Foreign Affairs

Meeks Statement on Peace Deal Between DRC and Rwanda

June 27, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the signing of a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda:

Issues:Foreign Affairs

Meeks Statement On The Testimony Of General Patraeus And Ambassador Crocker Before The House Foreign Affairs Committee

April 9, 2008

Press Release

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Rep. Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on today’s testimony by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the war in Iraq:

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Meeks, Amo Request USAID, State Inspectors General Investigate and Update on Reports that Trump Administration Wasted Food Assistance

November 25, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Gabe Amo sent a letter to the USAID and the State Department Acting Inspectors General requesting information on their investigation of wasted food assistance funded by U.S. taxpayers.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

Meeks, McCaul, Cherfilus-McCormick Reintroduce Bipartisan Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act

April 4, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with Representatives Michael McCaul, Chairman Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, this week reintroduced H.R. 2643, the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

Meeks, Murphy Introduce Haiti Strategy Bill

July 2, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Gregory Murphy, M.D., today introduced the Strategy to Address Key Priorities Affecting Security and Empowerment in Haiti Act—the SAK PASE Act—bipartisan legislation which requires the State Department to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to confront the deepening crisis in Haiti and support a Haitian-led path to stability.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

Meeks’ Statement on the Deportations of Haitian Migrants

September 21, 2021

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement on the deportations of Haitian migrants:

“My heart goes out to the People of Haiti, especially those seeking refuge at our borders that have fled their homes after enduring extreme political and environmental hardships.

Issues:Foreign AffairsImmigration

Ranking Members Meeks and Shaheen Statement on Anniversary of Embassy Bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

August 7, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the anniversary of the August 7, 1998, attacks on U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Releases Statement on the Republican Aviation Crisis

November 7, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement:

Issues:Foreign Affairs

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement Condemning the Administration’s Push to End TPS for Haitians

February 3, 2026

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement condemning the Trump administration’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians:  

“The Trump Administration’s reckless and immoral decision to end TPS for Haitians at a moment when Haiti is facing historic levels of gang violence, mass displacement, and food insecurity is unconscionable. 

Issues:Foreign AffairsImmigration

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement on President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

July 22, 2024

Press Release

QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement:

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