Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement in support of the decision by the White House to keep a small force of U.S. troops in Syria split between Kurdish areas in the northeast and al-Tanf in the south: “I am pleased to learn that the president has reversed his decision to pull all of our soldiers out of Syria, and has decided to… Read more »

   (Pictured left: Rep. Hill meets with Khalid Kamalmaz before the State of the Union address. Pictured right: Majd Kamalmaz, an American therapist detained in Syria in 2017, pictured in 2014. Photo courtesy of the Wall Street Journal. … Read more »

  Click on the picture above to watch video of Rep. Hill's speech on the House floor this past Wednesday. WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) submitted a letter to the president requesting his support in bringing Majd Kamalmaz safely home from Syria. Mr. Kamalmaz is an… Read more »

Click on the picture above to watch Rep. Hill's remarks from the House floor today. WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives… Read more »

HILL INTRODUCES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT By Coptic Solidarity Today, on Religious Freedom Day, Congressman French Hill (R-AR) introduced a resolution, H.Res.49, expressing support for Coptic Christians and religious liberty in Egypt: “Egypt and the United States are important partners in the fight against terrorism. However, we must… Read more »

Click on the picture above to watch Rep. Hill's remarks today from the House floor in support of religious freedom for Coptic Christians in Egypt.  WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, on Religious Freedom Day, Congressman French Hill (R-AR) introduced a resolution, H.Res.49, expressing support for Coptic Christians and religious… Read more »

U.S. indicts Russian lawyer in tax-fraud case By The ADG NEW YORK -- The Russian lawyer who attended the Trump Tower meeting that is a focus of the special counsel's investigation into possible collusion was charged with obstructing an unrelated tax-fraud case, federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday. Natalya Veselnitskaya was indicted on one count of obstruction of justice… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement on Mueller’s indictment of the 13 Russian nationals: “I was glad to see the Special Counsel indict 13 Russian nationals that sought to interfere with our political system. Their actions once again prove to us that Russia is not to be trusted as they continue their longstanding tradition of trying to meddle in our political… Read more »

This week, Speaker Paul Ryan appointed Congressman French Hill (AR-02) to serve on the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, an independent federal government agency established by Congress in 1975. The commission’s mission is to promote partnerships that advance common interests and aims to strengthen the U.S.-Japan relationship through educational, cultural, and intellectual… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting for a resolution supporting the Iranian people, H.Res.676, that passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 415-2. “I stand with the people of Iran in their peaceful protests against the oppressive and corrupt mullahs of Iran. The measure we passed today in the House states without… Read more »