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Washington, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today responded on the Senate floor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) comments about rushing the New START Treaty before Christmas. The Senate has been considering the treaty for over seven months, held over 20 hearings, and received...

Washington, D.C. –Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today issued the following statement on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review:  “The administration review provides welcome evidence of progress in key parts of Afghanistan, particularly the Taliban heartland of Kandahar, and underscores that the...

Washington, D.C. –Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today issued a statement in response to the State Department releasing its first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR).  The QDDR provides a short and long-term blueprint for U.S. diplomatic and development efforts. “I welcome the release...

Washington, D.C. – Today, following a press conference to discuss the New Strategic Arms Reduction (New START), Senators John Kerry, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Carl Levin, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, released the following statements urging their...

Washington, D.C.—Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today released the following statement on the start of debate on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START): “Today the Senate will take up the New START Treaty. This has been a long time coming. The process began last spring. The meetings,...

Washington, D.C. – Following Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) announcement this afternoon regarding the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released this statement: “This comes down to a question of the Senate’s will, not our capacity. The...

Washington, D.C. –The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed bipartisan legislation written by Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) that will establish a comprehensive, five-year strategy to reduce the levels of violence against women and girls globally.  The landmark International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) identifies ways to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) tonight released the following statement on the passing of U.S. diplomat and special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke: “This awful news is almost incomprehensible, not least of all because I cannot imagine Richard Holbrooke in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry released the following statement today after the Administration announced the appointment of Ambassador Dane Smith as Special Advisor for Darfur:    “I am pleased ­­­­­­­Special Envoy Scott Gration today announced the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major speech on China policy today at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) stressed the need for a balanced American policy that recognizes and addresses China’s strengths and weaknesses. He also urged the Chinese to use their...

Washington, DC –Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement this evening after the United States and South Korea reached an agreement on the Korea–U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS): “I am happy to hear that the United States and South Korea have reached a deal on the Korea-U.S....

Washington, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) this afternoon rebutted an op-ed published this morning by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the Boston Globe repeating inaccurate assertions about New START that have already been thoroughly debunked. Chairman Kerry’s rebuttal is now also in the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said today that the heads of the nation’s three primary nuclear weapons laboratories have declared their support for President Obama’s updated, 10-year plan to maintain U.S. nuclear weapons. Senator Kerry welcomed the support and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in honor of World AIDS Day: “Today, on World AIDS Day, we mourn the millions of people who have lost their lives over the decades at the same time we celebrate all that has been accomplished in the fight...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today delivered remarks regarding the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) on the Senate floor.  Highlights from Chairman Kerry’s remarks as prepared for delivery:   “Again and again, senior military leaders have said...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement in recognition of tomorrow’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women:  “Violence against women is a human rights problem with far-reaching consequences. When women are subjected to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement in response to the release of classified State Department documents by WikiLeaks:  "The release of classified information under these circumstances is a reckless action which jeopardizes lives by exposing raw,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In reaction to reports that North Korea has built a new facility to secretly enrich uranium, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement:   “Today’s troubling report underscores the need for continued close consultations with South Korea and our other...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the November 28 parliamentary elections in Moldova, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) issued the following statements announcing the Senate’s passage of a resolution recognizing Moldova’s democratic accomplishments and expressing its...

Washington, DC – This morning, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) chaired a nomination hearing for Thomas Nides to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, William Brownfield to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook to be...