The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives which has jurisdiction over bills and investigations related to the foreign affairs of the United States. It is less powerful than its Senate counterpart, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, because the House committee does not consider the ratification of treaties or the confirmation of presidential appointments, such as are made for ambassador and Secretary of State.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida became chairperson of the committee in 2011, following the Republican majority obtained as a result of the United States House of Representatives elections, 2010. She succeeds Howard Berman, of California.
From 1975 to 1978 [1] and from 1995 to 2007, it was renamed the Committee on International Relations. In January 2007 (and January 1979), it changed back to its original name. Its jurisdiction is and was the same under both names.
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| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights | Chris Smith (R-NJ) | Donald Payne (D-NJ) |
| Asia and the Pacific | Donald Manzullo (R-IL) | Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS) |
| Europe and Eurasia | Dan Burton (R-IN) | Gregory Meeks (D-NY) |
| Middle East and South Asia | Steve Chabot (R-OH) | Gary Ackerman (D-NY) |
| Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade | Ed Royce (R-CA) | Brad Sherman (D-CA) |
| Oversight and Investigations | Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) | Russ Carnahan (D-MO) |
| Western Hemisphere | Connie Mack IV (R-FL) | Eliot Engel (D-NY) |