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Information regarding my stance on Foreign Affairs issues.

May 26, 2025
Queens, N.Y. – Today, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) released the following statement after the death of former Congressman and mentor Charles B. Rangel.
April 24, 2017

Rep. Meeks Hosts Informational Forum on Government Careers in Foreign Affairs at York College

Jamaica, NY—Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, a Senior Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, hosted an informational forum featuring various federal agencies that offer careers in foreign affairs. Participants included the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, and Homeland Security, as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Peace Corps.

July 13, 2018

Washington, DCToday, Senior Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, Representative Gregory Meeks, issued the following statement concerning the 12 Russian operatives indicted by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the Russian Investigation:

December 7, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's nomination of Heather Nauert as U.N. ambassador:

July 16, 2018

Washington, DCToday, Senior Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, Representative Gregory Meeks, issued the following statement concerning Trump's joint press conference following the Helsinki summit:

December 19, 2016
Washington, D.C—Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, today made the following statement:
June 12, 2018

Washington, DC - Today, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks, issued the following statement regarding progress in Greek-Macedonian Relations:

June 12, 2018

Washington, DC - Today, Senior Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks, issued the following statement regarding the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore:

"Denuclearization of North Korea is of utmost importance, not just to our National Security, but the safety of all our allies in the region. Any step towards that end is commendable, insofar as it results in meaningful actions to accomplish our goals.

July 25, 2017

Rep. Meeks Statement on Passage of Russia-Iran-North Korea Sanctions Bill

Washington, D.C.—Ranking Member of the Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, released the following statement on the House's passage of H.R. 3346, the Russia-Iran-North Korea Sanctions Bill:

September 1, 2016
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, senior Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement regarding the post-election violence in Gabon: