Chairman Royce Responds to Recent Violence in Ukraine

Press Release 02.18.14

U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, responded to the renewed violence in Ukraine in which large numbers of protestors and police have been seriously injured, including several deaths. Chairman Royce said: “Events in Ukraine now threaten to descend into chaos. That can be avoided only if all sides refrain from […]

Chairman Royce Applauds Report Detailing North Korea Human Rights Abuses

Press Release 02.17.14

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded today’s report, released by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The report, which details the gross human rights abuses being carried out by the North Korea regime, is the Commission’s first […]

Chairman Royce Highlights Cambodia’s Human Trafficking Failures

Press Release 02.12.14

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and long-time leader on human trafficking issues, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry to express serious concern regarding the Cambodian Supreme Court’s recent acquittal of Eam Rattana, former chief of the Phnom Penh Municipal Anti-human Trafficking and […]

Chairman Royce Comments on Wildlife Trafficking Strategy

Press Release 02.11.14

“Creative thinking needed to confront this threat to wildlife and national security” Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement regarding the Administration’s release of the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. Today’s announcement follows a letter Chairman Royce recently sent to the co-chairs […]

House Passes Expression of Support for the People of Ukraine

Press Release 02.10.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of H. Res. 447, which calls on all sides in the ongoing confrontation in Ukraine to refrain from violence and to work toward a peaceful resolution of the crisis. The bipartisan legislation, authored by Rep. Eliot […]

Committee Majority Staff Issues Report on Lack of State Department Accountability for Benghazi Attacks

Press Release 02.07.14

Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee majority staff issued a report detailing the lack of accountability within the State Department following the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks at the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya. The report, entitled, “Benghazi: Where is the State Department Accountability,” follows the majority investigative staff’s extensive 16-month […]

Al-Qaeda Resurgence in Iraq Hearing Today at 10 a.m. — Chairman Royce Opening Statement

Press Release 02.05.14

Washington, D.C. – This morning at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing entitled, “Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests.” Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE. Below is Chairman Royce’s opening statement as prepared for delivery at the […]

Foreign Affairs Committee to Examine al-Qaeda’s Resurgence in Iraq at Hearing – Wednesday 10 a.m.

Press Release 02.04.14

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine al-Qaeda’s resurgence in Iraq and its threat to regional and global security TOMORROW at 10:00 a.m. The hearing is entitled, “Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests” Chairman Royce on the hearing: […]

House Foreign Affairs Committee Sends Best Wishes to U.S. Olympic Team

Press Release 02.04.14

Washington, D.C. – As U.S. Olympians begin arriving in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, today released a bipartisan video in support of Team USA. In the video, Committee Members from across the […]

Environmental Study Clears Keystone, Chairman Royce Urges Presidential Approval

Press Release 01.31.14

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the release of the State Department environmental impact study for the Keystone XL pipeline: “The State Department’s environmental analysis means that the Keystone XL pipeline decision is one step closer to the President’s desk. Today’s […]