Foreign Affairs

Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Brian Fitzpatrick led a broad bipartisan coalition of House Members to introduce the Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025, comprehensive legislation that translates ongoing negotiations into decisive congressional action and advances the bill toward House Floor consideration in January.

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Lois Frankel led Members in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, and Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Russell Vought, expressing their opposition to the administration’s reported efforts to effectuate a wholesale transfer of Food for Peace (FFP) funding and responsibilities to USDA.

Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Bill Huizenga and Sydney Kamlager-Dove sent a letter to Dr. Mohammed Yunus expressing concern over the total ban of a political party ahead of elections in February. Cosigners of the letter include Rep. Julie Johnson and Tom Suozzi.

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s threat to cut off all assistance to Nigeria and prepare for possible U.S. military intervention:

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Sara Jacobs and Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Cory Booker issued the following statement condemning President Trump’s remarks on Somali immigrants and refugees:

Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and William R. Keating sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers about the administration's reckless actions on Greenland.

Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and Europe Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Keating sent a letter to Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing strong opposition to the Trump administration’s removal of former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, his family, and dozens of his affiliates from U.S. sanctions lists.

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Young Kim, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, introduced legislation that would enforce sanctions and visa restrictions on individuals and entities engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.