Verbatim, as deliveredFor decades to come, the world's preeminent historians will analyze the Iraq War and its manifold impact. But one impact is already clear: when dealing with a looming threat to...
Lantos, Ackerman Urge State Department to Hire Former Soldiers with Critical Language Skills
June 25, 2007 Contact: Lynne Weil (Lantos), 202-225-5021 orJordan Goldes (Ackerman) 718-423-2154Congressmen suggest hiring of members of the U.S. military dismissed under “Don’t ask, don’t...
Opening Remarks of Chairman Lantos at hearing, “The Future of NATO: How Valuable an Asset?”
The Committee will come to order.NATO was the great military alliance of the 20th Century. The question before the committee today is whether it will retain this distinction in the 21st century. For...
Chairman Lantos’ Opening Remarks at Joint Congress-Duma Open Meeting
As chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, it is my extraordinary pleasure to welcome our counterparts from the foreign affairs committee of the Russian Duma. I am delighted to have our...
Lantos Marks World Refugee Day, Cites America’s Moral Obligation to Iraqi Refugees
Washington, DC –Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, marked World Refugee Day (June 20) by calling for a dramatic increase in American assistance to Iraqi...
Opening Remarks of Chairman Lantos at hearing, “South America and the United States: How to Fix a Broken Relationship
For the past six years, as the United States has focused attention on far-away crises, we have largely ignored our own neighborhood. Now we are paying for it dearly with a severe loss of influence...
Advisory: Mon, 06/18/2007
House Committee on Foreign AffairsCongressman Tom Lantos, Chairman June 18, 2007Contact: Lynne Weil, 202-225-5021 House Speaker Pelosi to Address Russian Leaders for First-Ever Joint...
Resumed Aid to Palestinians Is Welcome, Should be Controlled to Ensure None Goes to Hamas, Lantos Says
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement in response to the Administration’s announcement that the United...
Lantos to Host Russian Leaders for First-Ever Joint Congress-Duma Meeting Open to the Public
Washington, DC – Chairman Tom Lantos today announced the schedule for a ground-breaking, open meeting next week between the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the foreign affairs committee of...
Remarks of Chairman Lantos at Hearing, “Deal or No Deal: The State of the Transatlantic Relationship”
For decades during the Cold War, the United States and Europe had a steadfast alliance with a palpable purpose: We stood shoulder to shoulder to stave off the menace of the Soviet Union. The...