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MENACA Subcommittee Hearing Announcement on Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “12 Years of Terror: Assad’s War Crimes and U.S. Policy for Seeking Accountability in Syria" on Tuesday, April 18th.


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Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Hearing Announcement: “Surrounding the Ocean: PRC Influence in the Indian Ocean”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific will convene a hearing entitled, “Surrounding the Ocean: PRC Influence in the Indian Ocean" on Tuesday, April 18th.


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McCaul on Meet the Press: ‘Best Deterrence’ to Xi in Taiwan is Failure for Putin in Ukraine

News Release: McCaul on Meet the Press: ‘Best Deterrence’ to Xi in Taiwan is Failure for Putin in Ukraine.


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McCaul on Meet the Press: ‘Best Deterrence’ to Xi in Taiwan is Failure for Putin in Ukraine

News Release: Taipei, Taiwan - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press" to discuss his bipartisan delegation’s visit to Taiwan and how the United States can strengthen our economic and defense relationship with Taiwan in the face of growing threats in the region.


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Risch, Coons Call for the Release of Ekpar Asat

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on the seventh anniversary of Ekpar Asat’s detention by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP):


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Risch on Biden Admin’s Long-Overdue After-Action Report on Botched U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s long-overdue release of an after-action report on its botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan:


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McCaul Presses Blinken to Comply With Subpoena

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On March 28, 2023, the House Foreign Affairs Committee served a subpoena compelling you to produce in unredacted form “[t]he Dissent Channel cable sent on or about July 13, 2021, reportedly signed by 23 State Department officials and the official response to it." This subpoena...


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McCaul Presses Blinken to Comply With Subpoena

News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: On March 28, 2023, the House Foreign Affairs Committee served a subpoena compelling you to produce in unredacted form “[t]he Dissent Channel cable sent on or about July 13, 2021, reportedly signed by 23 State Department officials and the official response to it." This subpoena...


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McCaul Slams White House Comments on Afghanistan Withdrawal: “Disgraceful and Insulting”

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement after the administration’s overdue decision to share Afghanistan withdrawal after-action reports with Congress. The chairman requested action in his Jan. 12, March 3, and March 20 letters to the...


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McCaul Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Taiwan

News Release: McCaul Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Taiwan.


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McCaul Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Taiwan

News Release: Taipei, Taiwan - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is leading a bipartisan delegation to Taiwan that has just landed in Taipei. Chairman McCaul is joined by Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific and Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), Ranking Member of the...


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Chairman McCaul on Finland Joining NATO

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on news Finland has been accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).


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Chairman McCaul on Finland Joining NATO

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on news Finland has been accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).


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Risch Applauds Announcement of Locations for New U.S.-Philippine Defense Sites

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the announcement of locations for new U.S.-Philippine defense sites:


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McCaul Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Asia

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will be leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to meet with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. The bipartisan delegation includes Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific,...


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McCaul Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Asia

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Starting today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will be leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to meet with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. The bipartisan delegation includes Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific,...


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Risch Joins Rubio, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Marking 1st Anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Unjustified Arrest and Detention

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in introducing a bipartisan ...


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McCaul, Meeks, Salazar, Cherfilus-McCormick Statement Following Passage of Haiti Bill Through Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL), and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R.1684...



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McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Ukraine Oversight and Accountability

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing with the Inspectors General of the State Department, USAID, and Department of Defense on the transparency & accountability mechanisms for U.S. assistance to Ukraine.