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McCaul on Kyrgyz Court Decision to Terminate Local Radio Free Europe Station

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Kyrgyz government’s decision to halt operations of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s local outlet, Radio Azattyk.


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Risch, Coons, Booker, Scott Introduce Resolution Condemning Eswatini’s Human Rights Record

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution yesterday that condemns the human rights record of the government of Eswatini and the killing of Eswatini ...


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McCaul, Meeks, Kim, Bera Statement on President Yoon’s Visit to Washington

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) and Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) issued the following statement welcoming Republic of Korea (ROK) President Yoon Suk Yeol to Washington.


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Chairman McCaul Statement at Today’s Committee Markup of H.R. 1690

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee markup of H.R. 1690.


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Risch, Wicker on Announcement of Nuclear Consultative Group

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the administration’s decision to establish a Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG):


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McCaul Encourages U.S.-South Korea Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technologies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement encouraging cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea in quantum information science and technologies.


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Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on FY2024 USAID Budget

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on the FY2024 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) budget. The witness was The Honorable Samantha Power, administrator of USAID.


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McCaul Statement Following Passage of MAHSA Act Through Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 589 during today’s committee markup.


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McCaul Statement Following Passage of MAHSA Act Through Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 589 during today’s committee markup.


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Risch, Menendez Urge POTUS’ Support for Legitimate Democratic Process in Lebanon

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their concern regarding Lebanon’s ongoing political stalemate. Highlighting the consequences of Lebanon’s ...


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McCaul Demands State Declassify Afghanistan Withdrawal After-Action Review

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken:. On April 6, 2023, the State Department finally took the long overdue step of providing its After- Action Review on the Afghanistan withdrawal to the Committee. The After-Action Review, dated March 2022, is an 87-page document containing numerous unexplained redactions. Despite...


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McCaul, Ernst Fight for Accountability in Foreign Aid at USAID

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to USAID Administrator Samantha Power demanding answers on the agency’s lackluster stewardship of taxpayer dollars appropriated for humanitarian assistance abroad.


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McCaul Demands State Declassify Afghanistan Withdrawal After-Action Review

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken:. On April 6, 2023, the State Department finally took the long overdue step of providing its After- Action Review on the Afghanistan withdrawal to the Committee. The After-Action Review, dated March 2022, is an 87-page document containing numerous unexplained redactions. Despite...


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McCaul, Meeks, Y. Kim, Bera, Steel, B. Carter, Meng, A. Kim, Strickland Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Support for South Korea

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY),...


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McCaul, Meeks, Y. Kim, Bera, Steel, B. Carter, Meng, A. Kim, Strickland Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Support for South Korea

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA), Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY),...


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McCaul Promises Consequences for Those Who Interfere in Safe Passage of Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement on the safety of American citizens in Sudan.


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McCaul Promises Consequences for Those Who Interfere in Safe Passage of Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement on the safety of American citizens in Sudan.


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McCaul Expresses Grave Concerns Over US Citizen Safety in Sudan, Urging State Not to ‘Repeat Mistakes of Afghanistan Evacuation’

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concerns for the safety of all American citizens in Sudan and seeking clarification of several key issues necessary for a safe evacuation as the political and security situation deteriorates.


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McCaul Expresses Grave Concerns Over US Citizen Safety in Sudan, Urging State Not to ‘Repeat Mistakes of Afghanistan Evacuation’

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concerns for the safety of all American citizens in Sudan and seeking clarification of several key issues necessary for a safe evacuation as the political and security situation deteriorates.


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McCaul, Wagner, Manning, Schneider Introduce Resolution Honoring the 75th Anniversary of U.S.-Israel Relations

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Vice Chairwoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Ranking Member Kathy Manning (D-NC), and Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) released the following statement after they introduced a resolution honoring the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Israel relations and calling for the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords.