Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Legislation to Strengthen Sanctions against North Korea, Combat International Human Trafficking, Urge Transparent Afghan Election

Press Release 05.29.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed important and bipartisan foreign affairs legislation to strengthen sanctions against North Korea, combat international human trafficking, and urge Afghanistan to pursue a transparent, credible, and inclusive run-off presidential election next month. A summary of the Committee action, […]

House Passes Foreign Affairs Legislation to Sanction Human Rights Violators in Venezuela

Press Release 05.28.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of the H.R. 4587, introduced by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), which imposes targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against Venezuela. The Committee unanimously passed the legislation earlier this month. Chairman […]

Chairman Royce Statement on President Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech at West Point

Press Release 05.28.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following President Obama’s foreign policy speech today at West Point: “Since President Obama took office, a series of foreign policy plans and visions have been put forward; assurances have been made. But too often, […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Ukraine’s Election of Petro Poroshenko as President

Press Release 05.25.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on today’s election of Petro Poroschenko to be the next President of Ukraine: “This election is a clear victory for Ukrainian democracy and a big setback to Vladimir Putin’s efforts to divide the country. By […]

Look Ahead — Week of May 26 – 30

Press Release 05.23.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Thursday, May 29 Markup: H.R. 1771, North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 29 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Coup in Thailand

Press Release 05.22.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the military coup in Thailand: “Persistent military intervention in Thailand’s politics has only weakened its democratic institutions. Today’s coup will only perpetuate the deep political divisions that have gripped Thailand for almost a decade. […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Deployment of U.S. Personnel to Chad in Effort to Locate Boko Haram Kidnapping Victims

Press Release 05.21.14

Royce: “But we can do more” This morning at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Boko Haram and the terrorist group’s kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls, Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) called on the Obama Administration to utilize U.S. forces in a more robust “advise and assist” role to aide Nigerian forces in the […]

Chairman Royce to Convene Boko Haram Hearing Today at 9:45 a.m. — Chairman Royce Opening Statement

Press Release 05.21.14

Child Survivor of Boko Haram Attack to Brief Committee Members Prior to Hearing Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing TODAY to examine the Administration’s response to Boko Haram, particularly the terrorist organization’s recent kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian […]

Chairman Royce Statement on U.S. Sanctions of 12 Russians under Magnitsky Act

Press Release 05.20.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the Obama Administration’s sanctioning of 12 Russians under the Magnitsky Act: “Today’s announcement by the Administration that it has sanctioned 12 Russian individuals is a long-overdue step in fulfilling the Magnitsky Act’s […]

House Passes Foreign Affairs Committee Legislation Condemning Boko Haram

Press Release 05.20.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of H.Res. 573, introduced by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL). Chairman Royce is an original cosponsor of the resolution, which condemns the abduction of female students by armed militants from the al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria. […]