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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.
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October 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attack in Israel carried out by Hamas.
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October 3, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement urging Israel to refrain from further military escalation in Gaza and calling for Hamas to accept the 20-point plan announced by the White House in order to advance a viable pathway to peace.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
September 30, 2025
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.
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September 30, 2025
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.
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September 29, 2025
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.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
September 24, 2025
New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday met Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
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September 24, 2025
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.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
September 24, 2025
New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
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September 24, 2025
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.
Issues:Foreign Affairs