House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a bipartisan high-level congressional delegation to Jordan this weekend where they discussed Middle East peace and Syria with members of the country's royal family, her office announced
"This evening, our bipartisan delegation was honored to meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II, Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein, Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and senior Jordanian officials," the California Democrat said in a statement. "We expressed our continued appreciation for the strategic partnership between the U.S.
— Nancy Pelosi October 20, 2019 The nine-member delegation included House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson and Rep. Mac Thornberry, the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee. The meeting comes as the US closely monitors the situation in Syria after Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brokered a ceasefire between Turkey and Syria last week.
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