United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia

The U.S. House Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia is a subcommittee within the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It was previously known as the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism, only gaining jurisdiction over Central Asia policy during the 118th Congress.

Jurisdiction

The subcommittee is one of five with what the committees calls "regional jurisdiction" over a specific area of the globe. Such jurisdiction includes political relations between the United States and countries in the region and related legislation, disaster assistance, boundary issues, and international claims. The regional subcommittees also oversee the activities of the United Nations and its programs in the region.^[1]

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Joe Wilson, South Carolina, Chair Brian Mast, Florida Tim Burchett, Tennessee Ronny Jackson, Texas Jim Baird, Indiana Mike Lawler, New York Rich McCormick, Georgia	Dean Phillips, Minnesota, Ranking Member Brad Sherman, California Gerry Connolly, Virginia David Cicilline, Rhode Island (until May 31, 2023) Kathy Manning, North Carolina Gabe Amo, Rhode Island (from November 15, 2023)

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida, Chairwoman Steve Chabot, Ohio Darrell Issa, California Ron DeSantis, Florida Mark Meadows, North Carolina Paul Cook, California Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Lee Zeldin, New York Daniel Donovan, New York Ann Wagner, Missouri Brian Mast, Florida Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania	Ted Deutch, Florida, Ranking Member Gerry Connolly, Virginia David Cicilline, Rhode Island Lois Frankel, Florida Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii Brad Schneider, Illinois Thomas Suozzi, New York Ted Lieu, California

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Ted Deutch, Florida, Chair Gerry Connolly, Virginia David Cicilline, Rhode Island Ted Lieu, California Colin Allred, Texas Tom Malinowski, New Jersey David Trone, Maryland, Vice Chair Brad Sherman, California Bill Keating, Massachusetts Juan Vargas, California	Joe Wilson, South Carolina, Ranking Member Steve Chabot, Ohio Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Lee Zeldin, New York Brian Mast, Florida Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania Steve Watkins, Kansas

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
David Cicilline, Rhode Island, Chair^[2] Ted Deutch, Florida (until September 30, 2022^[3]) Gerry Connolly, Virginia David Cicilline, Rhode Island Ted Lieu, California Colin Allred, Texas Tom Malinowski, New Jersey Kathy Manning, North Carolina, Vice Chair Bill Keating, Massachusetts Brad Sherman, California Juan Vargas, California Brad Schneider, Illinois	Joe Wilson, South Carolina, Ranking Member Scott Perry, Pennsylvania Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Lee Zeldin, New York Brian Mast, Florida Tim Burchett, Tennessee Greg Steube, Florida Ronny Jackson, Texas Maria Elvira Salazar, Florida

External links

• Subcommittee page

References

1. "Committee Rules, 112th Congress". February 9, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
2. "Cicilline Elected Chair of Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism". 29 September 2022.
3. "Exiting Congress early, Ted Deutch assesses wins, losses — and increasingly toxic politics". Sun Sentinel. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-30.