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WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one nomination hearing, one business meeting, and one full committee hearing. 1. Nominations Hearing: Tammy Bruce to be deputy representative to the UN, and Daryl Nirenberg to be ambassador to Romania, more nominees to be added. Date: Wednesday, November 19th,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below regarding the recent Tanzanian elections. “On Wednesday, October 29th, Tanzania held elections marred by state-sponsored political repression, targeted abductions and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 24 colleagues in a letter applauding President Trump and Secretary Rubio for excluding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below following a meeting with President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria:  “We were glad to welcome President al-Sharaa to the United States Capitol today to discuss the future of the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday gave the following remarks at a reception in honor of the tenth anniversary of the C5 +1, hosted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Chairman Risch gave the following remarks: “Thank you to Secretary Rubio for having me here today, this is...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below ahead of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) vote to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa and Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab.“Effective...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Representatives Carol Miller (WV-01), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) to introduce a bill to repeal the outdated Jackson-Vanik trade...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), released the following statement on the violence in Sudan: “We are horrified by the ongoing...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and more than 30 bipartisan colleagues in a letter to President Donald Trump ahead of his expected meeting with Communist Chinese President Xi Jinping asking the president to use this opportunity to secure the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included Amer Ghalib to be ambassador to Kuwait, Brent Christensen to be ambassador to Bangladesh, Benjamin Leon to be ambassador to Spain, Leo Bozell to be...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today held a committee business meeting during which members approved 17 bills, 2 resolutions, and 2 nominees. “We are pleased with the passage of several pieces of legislation during the committee’s...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the recent election of Takaichi Sanae as Japan’s next prime minister: “We congratulate Takaichi Sanae on her historic election as Japan’s first female prime...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below following their meeting with the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese.  “It was our pleasure to welcome Prime Minster Albanese to the Capitol today. Australia...

1. Business Meeting: The committee will consider several pieces of legislation. Read a full list here: Foreign Relations Committee Business Meeting. Date: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 Time: 9:30am Location: United States Capitol, S-116 This event will not be livestreamed Members of the press interested in covering this event in person should RSVP...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below following the Bolivian presidential and legislative elections that took place on Sunday. “We congratulate President-elect Rodrigo Paz, the recently elected members of the...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) led their colleagues in a show of strong support for Taiwan on Taiwan’s 114th National Day. The senators issued a joint letter celebrating Taiwan’s national day and reaffirming America’s long-standing...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement welcoming the Trump Administration’s decision to impose sanctions on...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statements on his priorities that were included in the Senate-passed FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): State Department Reauthorization: to exercise congressional oversight over the State Department and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of President Trump’s constitutional authority to authorize strikes on narco-terrorists trafficking drugs into the United States. Read his full remarks below: Click the image above to watch Chairman...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on recent developments of the political situation in Georgia following the crackdown in the aftermath of the local elections held on October 4: “We are...