May 2013
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Upcoming Hearings
May 21, 2013
The Call for Economic Liberty in the Arab WorldSubcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
May 21, 2013
The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel RegionSubcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
May 22, 2013
The Middle East and North Africa FY 2014 Budget: Priorities and ChallengesSubcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
May 23, 2013
U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative 2008-PresentSubcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Top News
May 21, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, "The Call for Economic Liberty in the Arab World"The following statement was prepared for delivery by U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, at Tuesday's committee hearing, "The Call for Economic Liberty in the Arab World."
May 20, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher’s Freedom After Two Years in Bolivian Detention”U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at Monday's committee hearing, "Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher’s Freedom After Two Years in Bolivian Detention.”
May 15, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Preventing a Nuclear Iran"U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at Wednesday's committee hearing, “Preventing a Nuclear Iran."
May 15, 2013
ENGEL-- Ranking Member Eliot Engel Sends Bipartisan Letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Criticizing Incitement toRep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today sent a bipartisan letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, condemning the comments made by Fatah official Sultan Abu Al-Einein, who expressed his open support for the murderer of Evyatar Borovsky, an Israeli who was stabbed to death by Palestinian terrorist Salam Al-Zaghal while he was waiting for a ride.
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May 11, 2013
Engel Statement on Pakistan May 11 ElectionsU.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs released the following statement regarding today’s elections in Pakistan.
May 9, 2013
Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Statement on Growing Iran Sanctions MomentumToday, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, released a joint statement on the mounting bipartisan movement in Congress to further strengthen sanctions against the Iranian regime
May 7, 2013
Eliot Engel Statement on Turkish-Israeli Agreement to Mend Diplomatic CrisisRep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement in response to reports that Israeli and Turkish officials have reached a draft agreement to mend their diplomatic crisis.
May 7, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Local and Private Sector Initiatives to Combat International Human TraffickingU.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at Tuesdays's committee hearing, “Local and Private Sector Initiatives to Combat International Human Trafficking."
April 26, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “The FY 2014 Budget Request: U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities and StrategyU.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at Wednesday's committee hearing, “The FY 2014 Budget Request: U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities and Strategy."
April 25, 2013
ENGEL PRESSES SERBIA TO BRING MURDERERS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS TO JUSTICEWashington, DC— Rep. Eliot Engel, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday called upon the U.S. State Department to seek justice in the case of the Bytyqi brothers, three American citizens who were murdered in Serbia in July 1999 during an attempt to save the lives of a Roma family.
