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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the Trump Administration's announcement that following its “foreign assistance review,” it is seeking to terminate half of the programs under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), including the Zambia and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, led their colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressing serious concerns regarding his threats to start...

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined the BBC News’ World Service to denounce the Trump Administration’s plan to incinerate nearly $10 million in taxpayer-funded family planning supplies. During the interview, Ranking Member Shaheen emphasized that these are...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and John Curtis (R-UT), released the following statement of support for the Venezuelan people: “As the one-year anniversary of Nicolas Maduro’s theft of the Venezuelan presidential election approaches,...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Foreign Relations Committee's passage of Mike Waltz, nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: “I disagree with Mike Waltz on some issues, including his use of unclassified systems to...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), released the following statement after the passage of a law that will undermine Ukraine’s critical anti-corruption institutions, including the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement on reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has returned at least two Afghan families to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. According to multiple credible reports, the UAE began deportations as early as July 10 and...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, “Dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations in the Americas.” In her remarks, Ranking Member Shaheen underscored the threat posed by illicit transnational criminal organizations...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a committee hearing on the nominations of Jason Evans to be Under Secretary of State for Management, Thomas Rose to be Ambassador to Poland, Bill White to be Ambassador to Belgium and Peter Lamelas to be...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: “I am gravely concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza where 76% of the civilian population are expected to face emergency or catastrophic levels of hunger...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): “The Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina: "Today is the 31st anniversary of the...

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a video to highlight a recently released Minority report detailing how the Trump Administration’s first six months have significantly undermined the United States’ ability to compete with the People’s Republic of China including...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, offered multiple amendments to the Congressional Republican’s rescissions bill to save critical and lifesaving programs. Shaheen filed amendments to preserve funding to aid Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, save the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the recissions package to cut $9 billion in federal spending. “News of this bill’s passage will be met with cheers in Beijing, which is already celebrating America’s retreat...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on escalating violence in Syria: “I am deeply concerned by the uptick of violence in Syria, including Israel’s decision to launch airstrikes on Damascus and Suwayda. This escalation could undermine and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to condemn the Trump Administration’s rescissions package and chaotic dismantling of the U.S. diplomatic corps and foreign assistance programs, which she warned is empowering adversaries like  China...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, “Reforming the State Department to Compete in the 21st Century.” Michael Rigas, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, appeared as a witness in the hearing. In a...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), for a fireside discussion on the future of U.S. soft power and competition with China. During the event, Ranking Member Shaheen...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will deliver opening remarks at the hearing on the nominations of Michael Waltz to become the Ambassador to the United Nations, Christine Toretti to be Ambassador to Sweden and John Arrigo to be Ambassador to Portugal.   In her opening...