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), […]

Chairman Royce Joins House, Rejects President Obama’s Iran Deal

Press Release 09.11.15

This isn’t just a bad deal – it’s a disastrous deal,” says Foreign Affairs Chair Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in rejecting President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. Following House debate on three measures regarding the Iran […]