL Observer Status for Taiwan Heads to President Obama’s Desk

Press Release 03.14.16

Washington, D.C. – Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement after the House passed legislation requiring the administration to develop a strategy to secure observer status for Taiwan in INTERPOL: “Taiwan is a strong friend and critical partner of the United States. Yet today it is needlessly at risk because it […]

U.S. needs bold, new strategy on North Korea

Op-Ed 03.13.16

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.

A Look Ahead—March 14-18

Press Release 03.12.16

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events: Tuesday, March 15 Hearing: Review of the FY 2017 Foreign Assistance Budget: Aligning Interests, Ensuring Effectiveness and Transparency 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce […]

Chairman Royce Announces Hearing to Examine U.S. Foreign Assistance

Press Release 03.11.16

Washington, D.C. –House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing Tuesday to review the President’s budget request for foreign assistance. The hearing, entitled “Review of the FY 2017 Foreign Assistance Budget: Aligning Interests, Ensuring Effectiveness and Transparency” will take place on Tuesday, March 15 at 10 a.m. in 2172 Rayburn House […]

Chairman Royce Writes President Obama Ahead of Upcoming Trip to Cuba

Press Release 03.11.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter to President Obama today urging him to engage meaningfully with internationally recognized human rights activists – including U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, journalist Guillermo Farinas, activist Rosa Maria Payá, and the current leadership and members of […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Peru’s Election

Press Release 03.09.16

Washington, D.C. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement after Peru’s Electoral Court excluded leading presidential candidate Julio Guzman from taking part in April’s presidential election: “I am concerned the Peruvian Electoral Court has barred Julio Guzman from next month’s elections over an alleged procedural error in his party’s […]