Foreign Affairs
As a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Congressman Issa is able to address the issues facing our relationships with nations around the world.
In the 119th Congress, Congressman Issa serves as the Vice Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee and is a member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee and the Oversight & Intelligence Subcommittee.
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Issa Calls for U.S. Passport Services to be Surged
Issa Calls on President Biden to Abandon “Dream” of Signing a Nuclear Agreement with Iran
Issa Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Illegal Use of Stolen Trademarks
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Washington – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) submitted direct and specific questions for the record (QFR) to address longstanding concerns with the widespread research collaboration between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Issa forwarded the queries following last week’s House Science, Space, and Technology Committee research security hearing entitled “Examining Federal Science Agency Actions to Secure the U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise.”
Washington – Last week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for Ansarallah in Yemen (commonly known as the Houthis), to be redesignated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Rep. Issa’s letter was co-signed by 53 of his GOP colleagues, including Foreign Affairs Chairman McCaul and every Foreign Affairs subcommittee chairman.
Washington – This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), along with 36 House Republican colleagues, wrote to congressional appropriators calling for an end to U.S. taxpayer funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Tel Aviv – Congressman Darrell Issa is touring the Middle East as part of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation. He met directly with Egyptian President Sisi in Cairo and with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.
He also personally toured Kibbutz Nir Oz, which was attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7. More than a quarter of Nir Oz’s 427 residents were either murdered or kidnapped.
Washington – Today, the Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act (H.R.6610) authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), passed unanimously through the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Washington – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) introduced H.R. 6610, the Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act, the most comprehensive legislation in history to modernize the passport issuance process. Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) is the bill’s co-sponsor.
Following a personal meeting with Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), the Voice of America (VOA), the largest U.S.-funded international news network, has officially rescinded an internal policy that prohibited its journalists from referring to members of Hamas as terrorists.
Washington — Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) issued the following statement in response to the terrorist attack during a church service in Marawi City, Philippines on Sunday:
"Yesterday’s deadly attack during a Catholic mass being held at the Mindanao State University represents a tragic reminder of the continued danger the free world faces from terror groups that will strike innocent people in any corner of the world at any time.
Washington – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Republican colleagues Mike Gallagher (WI-8), Andy Barr (KY-6), as well as Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) have sent a letter to Biden Administration officials calling for a halt on negotiations to renew the U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement (STA).
The letter was sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai in response to ongoing talks by U.S. officials to renew the agreement with the PRC.
Washington – Last week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and congressional colleagues Ami Bera (CA-06), Mike Waltz (FL-06), and Juan Vargas (CA-52) introduced a resolution to reaffirm the United States’ alliance with the Philippines and condemn the aggressive acts by China to advance their objectives in the Indo-Pacific through intimidation and military aggression.