Royce, Engel Urge President to Appoint Inspector General

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Chairman and Ranking Member Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Washington, D.C. – Today, 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, introduced H.Res. 273, a bipartisan resolution urging President Obama to nominate a qualified and independent Inspector General (IG) for the State Department […]
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Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on Reforming Broadcasting Board of Governors – Wednesday 10 a.m.

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Washington, D.C. –U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing tomorrow on reforming the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an agency that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to as “defunct” and was harshly critiqued by the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO). The BBG oversees the Voice […]
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Royce, Engel, and Ros-Lehtinen Release GAO Report Documenting Failings in U.S. Assistance for Haiti Reconstruction

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa and Chairman Emeritus, released an alarming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that documents serious delays and […]
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A Look Ahead — Week of June 24-28

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Tuesday, June 25 Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Religious Minorities in Syria: Caught in the Middle 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and […]
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Chairman Royce Introduces Legislation to Extend U.S.-South Korea Civilian Nuclear Energy Agreement

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced H.R. 2449, legislation to extend for two years the current U.S.-South Korea civilian nuclear energy cooperation agreement, which will expire in March 2014.  Chairman Royce issued the following statement upon the legislation’s introduction: “Extending the current U.S.-South Korea […]
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Chairman Royce Reacts to Administration’s Human Trafficking Report

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, reacted to the State Department’s 2013 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which catalogues abuses of modern–day slavery throughout the world.  This year’s report, for the first time in the history of the Trafficking Victim’s Protection Act, downgrades China and […]
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30 U.S. Humanitarian and Advocacy NGOs Encourage Support for Royce-Engel Amendment to Farm Bill to Reform Food Aid to Feed More People, More Quickly, at a Lower Cost

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Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. House begins consideration of a farm bill, H.R. 1947 (FARRM Act), a coalition of 30 U.S. humanitarian and advocacy NGOs encouraged support for the amendment that House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) intend to offer.  The bipartisan Royce-Engel amendment will reform […]
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