Foreign Affairs

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Lois Frankel; Sara Jacobs; Joaquin Castro; and Senator Cory Booker today issued a letter to President Donald Trump stating that he cannot effectively eliminate the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) by Executive Order, given that USADF is statutorily authorized by Congress. The letter cites U.S. statute which makes explicit that USADF can only be dissolved by an Act of Congress.

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening remarks – as prepared - before the full House Foreign Affairs Committee for a hearing on “The Need for an Authorized State Department.”

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning the Trump administration’s reversal of a Biden-era regulation which helped protect U.S. arms transfers from being misused by foreign partners in violation of human rights:

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning Israel’s military operations against Iran and Iran’s retaliation:

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s mass firing of State Department personnel. 

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning the State Department’s release today of the 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: