National Security and Foreign Affairs
America's partners around the world must have a serious case of whiplash. The past 20 years have seen U.S. foreign policy ricochet from unilateralism to "leading from behind," from the isolationism of America First to an attempt to restore our diplomacy and global partnerships all at once. Foreign policy priorities always shift when the White House changes hands, but these swings are now more pronounced and jeopardize the credibility of U.S. commitments abroad.
U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Ken Calvert (R-CA), co-chairs of the California Aerospace Caucus, sent a letter to U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III last week, urging for the permanent relocation of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) upcoming Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) headquarters to either Los Angeles Air Force Base or the Vandenburg Space Force Base.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan California Aerospace Caucus, led a letter to U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III calling for the U.S. Space Force's (USSF) Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) permanent headquarters to be located at either the Los Angeles Air Force Base or the Vandenberg Space Force Base, both of which are in California.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) introduced a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' expectation of the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocol. As Russia continues their malign campaign and senseless attacks on Ukraine, it is imperative that any Ukrainian soldiers and legitimate International Legion members captured are treated humanely as in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
WASHINGTON – In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20, Representative Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in support of the U.S. State Department's recent announcement introducing initiatives to support subnational diplomacy. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. will host the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in April of 2023.
U.S. lawmakers of both major political parties are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.
A resolution urging the secretary of state to make the designation has been introduced in the House of Representatives at a time when Congress is eager to punish Moscow for its war on Ukraine.
Sponsored by Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina and Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California, the resolution seeks to add the Russian Federation to a list that includes North Korea, Iran, Syria and Cuba.
With nuclear tensions rising around the world, particularly in Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, and nuclear-weapon states coming closer to direct military conflict, Congressman Ted Lieu, '91, believes it's time for America to reevaluate its nuclear launch approval process.
"What happens if Vladimir Putin decides to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine?" Lieu asked an audience Thursday, May 5, at the Bechtel Conference Center. "What constraints are there on the U.S. president if he decides to use a nuclear weapon in response? The short answer is, there are virtually no constraints."
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the U.S. Navy's successful test of the Lockheed Martin Layered Laser Defense (LLD) system at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and Congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) led Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in urging the State Department to assess whether Russia meets the requirements to be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.