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Foreign Affairs

Information regarding my stance on Foreign Affairs issues.

March 30, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory Meeks and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey Kessler for information on the exports of U.S.-made semi-automatic weapons.
March 16, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren released the following statement following the Trump administration’s decision to greenlight AI chip sales to China, which NVIDIA made public on February 25:
April 22, 2026
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Pramila Jayapal, Jonathan Jackson, and Joaquin Castro are demanding answers from the State Department after Jayapal and Jackson were denied the ability to meet with Chargé d’Affaires Mike Hammer at the U.S. Embassy in Havana during a Congressional delegation. 
January 30, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the Trump administration’s decision to sidestep Congress and rush billions in arms sales to Israel: 
March 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after forcing a vote to subpoena Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Secretary Marco Rubio to testify on the diplomacy that preceded Donald Trump’s war in Iran:
February 11, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement after successfully forcing and winning a House vote to terminate Trump’s national emergency declaration and tariffs on Canada.
October 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement condemning the Rapid Support Forces’ escalation of violence against non-Arab communities in Sudan and urging the safe passage of humanitarian assistance to those in need:
November 21, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and Chairman Brian Mast sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging U.S. engagement in support of Jamaica’s recovery and electrical infrastructure reconstruction following Hurricane Melissa.
May 29, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the State Department reorganization:
September 22, 2025
New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today in a meeting with Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week.