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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chair of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, expressed concerns over legislative proposals in the Peruvian Congress that could curtail the work of civil society organizations receiving international cooperation...

WASHINGTON – Today, on the one-year anniversary of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s determination that members of the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were committing war crimes, and that RSF forces and allied militias had engaged in crimes against humanity, including ethnic cleansing, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.),...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) issued a statement after speaking with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili. President Zourabichvili, who was popularly...

WATCH THE CHAIR’S FULL OPENING REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.)  delivered his final opening remarks as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the full Committee hearing, “Implementation of the Global Magnitsky Law.” In his remarks, Chair Cardin stressed the importance of fighting global corruption and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the adjournment of the fifth International Negotiation Committee (INC-5) discussions on a binding international agreement to end plastic pollution. “This week, delegates to INC-5 concluded their latest round of negotiations...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hosted His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and issued the following statement: “This morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reaffirmed its commitment to and the vital importance of the longstanding U.S.-Jordan...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities, themed “Transformative Solutions for Inclusive Development: The Role of Innovation in Fueling an Accessible and Equitable World,” by calling on Congress to lead global efforts to empower...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the 1504 Modernization Act to update Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which became law in 2010. Section 1504, originally championed by Chair Cardin and the late Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.)...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in South Korea and the National Assembly’s subsequent 190-0 vote to lift the declaration: "The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is closely monitoring...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, marked the day after World AIDS Day by calling attention to the urgent need for Congress to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has yet to secure a clean, multi-year renewal. “PEPFAR is more than a program –...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing. MEDIA POLICY: Press seating is limited. All media must RSVP to reserve a seat, and only Hill-credentialed media will be permitted to attend. RSVP for all committee events, including hearings, and other special events. Cameras and audio...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the announcement of a ceasefire agreement to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. “The ceasefire agreement that ends hostilities in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah for an initial phase of 60 days marks a...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the proceedings of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties that have signed on to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC), as well as its...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.K. Member of Parliament Sarah Champion, Chair of the International Development Committee, released a statement on the ongoing humanitarian situation in Sudan—currently the world’s largest displacement crisis. Since the conflict began in April...

WASHINGTON – Today, Newsweek published an opinion piece by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on the need for a people-based approach to foreign policy and competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This piece follows Chair Cardin’s introduction of the bipartisan INFORM Act – a bill...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, released a statement on El Salvador’s recent decision to approve another month-long extension of President Nayib Bukele’s national state of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield urging continued leadership on Sudan as the United States prepares to assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a Senate floor speech honoring the life and legacy of Sergei Magnitsky – a brave whistleblower who was tortured and killed for exposing corruption within Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. This speech follows the 15th anniversary of...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced the Informing a Nation with Free, Open, and Reliable Media (INFORM) Act to improve access to independent information and advance freedom of expression for citizens in the People’s Republic of China...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to Senator Rand Paul’s Joint Resolution of Disapproval (JRD) on Ukraine loan forgiveness, which was rejected by a vote of 37 to 61. WATCH THE CHAIR'S REMARKS HERE The text of the Chair’s remarks, as...