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WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) is traveling to Sudan as part of the Committee’s ongoing effort to assess security, political, and economic developments in advance of the referendum in January that will determine whether Southern Sudan becomes an independent nation. During his three-day...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today released a statement in response to Typhoon Megi’s landfall in the Philippines: “I am saddened to hear of the loss of life and damage wrought by Typhoon Megi in the Philippines.  As the storm -- one of the most powerful in decades -- moves...

WASHINGTON, D.C.--This evening, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement about the successful rescue operations that freed 33 miners previously trapped in the San Jose cooper mine in northern Chile for more than two months: "I am overjoyed that all 33 miners have now been...

Washington, DC – With just over 100 days until the January referenda in Sudan, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry today introduced the bipartisan Sudan Peace and Stability Act of 2010, which is cosponsored by Senators Brownback, Durbin, Wicker, and Feingold.  The bill defines the objectives of U.S. policy toward Sudan...

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement in response to Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, the first elections since a new Constitution was adopted in June, making Kyrgyzstan the first parliamentary republic in Central Asia: "This weekend, the people of...

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today praising President Obama’s selection of Tom Donilon as his new national security adviser and thanking General James Jones for his exemplary service in the post: “Tom Donilon has provided critical advice to Presidents...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) wrote an op-ed that appears today on CNN’s website, titled “Diplomacy Urgent as Vote to Split Sudan Nears.” Chairman Kerry has written bipartisan legislation, the Sudan Peace and Stability Act of 2010, which reasserts U.S. leadership and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Last night, the Senate unanimously passed the nomination of Cameron Munter to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan.  Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry released the following statement:    “I am pleased that before departing for recess last night, the Senate unanimously confirmed...

Washington, DC – Last night, the Senate approved a treaty that will make it easier for Americans to recover child support payments from a non-custodial parent living abroad.  The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance is a multilateral treaty that promotes the establishment,...

Washington, DC – Last night the Senate provided its advice and consent to ratification of Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties with the United Kingdom and with Australia.  Earlier this week, Congress passed accompanying legislation to implement the treaties in the United States.  Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry...

Washington, D.C.--Corresponding with the second ASEAN-United States summit in New York City, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and East Asia and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Jim Webb (D-VA), issued the following statements announcing the Senate’s unanimous passage of a resolution supporting recent and...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement endorsing the goals for global development and foreign aid reform described in President Obama’s speeches yesterday and today at the United Nations: “I am pleased to join with the President in support of a new...

Washington, D.C.---The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed bipartisan legislation yesterday approving the Pakistani-American Enterprise Fund, S.3665, which will focus on strengthening the private sector in Pakistan using existing funds from the Kerry-Lugar-Berman aid package passed by Congress last year.  This legislation will empower...

Washington, DC –  Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved by voice vote resolutions of ratification for Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties between the United States and the United Kingdom and between the United States and Australia, sending the treaties to the full Senate for advice and consent to ratification. The...

Washington, DC – Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution of advice and consent to ratification of New START with 3 Republicans joining 11 Democrats, continuing a tradition of bipartisan support for strategic arms agreements that spans four administrations. After the vote, Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the...

Washington, D.C. – This morning, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) held a business meeting to consider the Committee’s resolution of advice and consent to ratification of New START. The full text of his opening statement as prepared is below: Thank you all for coming. This meeting marks the end of the...

Washington, DC–Ahead of next week’s high-level meeting on Sudan at the United Nations, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement about the January 9, 2011 referendum on the independence of southern Sudan: “In less than four months, Southern Sudan is scheduled to vote in a...

Washington, DC–Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement today ahead of tomorrow’s direct negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians: “This is a moment of both promise and peril for the Middle East. I applaud the resumption of direct peace talks between Prime Minister...

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following President Obama’s Oval Office address on the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement: “The war over the war is over, and regardless of what anyone felt about the invasion and the conduct of the war over the past...

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement today about the illegal abduction of two American children, Noor and Ramsay Bower: “This is a tragic situation and my heart goes out to Colin Bower who has not been able to see his children for over a year. The case is clear:...