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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Angus King (I-ME) released a statement on the reported peace plan between Russia and Ukraine: “We share significant concerns over the details of the reported peace plan...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the 2025 Halifax International Security Forum. The Ranking Member also rebuked the Trump Administration’s proposed ‘peace deal’ between Russia and Ukraine that serves the interests of Putin and the...

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, “Reviewing Implementation of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act and Future Opportunities for U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation.” In her remarks, Ranking Member Shaheen underscored the...

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 Darryl Nirenberg to be Ambassador to Romania, Melissa Argyros to be Ambassador to Latvia, Christopher Yeaw to be Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control,...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced that she will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to the 17th annual Halifax International Security Forum. She will be joined by U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following President Trump’s Meeting with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the White House:“I support strengthening cooperation with America’s partners, but President Trump’s reported offer...

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 statement below regarding the recent Tanzanian elections. “On Wednesday, October 29th, Tanzania held elections marred by state-sponsored political repression, targeted abductions and...

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 statement below following a meeting with President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria: “We were glad to welcome President al-Sharaa to the United States Capitol yesterday to discuss the future of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concerns about the transfer of $7.5 million directly to the Government of Equatorial Guinea in exchange for the country agreeing to accept third country nationals removed from the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement on the attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher Maternity Hospital in North Darfur, Sudan, where, according to reports, at least 460 patients and their families...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following President Trump’s meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán at the White House: “President Trump is right to say that Europe needs to reduce its reliance on the Russian energy exports that fuel Putin’s war...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, issued the following statement on the kidnapping and murder of Druze sheikh and physician Dr. Hamza Shahin in Syria: “We were grateful to join Dr. Hamza Shahin...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on U.S. Agency for Global Media’s (USAGM) Senior Advisor Kari Lake’s attempts to eliminate funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Hungarian Language Service: “As President Trump welcomes...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), John Curtis (R-UT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV)...

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 statement below ahead of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) vote to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa and Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab.“Effective diplomacy...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Curtis (R-UT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Administration to defend former...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks in front of the Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments in the case on President Trump’s imposition of tariffs using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In her remarks, Ranking Member Shaheen...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Tim Scott (R-SC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Todd Young (R-ID) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), released the following statement on the violence in Sudan:“We are horrified by the ongoing civil war in Sudan,...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement condemning...