U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R) is serving in his ninth term in Congress, representing the 40th Congressional district, based in Orange County. As an active member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Royce is known for his knowledge of many different regions of the world and insight into key U.S. foreign policy issues. For the current Congress, Royce has been named Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism Nonproliferation and Trade; a member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia; and a member of the Subcommittee on Asia.
Royce is also an active member of the Hellenic Caucus. As a member of this Caucus, Royce has advocated against the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's use of the name "Macedonia," cosponsoring H.Res.356. Royce has also spoken out against the misdeeds wrought against the Ecumenical Patriarch, signing a letter to the Turkish President urging him to end his religious persecution. Royce also cosponsored H.Res.373, urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Royce has long been a supporter of the reunification of Cyprus. In the last Congress, Royce cosponsored H.Res.620, a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Turkey should end its military occupation of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly because Turkey's pretext has been refuted by over 13,000,000 crossings by Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots into each other's communities without incident. Royce will travel to Cyprus next month.
Royce was previously recognized for his work on Greece, receiving the Pericles Award in 1999.
