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), senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins Representatives Jared Golden (D-ME), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jason Crow (D-CO), Michael Turner (R-OH), and Pat Ryan (D-NY) in introducing the United States-Israel Future of Warfare Act of 2023.
The U.S. and Israel have long experienced a strong and mutually beneficial relationship based on shared values and security interests, while also promoting peace and regional stability.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Susan Wild (D-PA) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings (MINDS) Act to improve global mental health outcomes. The legislation would codify the role of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Coordinator for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and establish a MHPSS working group to promote best practices in U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, in addition to his role as Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Türkiye Relations and Turkish Americans, gave remarks regarding his resolution on the House floor, found here.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine:
"A year ago, the world watched in horror as the war criminal Putin's forces launched an unprovoked, full-scale invasion of sovereign Ukraine. Many said Ukraine would be overtaken in days.
"Under the leadership of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the heroic actions of ordinary Ukrainians, their sovereign democracy remains. It remains, however, at great cost.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) leads a bipartisan group of 29 House colleagues in introducing a resolution that both recognizes the thousands of victims and honors the responders of the devastating earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks that took place in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023.
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), reintroduced the bipartisan ‘Revoking Entry Granted to Iranian Mullahs and Elites Act of 2023,' or the ‘REGIME Act of 2023.'
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union address.
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA), both senior members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, reintroduced the Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition Act. This bipartisan legislation would prohibit any federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes or implies recognition of Russia's sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Joe Wilson (SC-02), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Marc Veasey (TX-33), Richard Hudson (NC-09), Ted Lieu (CA-36), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) introduced the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Secretary of State to designate the Russian-based Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
WASHINGTON – Representatives Joe Wilson (SC-02), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Bill Keating (MA-09), and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), along with U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Todd Young (R-IN), re-introduced the Combating Global Corruption Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would raise the profile of efforts to fight international corruption by evaluating and publicly naming countries where corruption is rampant. Fighting corruption is a core United States national security interest.