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August 20, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on why the State Department decided not to accept a new cohort of Fellows from the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, and Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship (FAIT), despite statutory requirements and commitments by Secretary Rubio and other senior State Department officials. 
August 19, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding answers on the financial conflicts of interest surrounding the department’s decision to significantly loosen export controls on the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
August 18, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, James P. McGovern, Ro Khanna and six other House Members sent a letter to President Trump expressing serious concern about his decision to allow an Executive Order to lapse.
August 7, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Don Beyer today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026:
August 4, 2026
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Queens, NY – Representative Gregory W. Meeks sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding the names of fallen U.S. service members be restored to the official count of the Iran War casualties under Operation Epic Fury on the Department of Defense’s website.
July 24, 2026
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Queens, NY – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Faith Leaders, Local Elected Officials, Labor and Community Organizations Fight for Haitian TPS Extension
July 23, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan Resolution that would require the Speaker to initiate or intervene in litigation to support the legal enforcement of H. Con. Res. 86.
July 22, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks Issues Statement on the Passing of Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad
July 22, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at a full committee hearing entitled "United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and Burden Sharing.”
July 22, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the floor, as prepared, during debate on H.Con.Res.89, the War Powers Resolution that directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran.