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, D.C. – Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, welcomed the full committee voice vote passage of the Assad Anti-Normalization Act of 2023. The legislation holds the regime of Bashar al-Assad accountable for its crimes against the Syrian people and illustrates the severe cost of governments considering normalization with the Assad regime.
Washington, DC – Joe Wilson (R-SC) Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, along with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN), introduced a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on a wide range of activities supporting Iran’s missile and drone program ahead of the October 2023 expiration of the UN missile ban on Iran.
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ranking Member of the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) introduced a slate of six bills targeting Iran and preventing the Biden administration from reviving a nuclear deal with Iran.
Washington, DC – This week, Chairman Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Ranking Member Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09), of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, introduced the Ukraine Victory Resolution in the House of Representatives. Commissioners Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), along with Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC), introduced the resolution in the Senate.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson commented on the Biden administration's summary of the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal of Afghanistan.
"The untrue blaming of Donald Trump for the surrender to terrorism in Afghanistan is a backhanded admission by Biden.
"Biden's speech of August 26, 2021, claiming letters from the military supported his disastrous decision – which led to the deaths of 13 American service members - was fabricated.
Washington, DC – Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Steve Cohen (D-TN), a senior member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, reintroduced a resolution calling for the removal of Russia from the UN Security Council. The leaders of what is also known as the Helsinki Commission referred to Russia's ongoing and unjustified aggression in Ukraine as their rationale.
The resolution reads in part:
Washington, DC – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, Bill Keating (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Dean Phillips (D-MN), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, and Claudia Tenney (R-NY), introduced the Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act of 2023.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) reintroduced the Foreign Influence Transparency Act for the 118th Congress. For too long, foreign entities have taken advantage of exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act and made transactions with American universities that are often undisclosed. Additionally, colleges and universities have seldom complied with current law (20 U.S.C. 1011f) requiring disclosure of gifts or contracts with foreign sources. This bill increases transparency and accountability through these reporting requirements.
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-SC), chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, William R. Keating (D-MA), Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ), ranking member and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, and Steve Cohen (D-TN), ranking member of the U.S.