I am deeply concerned by the escalating violence in South Ossetia. I strongly urge all parties to the conflict to cease hostilities immediately and to resume direct talks in order to find a peaceful...
Letter from Chairman Berman to Secretary of State Rice about the U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement
August 5, 2008The Honorable Condoleezza RiceSecretary of StateU.S. Department of State2201 C St., N.W.Washington, D.C. 20520Dear Madam Secretary: I am a friend of India and a supporter of U.S.-India...
Statement by Chairman Berman on the House floor in debate on H. Res. 1370, regarding China
Madam Speaker, despite commitments by Beijing to improve human and political rights in the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics, the situation has not improved -- and, in some cases has become far...
U.S. Global HIV/AIDS Legislation Becomes Law
Washington, DC – President Bush today signed into law the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5501)...
Lowey-Berman Statement on Administration’s Pakistan Request
Washington, DC – Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and...
Congress Sends Global HIV/AIDS Legislation to the President
Washington, DC – The landmark U.S. effort to fight HIV/AIDS around the world will be expanded and extended by five years thanks to legislation that Congress passed today.By a vote of 303 to 115, the...
Chairman Berman’s opening statement for hearing, “China on the Eve of the Olympics”
Seven years ago Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. Chinese people young and old, their faces streaming with tears of elation, flooded the streets by the millions to...
Congress Passes Legislation Blocking Import of Burmese Gems
July 22, 2008Washington, DC – Congress is sending legislation to President Bush that will block United States firms from importing Burmese gemstones and expand financial sanctions against Burma’s...
Committee Members Visit UN for Talks on Iran, Global Food Crisis, Other Current Issues
New York -- Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) today led a bipartisan delegation of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to the United Nations for briefings on a wide array of issues, including Iran's...
Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on funding for US democracy programs in Cuba
"For several months now, the Foreign Affairs Committee has been working with USAID and the State Department to address troubles with Cuba democracy programs. In 2006, the Government Accountability...