News & Media

March 2023

Date	Title
3/15/23	Meeks Issues Statement Congratulating the Confirmation of Eric Garcetti as U.S. Ambassador to India
3/6/23	Meeks, McCaul Require POTUS to Authorize Sanctions Against CCP Surveillance Company
3/1/23	Meeks Issues Statement on Opposition to Bill Banning TikTok & Other Chinese-Owned Companies
3/1/23	Meeks, McCaul Congratulate Ambassador Cindy McCain on Appointment to Executive Director of WFP

February 2023

Date	Title
2/27/23	Meeks Issues Statement on Biden Administration’s Update to Arms Export Policy
2/24/23	Meeks Issues Statement Commemorating One-Year Anniversary of War in Ukraine
2/23/23	Meeks, Cole, Bera Introduce the “Countering Economic Coercion Act of 2023”
2/21/23	Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement Condemning Putin’s Suspension of Participation in New START Treaty
2/8/23	Meeks, Cicilline, Castro Lead House in Supporting Brazilian Democracy
2/8/23	Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks Announces HFAC Subcommittee Membership for the 118th Congress
2/2/23	Meeks Issues Statement on House Vote to Oust Rep. Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee
2/1/23	Meeks, Bera Call For Continued Support for Democracy and Accountability in Burma Two Years After the Military Coup

January 2023

Date	Title
1/31/23	Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks Welcomes Democratic House Foreign Affairs Committee Members
1/25/23	Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks, Congressman Joe Morelle Demand George Santos Be Denied Access to Classified Information
1/13/23	Meeks Issues Statement Urging the Extension of Hong Kong Deferred Enforced Departure
1/12/23	Meeks, Castro, Gallego, García, Wild Lead 46 Members Calling on Biden to Revoke Bolsonaro’s U.S. Visa, Investigate U.S.-Based Instigators of Brazilian Insurrection

December 2022

Date	Title
12/21/22	Meeks Issues Statement on President Zelensky’s Visit to the United States and Address to Congress
12/21/22	Chair Meeks Sends Letter to POTUS Following the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
12/16/22	Meeks, McCaul, Bera, and Chabot Issue Statement on Japan’s New National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Program
12/15/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Urge Robust Emergency Appropriations to Support Taiwan, Ukraine
12/9/22	Meeks Issues Statement on President Biden’s Support for the African Union’s Permanent Seat on the G-20
12/8/22	Chair Meeks Celebrates Passage of HFAC Provisions in NDAA, Including BURMA Act, State Department Reauthorization
12/8/22	Meeks Issues Statement on Release of Brittney Griner from Wrongful Detention in Russia
12/5/22	Chairman Meeks Releases December HFAC Schedule
12/3/22	Meeks, McCaul Statement on Situation in Northern Syria
12/1/22	House Condemns Iranian Persecution of Baha’i Minority

November 2022

Date	Title
11/23/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on US Accreditation to ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Observer Status
11/19/22	Chairs Meeks and Bera CODEL Arrives in Cambodia for ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly
11/16/22	Meeks, Cicilline, 16 HFAC Dems Statement on 2-Month Anniversary of Protests in Iran
11/15/22	Meeks Issues Statement on Russian Missile Incident in Poland
11/14/22	Meeks, Bera Issue Statement on President Biden’s Meeting with President Xi Jinping
11/4/22	Chairman Meeks Releases November HFAC Schedule

October 2022

Date	Title
10/26/22	Chair Meeks Leads CODEL to Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Australia
10/25/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Statement Observing the One-Year Anniversary of the Coup in Sudan
10/19/22	Meeks, McCaul, Coons, Wicker Pleased the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act Signed Into Law
10/18/22	Chairs Meeks, Lee, McGovern Issue Statement Regarding the Biden Administration Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Cuba
10/15/22	Chairman Meeks Issues Statement on Developments of War in Ethiopia
10/11/22	Chairs Meeks, Cicilline Issue Statement on Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement
10/7/22	Chairman Meeks Issues Statement Following Return from P20 in Jakarta
10/6/22	Meeks, McCaul Release Statement on the Recent Coup in Burkina Faso
10/4/22	Meeks to Represent United States at G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit
10/3/22	Chairs Meeks, Lee, McGovern Issue Statement Regarding Humanitarian Assistance to Cuba following Hurricane Ian

September 2022

Date	Title
9/21/22	Meeks, McCaul Release Statement Following Passage of Russia Cryptocurrency Act
9/15/22	Global Food Security Reauthorization Legislation Passes with Bipartisan Support
9/14/22	Meeks Leads HFAC Members in Letter Urging Administration to Hold U.S. Aid to Egypt Pending Human Rights Compliance
9/13/22	Meeks, McCaul Issue Statement on Sudan’s Draft Transitional Constitution Framework
9/9/22	Chairman Meeks Issues Statement on Introduction of the State Department Authorization Act
9/4/22	Meeks, McCaul, Sires, Green Condemn Assassination Attempt Against Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner
9/2/22	Chairman Meeks Releases September HFAC Schedule

