Foreign Affairs
Information regarding my stance on Foreign Affairs issues.
February 11, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet decision to deepen control over the West Bank:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
February 20, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against President Trump’s use of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act to implement tariffs:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
February 20, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement after the UN’s International Fact-Finding Mission concluded that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed acts of genocide against non-Arab communities in Sudan’s El Fasher city.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
January 8, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, invited Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Deputy Secretary Chris Landau to participate in a special meeting Meeks and Committee Democrats will host on Wednesday, January 14th.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
January 14, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following the State Department's notification to the committee of its intent to close Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) in Qatar.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
January 6, 2026
Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following yesterday’s briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and other officials on the Trump administration’s military action in Venezuela:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
April 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement marking three years since the start of the civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
April 9, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on ongoing strikes in Lebanon:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
December 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement after Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a joint declaration recommitting to the Washington Accords.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
January 23, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s expansion of the global gag rule. The administration’s new policy prohibits recipients of U.S. foreign assistance from using their own private resources to engage in activities that promote comprehensive reproductive rights and fight gender inequality, racial prejudice, and discrimination against the LGBTQI+ community.
Issues:Foreign Affairs