Chairman's Press
Chairman Menendez: Erdogan’s Announced Plans for Greek Cypriot Suburb Can Not Stand
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's speech in Cyprus, where he announced he would step up his campaign to undermine the island's peace negotiations by opening the coastline of Varosha in direct violation of multiple United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions: "As Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, I condemn President Erdogan'… Continue Reading
July 20, 2021
Chairman Menendez Statement on 22nd Anniversary of Chinese Government’s Campaign Against Falun Gong Spiritual Movement
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in observance of the 22nd anniversary of the Government of the People's Republic of China campaign of oppression against practitioners of Falun Gong, a Chinese spiritual discipline based upon universal principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance: "Twenty-two years ago today, the People's Republic of China undertook a ruthless and brutal crackdown agai… Continue Reading
July 20, 2021
Menéndez sobre Esfuerzos de la Administración Biden para Apoyar el Movimiento Pro-Democracia en Cuba
WASHINGTON - El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, publicó las siguientes declaraciones en respuesta a los esfuerzos de la Administración Biden para apoyar al pueblo cubano mientras surge el movimiento pro-democracia en la isla: "El régimen de Díaz Canel ha demostrado su verdadero descaro en los últimos días al desatar una campaña de violencia en contra de protestas pacíf… Continue Reading
July 20, 2021
Statement from Chairman Menendez on Biden Administration’s Efforts to Support Cuba’s Pro-Democracy Movement
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's efforts to support the Cuban people as the island's pro-democracy movement surges: "The Díaz Canel regime has shown its depravity in the past week, desperately unleashing a campaign of violence, human rights abuses, and forced disappearances against the Cuban people, all while blocking internet access out of sheer p… Continue Reading
July 20, 2021
Chairman Menendez Delivers Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at this morning's full Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Ms. Paloma Adams-Allen to be a Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Management and Resources); Dr. Karen Donfried to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European Affairs and Eurasian Affairs); the Honorable Mary Catherine Phee to be an Assistan… Continue Reading
July 15, 2021
Senadores y Congresistas Anuncian Resolución Bipartidista Reafirmando Apoyo Incondicional del Congreso al Movimiento Pro Democracia en Cuba
WASHINGTON - El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores en el Senado, el Latino y Cubanoamericano de más alto rango en el Congreso, y el?Senador Marco Rubio (R-Fla.),?Miembro de Más Alto Rango en el Subcomité sobre el Hemisferio Occidental,?y los?Congresistas Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.23)?y?Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.25), además del?Senador Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),?el Senador Jim Risch (R-Idaho),?Miembro de M… Continue Reading
July 15, 2021
Leading Senators, Representatives Unveil Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support for Cuba’s Pro-Democracy Movement
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined today by Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25), in addition to Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere T… Continue Reading
July 14, 2021
Menendez, Van Hollen, Rubio Lead Colleagues in Urging U.S.-EU Response to Turkish Provocations in Varosha
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both members of the Committee, today were joined by 11 of their Senate colleagues in condemning Turkey's continuing efforts to open the coastline of Varosha, Cyprus in contravention of several United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions and in defiance of recent calls from the UNSC and the European Council to immediately reverse course. In a b… Continue Reading
July 14, 2021
Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Committee Hearing on USAID Budget Request
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at this morning's full Committee hearing to review the FY 2022 budget request for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Testifying before the Committee was USAID Administrator Samantha Power. "As we know, foreign assistance, development aid, and humanitarian relief are not charity programs. USAID programs around the world are concr… Continue Reading
July 13, 2021
Chairman Menendez Demands Action from Biden Admin Following Recent Onslaught of Ransomware Attacks
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken raising significant concerns regarding the recent wave of ransomware attacks, particularly that which exploited the Kaseya technology firm over the July 4th weekend. The Senator's letter comes as the White House prepares to begin cybersecurity discussions with the Kremlin agreed upon at the Biden-Putin summit. In the interest of safegua… Continue Reading
