Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Members Meeks, Connolly Sound the Alarm on Rubio’s “Triple-Hatted” Appointment and Suspicious, Potentially Unlawful, Disposal of Agency Documents

March 24, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member House Committee on Foreign Affairs Democrats Demand Testimony from Rubio, Hegseth, Witkoff and Kushner on Iran War

March 16, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led all Committee Democrats in demanding Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner appear before the committee to testify on the decisions, diplomacy, and planning related to the Iran War.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks & Democratic Leaders of Congress' National Security Committees Respond to Second U.S. Military Strike Off the Coast of Venezuela

September 16, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith; Jim Himes; and Bennie G. Thompson released the following statement in response to President Trump announcing a second U.S. military strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks & NatSec Dems Demand Trump Negotiate Diplomatic End to War of Choice with Iran

April 1, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks, Adam Smith and Jim Himes issued the following statement demanding that President Donald Trump announce in tonight’s national address that he is negotiating a ceasefire and diplomatic end to his disastrous war of choice against Iran.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks and Clarke Lead Letter to Secretary Rubio Urging Humanitarian and Recovery Assistance to Jamaica in Wake of Hurricane Melissa

November 10, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led 56 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump administration to continue immediate humanitarian and recovery assistance to Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks and Warren Invoke Power Under Statute to Require Trump Administration Turn Over Information on Its Decision to Greenlight the Sale of H200 Chips to China

December 22, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Jeffrey Kessler demanding that the Department of Commerce turn over information required by statute regarding the Administration’s intention to approve the sale of advanced AI chips to China despite the significant military application potential of this technology.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Announces WPR Vote After 60-Days, Following Today’s Failed WPR Vote

March 5, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement after the House of Representatives failed to pass the Massie-Khanna Iran War Powers Resolution (WPR).

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Blasts Trump’s Withdrawal From 66 International Organizations

January 8, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on Trump’s withdrawal from 66 international organizations, including 31 United Nations entities.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Calls for Greater Humanitarian Assistance for the Sudanese People

February 6, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a statement following the February 3rd Sudan Humanitarian Fund event hosted at the U.S. Institute of Peace. According to the United Nations, last year alone humanitarian needs in Sudan totaled $6 billion.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Calls Out Trump Admin for Abusing Emergency Authorities to Bypass Congress on Arms Sales

May 4, 2026

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Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today condemned the Trump administration for again invoking emergency authorities to bypass Congressional review of arms sales.

“The Trump administration’s latest use of emergency authorities to bypass Congressional review for over $25 billion in arms is yet another deeply troubling example of this administration’s contempt for Congress's oversight authority.

Issues:Foreign Affairs