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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding an agreement reached to secure the release of mostly women and children abducted by Hamas during the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023. The announcement comes days after Chair Cardin and Senator...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ben Luján (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Alex Padilla...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tammy...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, sent President Biden a letter urging him to use his meeting with President Xi Jinping today to push for the immediate release of Americans and the families of American journalists being held in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As reported in an...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement at the Committee hearing on “U.S. Leadership on Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Strategic Competition,” and emphasized the importance of American leadership on AI to bolster peace and security around the...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing on U.S. Leadership on Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Strategic Competition, and one nominations hearing. For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the attacks on...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the “U.S. National Security Interests in Ukraine” and urged Congress to pass supplemental funding for Ukraine along with Israel, the Indo-Pacific, and other priorities. “Helping Ukraine strengthens...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor last night to say once again that the U.S.’ highest  priority is doing everything we can to help bring all hostages in Gaza home safely. “To the families of loved ones being held by Hamas: do not lose hope. We will...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the United States and NATO announced that NATO member countries, including the United States, would “suspend the operation” of the Conventional Forces in Europe...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Issues, today released the following statement on the undemocratic power grab and political violence in Honduras. “We are deeply concerned by the LIBRE Party’s attempt to...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing on U.S. National Security Interests in Ukraine. For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), having recently returned from a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of the confirmation of Jacob J. Lew to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel. “The U.S. Mission Israel team is the best in the field, but there’s no substitute for a confirmed ambassador,” said Chair...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the passing of Herbert ‘Bertie’ Bowman, one of the longest-ever serving staffers on Capitol Hill. “To remember the life of Bertie Bowman is to remember his integrity and his steadfast dedication to public...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Committee favorably reported out the nomination of Jacob J. Lew to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel by a vote of 12-9. The Committee also advanced three additional ambassadorial nominees, including...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Committee’s hearing on the implications of instability in the Sahel and West Africa on U.S. foreign policy. “We need to lead with our values as we try to advance an agenda of good governance in the region,” said...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing on Instability in the Sahel and West Africa, one Subcommittee hearing, one “pen & pad” briefing for journalists, and one business meeting focused on the nomination of Jacob J. Lew to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel. For all hearings, the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released this statement. “Senators Graham and Cardin led a bipartisan Senate delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and met the Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior government...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Black Friday Massacre in Chad where more than 125 pro-democracy protesters were killed by Chadian forces. “Today, we stand...