Chairman Royce Statement on Allegations of State Department Interference in Misconduct Investigations

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on news reports that senior State Department officials prevented the Diplomatic Security Service from conducting investigations into allegations of administrative and criminal misconduct within the Department: “I am appalled not only at the reported misconduct […]
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Royce Statement on World Bank Announcement on Doing Business Report

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on World Bank President Jim Yong Kim’s announcement that the Bank will continue publishing in its current form the Doing Business report.  Last month, Royce, along with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), […]
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A Look Ahead — Week of June 10-14

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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: Wednesday, June 12 Hearing: Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman Invited […]
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Chairman Royce Statement on Upcoming USTR Confirmation Hearing

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Thursday’s scheduled confirmation hearing of Michael Froman, President Obama’s nominee to serve as the U.S. Trade Representative: “The Administration needs a more ambitious trade agenda.  Other countries are moving ahead.  It must fight for […]
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Chairman Royce Condemns Verdicts in Egypt NGO Trials

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement condemning the verdicts rendered by Egypt against international and Egyptian non-governmental organizations (NGOs): “This is another assault on Egyptian civil society.  As if these trials were not bad enough, the Egyptian government is pushing a […]
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A Look Ahead — Week of June 3-7

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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: Monday, June 3 Subcommittee Hearing: Tragic Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests and Massacre 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 3 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, […]
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Chairman Royce, Committee Members Call on Secretary Kerry to Detail Status of Four State Department Employees Cited in Benghazi Report

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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) […]
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Chairman Royce Reacts to President Obama’s Counterterrorism Speech

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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 […]
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