Chairman Royce Seeks Answers on Obama Administration’s Surprise $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran

Press Release 02.03.16

Washington, D.C.— House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter today to Secretary of State John Kerry requesting information about the administration’s handling of negotiations to resolve a longstanding dispute with Iran at The Hague. In a surprising move, the United States announced it would make a $1.7 billion payment to Iran […]

Chairman Royce Meets with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos

Press Release 02.03.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today joined Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House leaders in meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the United States Capitol. After the meeting, Chairman Royce released the following statement: “It is good to welcome President Santos to the U.S. Capitol to mark […]

Chairman Royce on House Passage of Iran Bill

Press Release 02.02.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3662, Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act: “Iran is cashing in on a $100 billion jackpot, even as it tests ballistic missiles, seizes American sailors and continues its support for terrorism. President Obama must keep […]

Chairman Royce Praises Electrify Africa Passage on Medium.com

Press Release 02.01.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) published the following today on Medium.com (see the post HERE): Electrify Africa Bipartisan legislation moves to President Obama’s desk. Today the U.S. House passed bipartisan legislation to help improve access to reliable electricity in Africa. This is a big deal for Africa, and U.S. […]

House Acts to Combat Human Trafficking

Press Release 02.01.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed the Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act (H.R. 400), legislation authored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA). The legislation works to ensure U.S. tax dollars do not go to contractors employing trafficked persons at U.S. embassies and other posts. Upon passage of H.R. 400, Chairman […]

Royce, Engel Statement on Syria Conflict

Press Release 01.30.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) released the following statement today on the Geneva Syria talks and the upcoming London Donors’ Conference: “The Syrian High Negotiating Committee represents the long-silenced voice of the Syrian people, and it deserves our full and unqualified support. This crisis […]

A Look Ahead—February 1-5

Press Release 01.29.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee event: Wednesday, February 3 Subcommittee Hearing: Turkey: Political Trends in 2016 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chairman Invited Witnesses Include: […]

House Leaders Press President Obama on Administration’s Unilateral Changes to Visa Waiver Law

Press Release 01.28.16

Washington, D.C. – House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.), and Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.), the author of The Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, today sent a letter to President […]

Chairman Royce on Senate Action on North Korea Sanctions

Press Release 01.28.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s passage of the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act (H.R. 757), a bill authored by Chairman Royce to toughen sanctions against North Korea: “I am pleased the Senate is one step closer to helping put […]

UPDATED: A Look Ahead—January 25-29

Press Release 01.25.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following Committee events have been postponed: Tuesday, January 26 POSTPONED Subcommittee Hearing: Jordan: A Key U.S. Partner Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman Invited Witnesses Include: The Honorable Gerald M. Feierstein Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau […]