The call for economic liberty in the Arab world

Op-Ed
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.
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Chairman Royce Slams State Department’s Religious Freedom Report

Press Release
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 […]
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A Look Ahead — Week of May 20-24

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Monday, May 20 Subcommittee Hearing: Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher’s Freedom after Two Years in Bolivian Detention 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human […]
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Chairman Royce Encourages President Obama to Attend Important Economic Growth and Development Forum

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged President Obama to attend the upcoming U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Economic Cooperation Forum, commonly known as the AGOA Forum, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the President’s upcoming visit to Africa.  The Forum was established by the African Growth and […]
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Chairman Royce Introduces Legislation to Highlight Vietnam’s Human Rights Abuses

Press Release
Pushes to Re-List Vietnam a “Country of Particular Concern” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has introduced H.Res. 218, legislation calling on the State Department to re-list Vietnam as a “Country of Particular Concern” for its gross religious freedom violations. “Unfortunately, the human rights situation in […]
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Chairman Royce, Subcommittee Ranking Member Bass Move to Reform U.S. Food Aid Delivery to Help More at Less Expense

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Human Rights and International Organizations, introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize U.S. international food assistance programs.   The bipartisan legislation, the “Food Aid Reform Act” (H.R. 1983), advances […]
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