What’s missing from the Africa summit

Op-Ed
Words like "landmark" and "historic" are being used to describe this week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. More than 40 heads of state, the President, dozens of American CEOs, celebrities, activists and several members of Congress -- myself included -- are participating in the three-day event.
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Menendez, Royce, Coons Meet Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), and Senate Foreign Relations Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Coons (D-DE) met with President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila.   Menendez, Royce, and Coons issued the following joint statement after the meeting: “We […]
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Menendez, Royce Meet South Sudan President Salva Kiir

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) met with President of South Sudan Salva Kiir. Menendez and Royce issued the following joint statement after the meeting: “We are gravely concerned by the continuing crisis in the world’s newest nation, where over […]
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Menendez, Royce, Coons Meet South African President Jacob Zuma

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), and Senate Foreign Relations Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Coons (D-DE) met with President of South Africa Jacob Zuma.   Menendez, Royce, and Coons issued the following joint statement after the meeting: “The ties between our […]
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Menendez, Royce, Coons Meet Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in U.S. Capitol

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), and Senate Foreign Relations Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Coons (D-DE) met with President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan in the U.S. Capitol.   Menendez, Royce, and Coons issued the following joint statement after the meeting: “Nigeria […]
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Look Ahead — Week of August 4 – 8

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events:   Thursday, August 7   Subcommittee Hearing: Combating the Ebola Threat 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 7 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building   Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and […]
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Syrian Army Defector, “Caesar,” Briefs Committee, Shows Photographs Documenting Atrocities by Assad Regime — Chairman Royce Opening Statement

Press Release
Briefer smuggled 50,000 photos out of Syria, shares story, photos in public for first time Washington, D.C. – Today at 9:30 a.m., U.S. Rep.  Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a briefing entitled, “Assad’s Killing Machine Exposed: Implications for U.S. Policy.”  The Committee is being briefed by “Caesar,” a Syrian Army […]
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