Foreign Affairs
Information regarding my stance on Foreign Affairs issues.
November 26, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Brian Mast and Senators Jeanne Shaheen and James E. Risch issued the following statement about the forthcoming elections in Burma on December 28:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
January 22, 2026
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Gregory Meeks, Grace Meng and Lois Frankel as well as Diana DeGette and Ayanna Pressley led 67 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue demanding answers about the ongoing waste and destruction of life-saving, taxpayer-funded contraception and other health supplies.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
April 30, 2026
Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Meng, Frankel, Degette, Jayapal, and Jacobs Introduce Legislation to Nullify Radical Expanded Global Gag Rule
Issues:Foreign Affairs
December 23, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Jamie Raskin and Joaquin Castro sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding documents and information regarding reports that the administration terminated U.S. law enforcement agreements as part of a quid pro quo with El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, to enable third-country removals to the notorious CECOT prison.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Shaheen Demand Records on State’s Violation of Hatch Act
October 23, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Rubio, demanding records related to the Department's violation of the Hatch Act, when internal and external Department communications – including its website – were used to promote partisan, political messaging related to the government shutdown.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
February 20, 2026
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks; Adam Smith; and Jim Himes released the following statement opposing U.S. use of military force against Iran and urging President Trump to continue engaging with Tehran diplomatically:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
February 5, 2026
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks; Adam Smith; and Jim Himes today released the following statement on the expiration of the New START Treaty:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
March 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks; Adam Smith; Jim Himes; Rosa DeLauro; and Betty McCollum sent a letter to top Trump administration officials set to brief Congress today.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
October 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith; Jim Himes; Jamie Raskin; and Bennie Thompson sent a letter today to President Donald Trump demanding he provide the list of designated terrorist organizations (DTOs) he has unilaterally declared as such and provide evidence for his justifications used in several recent lethal U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean Sea.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
December 17, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Adam Smith, Jim Himes, Bennie G. Thompson, Jason Crow and Ilhan Omar issued a statement following the vote on their War Powers Resolution to end the Trump administration’s military strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific:
Issues:Foreign Affairs