Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today announced the following staff appointments: Cory Fritz will serve as Deputy Staff Director for Communications.  Fritz joins Chairman Royce’s staff after six years with Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), where he served in roles including Press Secretary and Political Communications Director.  Prior to working […]

(Note RSVP requirement for media covering Nov 4 hearing on Syria) Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, November 4 Hearing: U.S. Policy After Russia’s Escalation in Syria 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building **Media RSVP […]

Latest show of contempt for America, says Foreign Affairs Chair Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement as reports surfaced that Iranian-American Siamak Namazi has been arrested by the intelligence arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a unit that reports directly to […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the recent attack on Camp Liberty: “Today’s reported attack, yet another deadly assault on civilians in Camp Liberty, is deeply troubling. The Iraqi government must provide immediate aid to the wounded and suffering.  “With […]

Top Administration Officials Covering Syria and Russia to Testify **See important planning note/RSVP requirement for media** Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, November 4, the Committee will convene a hearing that examines U.S. policy in Syria.  The hearing, entitled “U.S. Policy […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered remarks at a forum entitled “Death of History: Witnessing Heritage Destruction in Syria and Iraq.”  The forum calls attention to ISIS’s destruction and looting of cultural antiquities in Syria and Iraq. On the forum Chairman Royce said:  “This […]

Press Office (Royce) (202) 225-5021 Press Office (Engel) (202) 226-9103 ***Media Advisory: Noon Wednesday*** Royce, Engel Will Join Senator Casey, Panel of Experts Washington, DC—Representative Ed Royce, Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Committee’s Ranking Member, will deliver remarks at Noon, Wednesday, October 28 at an event […]

*Witness has been added* **Markup postponed** 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, October 27 Subcommittee Hearing: The Global Crisis of Religious Freedom 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Africa, Global […]

Last December, President Obama announced a major shift in US-Cuban relations. The White House left Congress and most of the President’s own Administration – including the State Department – in the dark. Instead, two White House aides held a series of secret talks with the Cuban regime over two years – talks which the Administration has since conceded were “non-transactional.” In other words, these turned out to be one-sided negotiations, with the U.S. making a series of concessions to Havana.

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, October 27 Subcommittee Hearing: The Global Crisis of Religious Freedom 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International […]