August 2022

Date	Title
8/24/22	Meeks, McCaul Issue Statement on Resumption of Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia
8/11/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on the Release of the Biden Administration’s U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa
8/10/22	Meeks, Lee, McGovern Issue Statement Regarding Devastating Fires in Matanzas, Cuba
8/9/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement Following Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Colombia
8/6/22	Chairman Meeks Joins Biden Administration Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Colombia to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego
8/4/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on the Conviction and Sentencing of Brittney Griner in Russia
8/1/22	Chairman Meeks Issues Statement on U.S. Killing of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

July 2022

Date	Title
7/30/22	Meeks, McCaul, Bera, Chabot Issue Statement on Passage of Resolution Honoring Shinzo Abe
7/29/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Send Letter to Biden in Support of Moldova’s Democratic Reform and Anti-Corruption Agenda
7/28/22	Meeks Issues Statement on Historic Passage of CHIPS and Science Act
7/27/22	Meeks, McCaul Issue Statement on Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Tour in Africa
7/26/22	Meeks, Bera Issue Statement on the Unjust Execution of Pro-democracy Burmese Activists
7/26/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Statement on Tunisia’s Constitutional Referendum
7/19/22	Meeks, McGovern Urge Support for Financial Services and General Government Amendment #137 Expanding Agricultural Trade with Cuba
7/8/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on the Passing of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
7/6/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Urge Renewal of Syria Cross-Border Mechanism
7/5/22	Chair Meeks Leads CODEL to Greece and Turkey
7/1/22	Chairman Meeks Releases July HFAC Schedule

June 2022

Date	Title
6/30/22	Meeks, Menendez Issue Joint Statement on Pride Month 2022
6/29/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Urge Renewal of Vital Syria Cross-Border Mechanism
6/29/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Joint Statement on Sudan
6/17/22	Meeks, Menendez Joint Statement on Appointment of Desirée Cormier Smith to Serve as State Department Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice
6/15/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Statement on Threatened Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria
6/7/22	Meeks, House Chairs, Congress Urge President Biden to Recalibrate Relationship With Saudi Arabia
6/6/22	Meeks, McCaul Release Statement Regarding U.S. Hostages Held in Iran
6/4/22	Meeks, Houlahan Depart on CODEL for Helsinki, Finland
6/3/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement on the 33rd Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
6/2/22	Chairman Meeks Releases June HFAC Schedule

May 2022

Date	Title
5/27/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement Regarding Secretary Blinken’s Speech on the Administration’s Policy Toward China
5/26/22	Meeks, McGovern, Lee Lead Letter to President Biden Expressing Concern About Summit of the Americas Decision
5/24/22	Meeks, Bera Issue Statement on the Launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
5/20/22	Chair Meeks Leads Bipartisan CODEL to Europe
5/18/22	Meeks, McCaul, Bass, Smith Issue Joint Statement Regarding Somali Presidential Election
5/17/22	Chair Meeks Issues Statement Regarding Administration’s Reversal of Certain Trump-Era Cuba Policies
5/17/22	Chairs Meeks and Sires Condemn Reappointment of Guatemalan Attorney General
5/12/22	Meeks, Castro, Wagner, Bera Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Supporting a Strong US-ASEAN Partnership
5/4/22	Chairman Meeks Releases May HFAC Schedule
5/2/22	Chairman Meeks Issues Statement on CODEL to Ukraine and Poland

April 2022

Date	Title
4/29/22	Meeks Statement on House Passage of the Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act
4/27/22	Chair Meeks Celebrates Trevor Reed’s Release from Russian Detention, Praises Administration’s Negotiations
4/22/22	Chairman Meeks Releases Updated April HFAC Schedule
4/21/22	Meeks, Levin, Sires, McCaul, Green Condemn Threats Against Pierre Espérance
4/19/22	Meeks, Castro, Cicilline, Titus Call on State Department to Expand Opportunities for LGBTQI+ Diplomats
4/8/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Statement on Staff-Level Agreement Between IMF, Lebanese Government
4/6/22	Meeks Issues Statement on House Passage of BURMA Act
4/6/22	Meeks, McCaul, Bass, Smith Statement on Mass Killings in Central Mali
4/6/22	Bipartisan Group of Members Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Free & Fair Lebanese Election
4/1/22	Chairman Meeks Releases April HFAC Schedule
4/1/22	Meeks, Deutch Release Joint Statement on Yemen Truce

March 2022

Date	Title
3/31/22	Meeks, McCaul Introduce Russia Cryptocurrency Transparency Act
3/31/22	Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Issue Statement on the Disbanding of Tunisia’s Parliament