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Royce Chairs Bi-Cameral Conservation Hearing
Sep 29, 2009
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Representative Ed Royce (R-CA), co-chair of the International Conservation Caucus, chaired its bi-cameral hearing regarding the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP). Royce co-authored this landmark legislation which Congress passed in 2004. The CBFP set aside large swaths of land in Africa to be ...
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"Thais reject US request to extradite arms dealer" from AP
Aug 11, 2009
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By Michael Casey for Associated Press — A Thai court on Tuesday rejected a U.S. request to extradite a Russian arms dealer who allegedly sold weapons to dictators and warlords around the world, raising the prospect that he could be freed by the weekend.
The unexpected ruling in favor of Viktor Bo...
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McGovern-Royce Press for Urgent Action in Northern Uganda
Jul 14, 2009
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Today, Reps. Ed Royce (R-CA) and James McGovern (D-MA), with support from a bipartisan group of 96 Members of Congress, sent a letter to Secretary Hilary Clinton expressing their concern for the ongoing massacres and abductions being carried out by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa....
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"AFRICOM’s new focus?" from Stars and Stripes
Jul 14, 2009
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By John Vandiver for Stars and Stripes STUTTGART, Germany — It’s not exactly a call to arms, but it doesn’t sound that far off either.
In a little-noticed piece of bipartisan legislation introduced this spring — the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act — a group of U.S. lawmakers is urg...
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BIPARTISAN BILL AIMS TO END REIGN OF TERROR BY LRA IN CENTRAL AFRICA
May 19, 2009
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U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) and U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA), Brad Miller (D-NC) and Ed Royce (R-CA) are introducing legislation today to help end the reign of terror conducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda and neighboring countrie...
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Royce Reacts to Guilty Verdict in Trial of Charles "Chuckie" Taylor, Son of Liberian Despot
Oct 30, 2008
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Today, federal jurors convicted Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr., the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, on torture and conspiracy charges. Taylor was found guilty on one count of torture, one count of conspiracy to commit torture and one count of possession of a firearm during the commi...
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A Memorable Conversation in Liberia
Jul 14, 2008
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At a time when world events are moving at a rapid pace and America's role abroad is under question, it can be easy to lose track of fundamentals. What should guide our foreign policy? In considering this, I'd like to share a recent conversation that underscored for me the importance of o...
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Royce Reacts to Arrest of International Arms Dealer Viktor Bout
Mar 6, 2008
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Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), the top Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, issued the following statement in reaction to the news of arms dealer Viktor Bout's arrest in Bangkok, Thailand:
Thanks to the Thai authorities, the 'Merchant of Death' i...
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The Crisis in Kenya
Jan 9, 2008
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Below is Rep. Royce's letter to the editor which appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.
The crisis in Kenya
Re "First aid for Kenya," editorial, Jan. 4
This editorial rightly warns of possible spiraling ethnic violence in Kenya, and your call for aggressive interna...
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Royce: With Election Complete, Bring Taylor to Justice
Feb 8, 2006
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Congressman Ed Royce today issued the following opening statement during the International Relations subcommittee on Africa and International Human Rights Hearing, "The Impact of Liberia's Election on West Africa." Jendayi E. Frazer, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Depart...
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