July 13, 2021
***ICYMI*** SFRC Chairman Menendez Discusses Latest on Pro-Democracy Protests in Cuba on MSNBC
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today joined Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC to discuss the latest on the pro-democracy movement in Cuba and the need for the United States to continue to stand with the Cuban people against the authoritarian regime. "The regime has to change in order to let the Cuban people thrive," Chairman Menendez said, condemning the regime's oppressive tactics to subdue people across the island. "This is one of the largest,… Continue Reading
July 13, 2021
Chairman Menendez Delivers Opening Remarks at Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at this morning's full Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Mr. Marc Evans Knapper to be Ambassador to Vietnam and the Assistant Secretary of State nominations of the Honorable Gentry O. Smith (Diplomatic Security), the Honorable Rena Bitter (Consular Affairs), and Ms. Monica P. Medina (Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific … Continue Reading
July 13, 2021
Chairman Menendez Speaks Ahead of Vote on Nomination of Uzra Zeya to be Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the Senate Floor in advance of the confirmation vote on the nomination of Uzra Zeya to be Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. "Ms. Zeya is immensely qualified to lead U.S. efforts to re-center our most fundamental values in our foreign policy efforts and to strengthen the bureaus she will lead. Her experience, an… Continue Reading
July 11, 2021
Menéndez Sobre Día Histórico de Manifestaciones contra el Régimen Cubano
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores en el Senado, emitió las siguientes declaraciones en respuesta a un día de protestas en ciudades y pueblos en Cuba exigiendo el fin de la dictadura comunista: "Después de una jornada histórica de protestas, el mundo entero ha sido testigo de cómo miles de cubanos se vieron forzados a salir a las calles para exigir el fin de la dictadura en su pa&i… Continue Reading
July 11, 2021
Chairman Menendez Statement on Historic Day of Anti-Regime Protests in Cuba
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in reaction to a day of massive protests in cities and towns across Cuba calling for the end of the communist dictatorship: "In an historic day of protests, the world is bearing witness as thousands of Cubans take to the streets to call for an end to dictatorship in their country. Despite ongoing persecution on the island, Cubans are bravely joining to… Continue Reading
July 09, 2021
Chairman Menendez on 10th Anniversary of South Sudan’s Independence
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of South Sudan's independence, which will be introduced into the Senate record: "I rise today to acknowledge the 10th anniversary of South Sudan's independence. July 9th is a bittersweet day for the resilient people of South Sudan. For decades, South Sudanese fought a brutal war with the government in Khartoum in which two million people lo… Continue Reading
July 09, 2021
Joint Statement from Chairman Menendez, EU Foreign Relations Committee Chairs on Politically-Motivated People Trafficking
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined his counterparts in the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, and United Kingdom in issuing the following statement to condemn the use of trafficked migrants by the Lukashenka regime to undermine neighboring states: "We, the chairs of our respective national parliament's Foreign Affairs Committees, condemn unequivocally the use… Continue Reading
July 08, 2021
Chairman Menendez Statement on Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse: "I condemn the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and extend my deep condolences to his family and the people of Haiti in this difficult moment. My thoughts are with First Lady Martine Moïse as she recovers from this horrific attack. "There is no place in democratic societies fo… Continue Reading
July 07, 2021
Chairman Menendez, Colleagues Push for Increased Funding to Foster Diversity, Inclusion in International Affairs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by 12 of his Senate colleagues in making the case for growing Congressional support and funding levels for U.S. programs that foster diversity and inclusion in international affairs. In a letter to Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Progra… Continue Reading
July 07, 2021
Grupo Bipartidista de Senadores Reafirman la Importancia de la Relación Entre Estados Unidos y Colombia; Expresan Preocupación por Represión Contra Manifestantes
WASHINGTON - El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), el Presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, acompañado por los Senadores Tim Kaine (D-Va.) y Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), el Presidente y el Miembro de Más Alto Rango en el Subcomité sobre el Hemisferio Occidental, hoy lideraron a 10 de sus colegas del Senado en reafirmar el apoyo del Congreso a la relación bilateral entre Estados Unidos y Colombia. En una carta al Presidente Joe Biden, los senado… Continue Reading
