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 […]

Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on Cyber War – Today 10 a.m.

Press Release 09.30.15

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 cyber war and its implications for U.S. foreign policy. The hearing is entitled “Cyber War: Definitions, Deterrence, and Foreign Policy.” Chairman Royce’s opening statement […]

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 Cyber War – Tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Press Release 09.29.15

Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine cyber war and its implications for U.S. foreign policy. The hearing is entitled “Cyber War: Definitions, Deterrence, and Foreign Policy.” Chairman Royce on the hearing: “The continued and very […]

Chairman Royce Calls for Vigorous Enforcement of Human Rights Sanctions on Iran

Press Release 09.28.15

Appeal to Obama comes as Iranian president addresses the United Nations Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging that senior Iranian officials be sanctioned for serious human rights abuses against the people of Iran. The letter notes that […]

A Look Ahead—September 28-October 2

Press Release 09.25.15

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Tuesday, September 29 Subcommittee Hearing: U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts in Syria: A Winning Strategy? 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Rep. Ted […]

Chairman Royce Condemns Congo’s Continued Blocking of International Adoptions

Press Release 09.25.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the suspension of exit permits for internationally adopted children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): “Today marks two heartbreaking years that American families have been unable to bring […]

Chairman Royce Announces Hearing on Cyber War

Press Release 09.25.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, September 30 the Committee will convene a hearing to examine cyber war and its implications for U.S. foreign policy. The hearing, entitled “Cyber War: Definitions, Deterrence, and Foreign Policy,” will begin at 10 a.m. […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Prison Sentence of Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez

Press Release 09.11.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the nearly 14 year prison sentence handed down to Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez: “The sentencing of Leopoldo Lopez to over 13 years in prison is not only a miscarriage of justice […]

A Look Ahead—September 14-18

Press Release 09.11.15

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Thursday, September 17 Subcommittee Markup: H. Res. 277 and H. Res. 293 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 17 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), […]