Foreign Policy

Washington, D.C. -- Today South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addressed a joint meeting of Congress, becoming the third world leader to do so since President Biden took office. In a nearly hour-long speech, delivered in English, Yoon praised the "synergy" between the United States and South Korea, called on North Korea to end its nuclear provocations, and warned against the threat disinformation poses to democracies around the world.

Washington, D.C. -- Today marks 75 years of Israeli Independence. Today follows the day of remembrance for Israel's fallen soldiers and terror victims, and the day of remembrance for victims of the Shoah. One reminds us of the cost of having Israel, the other demonstrates the cost of not having Israel.

Washington, D.C. -- Today we remember and honor the lives lost during the Armenian Genocide - one of the darkest chapters in human history. We just commemorated Yom HaShoah - the Holocaust - and we were taught that to forget the name of the victim is as if to kill them again. That's why today we pause to honor and remember the 1.5 million Armenians who were tragically murdered in the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923 because genocide denial is the first step in the next genocide.

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and former Chariman of the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, authored a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding Democracry and human rights in Pakistan.

Los Angeles, California -- Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and former Chair of the House Subcommittee on Asia & the Pacific, joined the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles banquet in honor of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and her visit to Los Angeles.

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged all parties to adhere to rulings issued by Pakistan's Supreme Court regarding the Punjab election case.

"Just spoke to former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan," said Congressman Sherman. "He also spoke to my friend, Dr. Asif Mahmood. Spoke about today's Pakistani Supreme Court decision."

Sherman concluded: "For democracies to function, the parties must adhere to the rule of law and rulings of the Supreme Court."

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led 19 members of Congress in re-introducing the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act – bipartisan legislation that calls for serious, urgent diplomatic engagement in pursuit of a formal end to the Korean War.