Foreign Affairs

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) traveled to South Africa from Tuesday, May 31 – Sunday, June 5 as part of a Congressional delegation marking the fiftieth anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s “Ripple of Hope” speech, which was delivered at the University of Cape Town on June 6, 1966.

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today as Secretary of State John Kerry participates in a conference in Paris aimed at restarting peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Each year on Memorial Day we honor the sacrifices of those who died in defense of our nation and its values.  

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of a letter sent to Chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi Trey Gowdy by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings and House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith calling for an end to the partisan committee.

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on the 68^th anniversary of Israel's Independence Day, which begins at sundown this evening.

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the second anniversary of the creation of the Select Committee on Benghazi by House Republicans.

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement marking the 101st anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled that Iran must pay the families of the victims of the 1983 U.S. Marine Corps barracks bombing in Beirut.