Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, will address NATO’s Heads of State and Government at their Summit meeting in Washington, DC today, July 10, 2024. Connolly will speak at 1:00PM at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
The Assembly’s President is traditionally invited to address NATO Summits to present the views of Allied legislators… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, will address NATO’s Heads of State and Government at their upcoming Summit meeting in Washington, DC on July 9-11, 2024.
The Assembly’s President is traditionally invited to address NATO Summits to present the views of Allied legislators on the key issues affecting the Alliance. Connolly previously… Read more »
NATO is “brain dead.” NATO is “obsolete.” NATO is “a relic of the Cold War.” These are the familiar tropes espoused by NATO’s critics who have become drowned out by the Russian onslaught in Ukraine. With Putin’s brutal invasion, the march of authoritarianism has quickened its step. NATO, however, has responded with a demonstration of unity and resolve capable of redefining the future of… Read more »
Following a unanimous decision by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) Bureau, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly has been elected Acting President of the Assembly to fulfill the remainder of the 2024 presidential term. Former President Michal Szczerba’s term came to an end following his election to the European Parliament. Congressman Connolly’s appointment comes just weeks ahead of the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced the Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act, bipartisan legislation to counter organized criminal and drug trafficking groups who are devastating communities in and around the Brazilian Amazon, upending rule of law, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), the former president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, were joined by… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs advanced a resolution introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) to recognize the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Connolly and Wilson were joined in introducing the resolution by their fellow Korea Caucus co-chairs Reps. Ami Bera (D-CA), and Mike… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and 54 members of Congress in calling on the Administration to use all tools possible to dissuade the Israeli government from moving forward with an offensive invasion into Rafah.
“We write with urgency to say: an offensive invasion into Rafah by Israel in the… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), Congressman Chris Deluzio, and 85 colleagues in urging President Biden to enforce National Security Memorandum 20, including the underlying law, Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act amid evidence and reports that Israel has restricted the flow of US aid to Gaza – where over one million Palestinians are… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after the House passed President Biden's security supplemental funding package:
"Today, I was proud to vote for President Biden’s security supplemental funding package which will finally deliver what… Read more »
