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May 22, 2013
The Middle East and North Africa FY 2014 Budget: Priorities and ChallengesSubcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
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May 15, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing,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.
April 25, 2013
Rep. Eliot Engel Calls for Arming Syrian Rebels After U.S. Confirms Chemical Weapons UseRep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today condemned Syria’s use of chemical weapons against his own people. “The Administration’s assessment that Syrian President Assad has used chemical weapons is, if confirmed, no surprise to those of us who know what President Assad and his terrorist government are capable of doing,” Engel declared.
April 24, 2013
Ranking Member Eliot Engel Opening Statement at Hearing, “Kosovo and Serbia: A Pathway to Peace”U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democratic on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at today’s committee hearing, “Kosovo and Serbia: A Pathway to Peace.”
