Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, July 8 Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Reviewing the U.S.-China Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Rep. Matt […]

Thursday hearing begins anticipated Congressional review Washington, D.C. – As the Obama Administration works to complete a final nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today announced that the Committee will convene a hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, entitled, “Implications of a Nuclear […]

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following the news that the United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to formally restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in Washington, D.C. and Havana: “Establishing full diplomatic relations with Cuba is consistent with President Obama's record of […]

International inspectors must have ‘anywhere, anytime’ access – not ‘some places, sometimes,’ says Foreign Affairs Chair Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following comments from a U.S. negotiator at the Iran talks that “anywhere, anytime” inspector access would be “not appropriate” because the U.S. “wouldn’t […]

We’ve seen this before. President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal looks increasingly like the disastrous deal the United States struck with the regime in North Korea. In 1994, the U.S. government signed a nuclear deal with North Korea that, according to then-President Clinton, would “make the United States, the Korean Peninsula and the world safer.” The agreement, we were told, did “not rely on trust,” but instead would involve a verification program that would stop the North Koreans from ever acquiring a nuclear bomb. Sound familiar?

“I’ll be the last one to be critical if you walk away from this negotiating table,” says Foreign Affairs Chairman Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following the news that nuclear negotiations with Iran are likely to continue past tomorrow’s June 30th […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, and Kuwait: “These three bloody attacks come just days after ISIS called for such attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.  Indeed, ISIS has already claimed responsibility for the […]

Letter Comes After Government Watchdog Calls Out State Department for Looking Other Way Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry demanding answers to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that the Obama Administration has failed to […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed H.R. 2494, the Global Anti-Poaching Act, bipartisan legislation that will help the United States and partner countries counter the terrorist organizations, rebel groups, and international criminal syndicates that are profiting from international wildlife trafficking.  The legislation was introduced by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman […]

‘When your close associates are speaking out, you know you’re on the wrong track,’ says Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following the release of an open letter from several former prominent Obama Administration advisors.  The letter […]