House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel Announces Subcommittee Leadership

Engel Welcomes Returning and New Members to the Committee

Engel: “The Democratic members of the Foreign Affairs Committee represent a wide range of views and experiences, and we will work together to help ensure that U.S. foreign policy best serves our national interests.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY), the top Democrat of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the subcommittee Ranking Members, and welcomed returning and new Democratic members to the Committee.

“The Democratic members of the Foreign Affairs Committee represent a wide range of views and experiences, and we will work together to help ensure that U.S. foreign policy best serves our national interests,” said Ranking Member Engel. “I especially want to offer a warm welcome to our new members who will play a prominent and vital role on our committee. I also look forward to working with Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) in a spirit of bipartisanship to address the important foreign policy challenges facing our nation.”

Following today’s committee organizational meeting, the first chaired by incoming Ranking Member Engel, the following subcommittee Ranking Member positions were announced, as well as Democratic membership on the Committee:

Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations

Karen Bass

David Cicilline

Ami Bera

Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa

Theodore E. Deutch

Gerald E. Connolly

Brian Higgins

David Cicilline

Alan Grayson

Juan Vargas

Bradley S. Schneider

Joseph P. Kennedy III

Grace Meng

Lois Frankel

Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats

William Keating

Gregory W. Meeks

Albio Sires

Brian Higgins

Alan S. Lowenthal

Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

Eni F.H. Faleomavaega

Ami Bera

Tulsi Gabbard

Brad Sherman

Gerald E. Connolly

William Keating

Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

Brad Sherman

Alan S. Lowenthal

Joaquin Castro

Juan Vargas

Bradley S. Schneider

Joseph P. Kennedy III

Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere

Albio Sires

Gregory W. Meeks

Eni F.H. Faleomavaega

Theodore E. Deutch

Alan Grayson

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Democratic Members

Rep. Eliot Engel

Rep. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega

Rep. Brad Sherman

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks

Rep. Albio Sires

Rep. Gerald E. Connolly

Rep. Theodore E. Deutch

Rep. Brian Higgins

Rep. Karen Bass

Rep. William Keating

Rep. David Cicilline

Rep. Alan Grayson

Rep. Juan Vargas

Rep. Bradley S. Schneider

Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III

Rep. Ami Bera

Rep. Alan S. Lowenthal

Rep. Grace Meng

Rep. Lois Frankel

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

Rep. Joaquin Castro

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