Foreign Affairs

New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, and Foreign Minister Yousef Rajji on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.

New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined a bipartisan, bicameral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.

New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.

New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week. 

Washington, D.C. — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, condemned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to force senior military leaders away from their posts to attend partisan, culture-war speeches from him and President Trump.

Washington, D.C. — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration rescinding a firearms export rule initially issued by the Biden administration, which instituted improved controls on firearms, ammunition, and components to foreign buyers. 

Washington, D.C. — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement welcoming the White House’s introduction of a Gaza peace plan.

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: