WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The American Councils for International Education issued the following news release: When the outgoing Kyrgyz ambassador to the US invited me to join him at his farewell reception in January, I gladly accepted. Attending a gathering at Blair House-the US president's guest house-was a first for me. I was doubly honored when Ambassador Kadyr Toktogulov thanked me by name during his remarks. And I was completely surprised by what I heard next. "Did you study in Moscow in  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), member of the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees, sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking him why the Bureau is dismantling its International Human Rights Unit. The unit, which investigates international war crimes, is critical to the U.S.'s leadership on enforcement of international order and the protection of human rights. In the le  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation, issued the following statement on the outcome of President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam: "President Trump made the right choice to conclude the summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. "It is far better to walk away during a round of talks than accept a bad deal. I remember when President Ronald Reagan used   more