Chairman Royce, Committee Members Call on Secretary Kerry to Detail Status of Four State Department Employees Cited in Benghazi Report

Press Release 05.29.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with 14 other Members of the Committee, called on Secretary of State John Kerry to detail what personnel actions the State Department has taken regarding the four Department employees who were cited by the Accountability Review Board (ARB) […]

Chairman Royce Reacts to President Obama’s Counterterrorism Speech

Press Release 05.23.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s counterterrorism speech at the National Defense University: “President Obama said today that the terrorist threat facing America today has significantly declined and is similar to what we faced prior to […]

Chairman Royce Statement on IAEA Report Showing Iran Advances Toward Nuclear Weapons

Press Release 05.23.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, one day after the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the Committee, issued the following statement on the latest International Atomic Energy Agency report, which confirms that Iran continues to march ahead with its nuclear weapons program. The report […]

Chairman Royce Applauds Passage of Keystone XL Pipeline Legislation

Press Release 05.22.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted in favor of the Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3), legislation that removes the roadblocks preventing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 241 to 175. Royce issued the following statement […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Applaud Passage of Tough Iran Sanctions Legislation

Press Release 05.22.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act (H.R. 850). Aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, the legislation passed unanimously. The bipartisan legislation was introduced in February by Chairman Royce and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s […]

Chairman Royce Convenes Markup on H.R. 850, “Nuclear Iran Prevention Act”

Press Release 05.22.13

Royce Opening Statement: “Without question – we have to play every card and pull every lever we have. This legislation – developed with Ranking Member Engel – aims to do just that. In short, we attack Iran’s oil exports, hit its brutal leaders, and crimp its access to overseas cash.” Washington, D.C. – This morning, […]

Committee to Mark up Bipartisan Nuclear Iran Prevention Act (H.R. 850) Tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Press Release 05.21.13

Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. to consider the bipartisan Nuclear Iran Prevention Act (H.R. 850). In February, Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), joined by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s ranking member, introduced the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act (H.R. 850) aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a […]

The call for economic liberty in the Arab world

Op-Ed 05.20.13

The uprisings that have swept across the Middle East and North Africa since 2010 have forever altered the region’s political and security landscape. They have also called into question longstanding U.S. policies toward the Arab world. Yet this unrest also presents an historic opportunity to advance reforms that will economically empower millions of people and ultimately help stabilize the region.

Chairman Royce Slams State Department’s Religious Freedom Report

Press Release 05.20.13

Vietnam’s absence from “Countries of Particular Concern” disappointing Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, slammed the State Department for failing to list Vietnam as a “Country of Particular Concern” in its Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Royce issued the following statement: “Religious freedom remains […]

Chairman Royce Announces Hearing on Economic Roots of the Arab Spring – Tuesday 9:30 a.m.

Press Release 05.20.13

Committee to Hear from Renowned Economist, Former Secretary of State Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow at 9:30 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine the economic causes of the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, in particular, the Arab Spring. The hearing […]