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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), ranking member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), today introduced the REPO Implementation Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to repurpose frozen Russian sovereign...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), today...

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 Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tedd Budd (R-N.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) released the following statement ahead...

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 following statement ahead of the start of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly:“As countries gather in New York, it is critical that the United States and others...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy. “As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I’ve long led congressional efforts to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and 49 of their bipartisan colleagues in sending a letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging him to work closely with President Trump and the U.S. government to secure the release of...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the passage of 36 nominees through a committee business meeting. “Chuck Schumer and Democrats have delayed every single Trump nominee and forced our committee to vote on a number of nominees for a second time. The...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 49 Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yvette Cooper, British Secretary of State, thanking...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s annual drug report that identifies China, Colombia, and Mexico as major drug transit or producing countries. “Drugs flow from these countries, across our borders, and kill Americans. I’m grateful that the Trump Administration has put these...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one business meeting. Business Meeting: Consideration of 32 nominees: Thomas DiNanno for Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, The Honorable Michael DeSombre to be assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs, Jacob Helberg to...

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 Sergio Gor to be ambassador to India, Herschel Walker to be ambassador to the Bahamas, Andrew Veprek to be assistant secretary of State for Population,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, had a conversation with Yaakov Katz, co-founder of MEAD, titled “Inside Foreign Affairs with Senator Risch,” at the MEAD Summit in Washington D.C. What are your thoughts on Israel’s attack on Hamas in Qatar? “If you are a member of Hamas, and a...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one nomination hearing and one business meeting. Business Meeting: Consideration of ambassador nominees: Julie Stufft to be ambassador to Kazakhstan, Sean O’Neil to be ambassador to Thailand, Michel Issa to be ambassador to Lebanon, John Giordano to be ambassador to...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), today released the following statement on the recent Executive Order on the detention of American abroad that includes key provisions of their Countering Wrongful Prevention Act.  “We are glad to see our Countering Wrongful...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding Lebanon’s ongoing discussion on the disarmament of Hezbollah. “Lebanon deserves a free, prosperous, and secure future. That will only be possible if...

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 nominations hearing. Witnesses included The Honorable Bill Bazzi to be ambassador to Tunisia, Ms. Melinda Hildebrand to be ambassador to Costa Rica, Mr. Todd Wilcox to be assistant secretary...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one nominations hearing. Nominations Hearing: Bill Bazzi to be ambassador to Tunisia, Melinda Hildebrand to be ambassador to Costa Rica, and Todd Wilcox to be assistant secretary of State for diplomatic security. More nominees to be announced.  Date: Wednesday,...

BOISE – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the United Kingdom, France, and Germany initiated the snapback of UN sanctions on Iran at the Security Council today. “After years of Iranian nuclear extortion and terrorism, I am pleased our European allies have...

“This summer I was pleased to welcome eight exceptional interns to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” said Chairman Risch. “The international community is navigating a multitude of complex foreign policy issues, and these interns had the unique opportunity to witness how the U.S. Senate strategizes and responds. I’m grateful for all the work...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-VA.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), today introduced the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). This legislation seeks to...