🚨THIS WEEK🚨 The House Foreign Affairs Committee convenes to discuss:
➡️US interest in regional security cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa
➡️Holding Russia accountable for its atrocity crimes in Ukraine
Find links to livestream hearings and briefings here: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings
🚨THIS WEEK🚨 The House Foreign Affairs Committee convenes to discuss:
➡️Iran nuclear negotiations (closed briefing)
➡️US engagement in Central Asia
➡️Sustainable Development Goals & the COVID-19 recovery
➡️Improving education systems in Latin America & the Caribbean
➡️A markup of various measures
Find links to watch live here: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings
On today's International Day of African Descent, Chairman Gregory Meeks joined Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Desirée Cormier Smith and Justin Hansford at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Press Center to reaffirm US commitment to honor the proud legacies built by people of African descent⤵️
You can view the full briefing here:
https://youtu.be/BwgzctxKVOY
Chairman Gregory Meeks: A year after the Afghanistan withdrawal, the strike against al-Zawahiri shows the US can advance our counterterrorism interests abroad without putting our troops in harm’s way. It was the right decision. Americans—and our troops—are safer because of it.
Chairman Gregory Meeks: We should stick to the policies that have kept Taiwan’s vibrant economy and democracy safe for decades. Recent escalation in the Taiwan Strait can be blamed squarely on Beijing trying to change the status quo.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee was the first Committee to hold a hearing with a cabinet official on the Afghanistan withdrawal.
Real oversight isn’t just about 20 days last August—it must evaluate Trump’s disastrous deal with the Taliban that fundamentally altered the power structures in Afghanistan.
Chairman Gregory Meeks: As Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I told our friends in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan, that the US is going to stand up for and work with them—and Congress will make sure we are in the region to stay. My interview on CNN New Day ⤵️
Chairman Gregory Meeks: For 200 years the US and Colombia have been building a strong bilateral relationship rooted in democracy and peace. I joined Washington Post Live to discuss my trip to Colombia, the historic inauguration of Gustavo Petro and our shared commitment to these priorities.
Chairman Gregory Meeks: I was happy to travel with @SpeakerPelosi to Taiwan to show support for a fellow democracy and a close friend. I joined @MargBrennan on @FaceTheNation to reiterate the message we delivered on that trip: the People’s House stands with the people of Taiwan.
🚨THIS WEEK🚨 Join the House Foreign Affairs Committee as we discuss:
➡️ The growing global food security crisis
➡️ Countering gray zone coercion in the Indo-Pacific
➡️ A markup of various measures
You can find links to stream hearings and briefings here: https://lnkd.in/dTBSp8Cv
Chairman Gregory Meeks: Failing to follow through as a partner with Africa risks an increasingly destabilized region, and a missed opportunity to strengthen social and economic bonds with a region that actively seeks to be closer to the United States.
Chairman Gregory Meeks: President Joe Biden has put in place crippling export controls to hold Russia accountable for its war in Ukraine and to put pressure on the Russian military - and these controls are effective because we are not working alone.
Assessing the U.S. Economic Policy Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Tune in for a discussion about US economic policy against Russia with Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan F. Estevez.
Chairman Meeks Opening Remarks:
Over the past five months, we have seen Russia engage in an unjustified and inhumane war against Ukraine. This past week, Russian cruise missiles leveled the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, in an act President Zelensky described as “an act of Russian terror” that killed over 20 and injured over 100 civilians. Russia’s inhumane and despicable war has led to the death of approximately 5,000 Ukrainian civilians, including over 400 children. With its indiscriminate bombing of cities and murder of countless captured civilians, Russia is being investigated for over 23,000 war crimes. Through it all, the world has seen and been inspired by the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Putin naively thought the Ukrainian people would buckle under such barbarity – and the world would lack the unity and resolve to push back. On both counts, Vladimir Putin was wrong – he not only underestimated the Ukrainian people; he underestimated the United States of America.
America has rallied a tremendous coalition of countries to support Ukraine’s war efforts, to provide life-saving assistance to the Ukrainian people, and to inflict economic pain on Putin’s Russia.
In addition to robust sanctions, the United States has put in place crippling export controls that are putting great pressure on Putin at home. For example, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has implemented expansive controls on dual-use items to keep critical technology out of Russia – further debilitating Russia’s economy and undermining Putin’s war effort in Ukraine.
These controls are effective because we are not working alone. The Biden Administration has enlisted 37 other nations to adopt similar controls against Russia and Belarus, a level of international cooperation on export controls the world
🚨THIS WEEK🚨 Join the House Foreign Affairs Committee as we discuss:
➡️US economic policy toward Russia
➡️Holding Russia accountable for war crimes
➡️Global food security with World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley
➡️Russian influence in Latin America and the Caribbean
➡️US leadership and multilateralism in Africa
Links to hearings and briefings can be found here: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings
Chairman Gregory Meeks joined José Díaz-Balart Reports today to discuss President Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia and why diplomacy and human rights must drive US foreign policy in the Middle East ⤵️
🚨THIS WEEK🚨 Join the House Foreign Affairs Committee as we discuss:
➡️ Russia's malign influence and activities in Africa
➡️ U.S. Department of State's Global Engagement Center
➡️ The FY23 budget request, the United Nations and international organizations
➡️ Truth and accountability for victims in Northern Ireland
Links to view hearings and briefings can be found here: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings
THIS WEEK: Join HFAC as we discuss:
➡️The root causes of migration from Central America
➡️ President Joe Biden's policy objectives in the MENA region
➡️A classified briefing on Somalia
➡️A classified briefing on Ethiopia
You can find links to hearings here: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings
Chairman Gregory Meeks: The Peace Corps, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and Millennium Challenge Corporation - MCC play key roles in meeting US development objectives.
We must ensure they are sufficiently funded, and have the authorities and tools they need to succeed in advancing America’s priorities.
THIS WEEK: Join HFAC as we discuss:
➡️The FY23 budget and priorities for the Peace Corps, Development Finance Corporation, and Millennium Challenge Corporation
➡️The evolution of US policy toward Afghanistan from 2017 through August 2021 (closed briefing)
➡️US efforts to support European energy security
Links to live hearings can be found here: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings
Chairman Gregory Meeks: The Administration’s FY23 budget for USAID - US Agency for International Development includes an ambitious request for assistance to help address the compounding impacts of climate change, the invasion of Ukraine, and COVID-19 on global food security and other development priorities.
THIS WEEK: Join HFAC as we discuss:
➡️ USAID's FY23 budget and foreign policy priorities with USAID - US Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power.
➡️Ukraine's refugee crisis
➡️Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the MENA region
➡️Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact in the Indo-Pacific
Chairman Gregory Meeks: We often declare that China is an urgent challenge. It’s time to put our money where our mouths are.
I’m honored to serve as a USICA-COMPETES Act Conferee. Let’s work urgently to deliver bold bipartisan innovation & competition legislation to President Joe Biden's desk.
THIS WEEK: Join HFAC as we discuss:
➡️Implementation of the Global Fragility Act
➡️Accountability for Russia's war crimes in Ukraine
➡️Global food security with World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley
➡️Deforestation and climate change
➡️US policy toward North Korea
Chairman Gregory Meeks: In Kyiv President
Zelensky made clear: The Ukrainian people continue the fight, but need our help.
As this war evolves, Congress must urgently pass an additional $33B in humanitarian and security assistance so Ukraine has the support it needs to win.
Chairman Gregory Meeks: Thank you Secretary Antony Blinken for joining us yesterday to present the Biden-Harris Administration’s FY23 budget request and priorities for US foreign policy.
This budget makes clear the Administration is putting diplomacy and development first to protect Americans and advance US interests.
THIS WEEK: Join HFAC as we discuss:
➡️How the US can support the African Continental Free Trade Area
➡️Young people's role in Northern Ireland
➡️ U.S. Department of State's priorities for FY23
➡️US competitiveness on #ClimateActionNow
Chairman Gregory Meeks: Yesterday's House passage of my BURMA Act sends a clear message to the Burmese military: there will be accountability for last year's coup and subsequent atrocities. I am proud to stand w/ the Burmese people in their fight for freedom. #whatishappeninginBurma
Chairman Gregory Meeks: Today House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced the bipartisan Russia Cryptocurrency Transparency Act: legislation that will improve the efficacy and enforcement of US sanctions against Russia. I spoke with Jake Tapper last week about this legislation and why it is important.
Chairman Meeks Joins MSNBC's Nicole Wallace
Chairman Gregory Meeks joined Nicole Wallace of MSNBC for a discussion on US actions to support Ukraine's defense against Putin's war.