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  • Royce Legislation to Strengthen U.S.-South Korea Alliance Passes Senate; Sent to President for Signature
    Oct 2, 2008  - Legislation to upgrade South Korea's military procurement status, authored by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed the U.S. Senate late last night. The measure now goes to the President, who is expected sign it into law in the coming days. With this change, foreign military sales with Korea would be treat... More
  • Prayers for N. Korean Refugees
    Jul 13, 2008  - By ERIKA CHAVEZ THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER As the world tunes in to witness the pomp and pageantry of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Sam Kim is working to ensure the international spotlight will also cast a glare on China’s spotty human rights record. Kim, executive director of the Irvine-b... More
  • Royce Presses for Greater Human Rights in Vietnam
    Jun 19, 2008  - Today, several Vietnamese-American human rights groups held a press conference in our nation's Capital to speak out about the continued human rights abuses in Vietnam. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), a senior member of the Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment Subcommittee, and a major voice on Vietn... More
  • Congressional Caucus on Vietnam
    May 14, 2008  - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), member of both the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam and the Caucus on Human Rights, gave the following statement during a hearing to address the human rights conditions in Vietnam: We received some good news the other day. It appears as if Viet Tan party member and U.S... More
  • Keynote Address by Rep. Ed Royce
    May 6, 2008  - This morning, Rep. Ed Royce gave a keynote address, "Gauging the Six Party Talks," to the U.S.-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies: It is a pleasure being here at the U.S.-Korea Institute. In a few short years SAIS has become a major center of Korea-relat... More
  • Royce Commemorates 14th Annual Vietnam Human Rights Day
    May 5, 2008  - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Member of the Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment Subcommittee attended the 14th annual commemoration of Vietnam Human Rights Day. Rep. Royce gave the following remarks: I'm glad to be here before you today. I wish, however, that we were here under different ... More
  • Syrious Blow to Nonproliferation
    Apr 28, 2008  - The following oped, by Rep. Royce, appeared on National Review Online and was reprinted on the blog, Flashreport. Last week, the administration broke the deafening silence surrounding Israel’s strike against a Syrian nuclear reactor last fall. Media reports indicate that U.S. intelligence confi... More
  • Statement of Representative Ed Royce
    Apr 23, 2008  - I thank the Chair for holding this hearing, coming on the heels of President Lee Myung-bak's historic visit. The atmosphere surrounding the President's visit was indeed one of a "new beginning," as today’s hearing title suggests. Close U.S.-South Korean relations will be key in managing the challen... More
  • A renewed U.S.-South Korean alliance
    Apr 21, 2008  - The following oped appeared in The Hill on Monday, April 21, 2008. A renewed U.S.-South Korean alliance By Reps. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) Posted: 04/21/08 05:46 PM [ET] "Everything will turn into ashes, not just a sea of flames." Those recent words launched a seri... More
  • Rep. Royce, Congressional Leaders, Welcome South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to Capitol Hill
    Apr 17, 2008  - Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was one of a dozen Members of Congress selected by Congressional Leaders to welcome South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to Capitol Hill. President Lee is making his first official visit to the United States, and will meet... More