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 […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed H. Res. 293, as amended, which is a bipartisan resolution authored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) that expresses concern over anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority.  Passage of the resolution comes after this morning’s Committee hearing […]

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 entitled “Words Have Consequences: Palestinian Authority Incitement to Violence.” Immediately following the hearing, the Committee will consider H. Res. 293, authored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), the legislation expresses […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: “Yesterday’s meeting in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is no surprise.  These two strongmen are surely […]

*Markup has been added* **Witness has been added** Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Thursday, October 22 Hearing: Words Have Consequences: Palestinian Authority Incitement to Violence (See below for information on markup of H. Res. 293 immediately following hearing.) 10 a.m. on […]

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific will convene a hearing entitled, “Burma’s Challenge: Democracy, Human Rights, Peace, and the Plight of the Rohingya.” Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE. Below is Chairman Royce’s opening statement (as prepared […]

U.S. remains committed to Ukraine’s right to choose its own government and its own destiny says Foreign Affairs Chair Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed legislation supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their government and determine their future.  The legislation, introduced by Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), passed the Foreign […]

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events:   Wednesday, October 21   Subcommittee Hearing: Burma’s Challenge: Democracy, Human Rights, Peace, and the Plight of the Rohingya   10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building   Subcommittee on Asia […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Thursday, October 22, the Committee will convene a hearing entitled, “Words Have Consequences: Palestinian Authority Incitement to Violence.”  The hearing, which comes as a wave of violent attacks continues across Israel, will begin at 10 a.m. […]