Foreign Affairs

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory Meeks, Joaquin Castro, along with Senators Tim Kaine and Chris Van Hollen led 38 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem raising alarm about the horrific conditions at Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Joaquin Castro and Greg Stanton sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio strongly opposing the Trump administration’s threats to undertake unilateral military action in Mexico without Mexico’s consent and congressional authorization. 72 House Democrats joined the effort.

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, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today led all Committee Democrats in sending companion letters to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chairman Brian Mast reiterating Committee Democrats' demand for public hearings on the state of negotiations with Iran.

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, together with Democratic Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers for the administration’s failure to protect Americans in the Middle East prior to President Trump launching the Iran war.

Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Jim Himes wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for the United States to establish a humanitarian corridor for the transit of fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz