Foreign Affairs

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Smith (D-Wash.); Himes (D-CT); and U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI); Mark R. Warner (D-VA); Chris Coons (D-DE); and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.); issued the following statement in response to Russia rejecting a joint U.S. and Ukrainian agreement for a 30-day ceasefire.

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Yvette Clarke; Adriano Espaillat; Grace Meng, introduced H.Res. 129 to recognize the contributions of the Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, the William D. Clarke, Sr. Diplomatic Security Fellowship, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program to advance America’s national security, development, and diplomacy efforts.

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove sent a letter to Secretary Rubio seeking clarity on the President and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s claim that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has spent “$21 million for voter turnout in India.”

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a joint letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick condemning the Trump administration’s use of semiconductor export controls as negotiating leverage in trade talks with the People’s Republic of China.

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Jared Moskowitz, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on media reports alleging potentially unlawful procurement activities surrounding $400 million to Elon Musk’s Tesla. 

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on yesterday’s reports that the “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” had effectively taken over the U.S. Institute of Peace:

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement applauding the Court of International Trade’s decision to block President Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs.