Gregory Meeks elected next House Foreign Affairs Committee chair

Meeks has a lengthy voting record on the Middle East and has been praised by a variety of Israel- and Iran-focused groups.
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US Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) speaks at a press conference calling for a ban on police chokeholds in Foley Square on June 2, 2020, in New York City. Over a dozen elected officials from the federal, state and city level spoke at the conference, citing the killings of George Floyd and Eric Garner by police officers as examples of chokehold tactics leading to fatal interactions between unarmed African Americans and law enforcement. - Scott Heins/Getty Images
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A longtime New York congressman has been elected the next chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Gregory Meeks (D-NY) was elected to the position Dec. 3, becoming the first Black person to hold the powerful position. His victory has drawn praise from a variety of Middle East-focused groups in Washington.

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