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Foreign Affairs

Information regarding my stance on Foreign Affairs issues.

September 24, 2025
New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday met Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
September 24, 2025
New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, and Foreign Minister Yousef Rajji on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
September 24, 2025
New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined a bipartisan, bicameral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
September 23, 2025
New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
September 22, 2025
New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week. 
December 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern over the State Department’s mismanagement of key fellowship programs critical to recruiting and retaining the next generation of America’s foreign policy workforce.
February 13, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding documents and answers regarding the Trump administration’s decision to route Venezuela oil revenues into an offshore account in Qatar.
October 22, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in the lead-up to Tanzania’s elections on October 29th:
September 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, condemned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to force senior military leaders away from their posts to attend partisan, culture-war speeches from him and President Trump.
November 6, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after attending a briefing yesterday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other administration officials: