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...
Aiding American Businesses Abroad: Government Action to Help Beleaguered American Firms and Investors
Venezuela: Looking Ahead
Berman Says U.S. Envoy to Iran Talks Should be Start of a New Approach to Dealing with Tehran
Washington, DC -- In response to the news that the Bush Administration will dispatch Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns to Geneva to join multinational talks on Iran’s...
Markup: H.R. 3202 – Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2007;
Europe and Israel: Strengthening the Partnership
Opening Statement by Chairman Howard L. Berman at hearing, “U.S. Policy Toward Iran”
If Iran were to acquire nuclear arms, the world would be forever changed. The most active state sponsor of terrorism could, and possibly would, wield the most terrifying weapon of all. Iran’s mere...