Foreign Affairs
As members of a global community, the United States and all nations of the world have much to learn from each other. Our nation has a proud history of leading the world in times of peace and times of war. We have formed coalitions of nations to depose tyrannical dictators that threatened the freedoms and safety of our citizens and allies. Together with our friends we have drawn attention to humanitarian crises and worked to improve the quality of life in those parts of the world that live in poverty and turmoil.
As a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, I have the privilege to help address the issues facing our relationships with nations around the world. As one of only a few members of Congress to serve on both the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee, I have the unique opportunity to contribute to our national dialogue from a military as well as a diplomatic perspective. An open and candid discussion among friendly nations and a clear and consistent message to unfriendly nations will ensure the safety and prosperity of the United States.
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Washington, DC – Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, and Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), together with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Thom Tillis (R-NC), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Foreign Extortion Prevention Act to combat kleptocracy and corruption by criminalizing bribery demands by foreign officials.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s visit to South Carolina tomorrow:
“I was shocked to learn Wednesday that tomorrow President Biden is visiting a manufacturing facility associated with the Chervon Group, owned by the Chinese Communist Party, a mile from my house.
“The fabricated funding of borrowed money from American taxpayers facilitates dependency on Chinese Communist Party batteries.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ranking Member of the Helsinki Commission, introduced a resolution to respond to the Russian Federation delivering tactical nuclear weapons to the Republic of Belarus. This is the first time Russia has deployed nuclear warheads beyond its borders since the fall of the Soviet Union, and represents a serious threat to global security in the midst of the war in Ukraine.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson, Senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee completed the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and James Risch (R-ID) introduced the Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would protect national security by offering rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of sanctions evaders.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) joined Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe in announcing the introduction of a bipartisan House Resolution aimed at urging the Biden administration to swiftly provide Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. This resolution is co-sponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating (D-MA), Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Jared Golden (D-ME).
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced legislation to extend and increase international development cooperation between the United States and Israel. This legislation reauthorizes and expands a successful program that has enabled the U.S., through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Israel, primarily through the Israeli Agency for International Development and Cooperation (MASHAV), to engage in sustainability projects in developing countries.
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, Subcommittee Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), joined House Foreign Affairs Committee colleagues James Baird (R-IN), and Colin Allred (D-TX) in releasing the following statement regarding the introduction of the U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act of 2023.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson congratulates President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye on his win in the recent presidential election.