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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), Co-Chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, released a statement following the news of Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink’s intent to step down.  "For almost three years as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Ambassador Bridget Brink has demonstrated exceptional leadership,...

WASHINGTON – Today, in recognition of World Quantum Day on April 14th, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan International Quantum Research Exchange Act, which would promote U.S. leadership in quantum research through international...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the Senate floor to mark the second anniversary of the civil war in Sudan, calling on the U.S. to resume foreign and humanitarian assistance to the region, help put an end to the conflict and set Sudan back on a path to a...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, submitted opening remarks for the record at the hearing on the nominations of Thomas DiNanno to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Sarah Rogers to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and...

WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement as Radio Free Asia (RFA), Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) face funding issues that will necessitate major layoffs as soon as this week, impacting...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nominations of Brian Burch to be Ambassador to the Vatican, Brandon Judd to be Ambassador to Chile and Nicole McGraw to be Ambassador to Croatia. In her opening remarks, Ranking Member...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on arms sales to Israel: “As Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I am deeply concerned by the breakdown of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of former Senator David Perdue to be Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. In her opening...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member and Chairman the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement regarding the announcement that the State Department imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials responsible for implementing the 2020 National Security Law and 2024 Article 23...

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, convened democratic Senators for a roundtable discussion with experts on The Dangerous Consequences of Funding Cuts to U.S. Global Health Programs. The Ranking Member said: “In less than two months, the Trump Administration has undone...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of Warren Stephens to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Thomas Barrack to be Ambassador to Türkiye and Tilman Fertitta to be Ambassador to both Italy and San Marino. In her...

WASHINGTON – Today, Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM ET, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate colleagues will host a roundtable discussion on The Dangerous Consequences of Funding Cuts to U.S. Global Health Programs. They will be joined by global health experts who can speak to...

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, alongside Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR),...

WASHINGTON – This week, Foreign Policy published an opinion piece by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, making the argument that dismantling Voice of America (VOA) is a strategic mistake that weakens America’s ability to counter disinformation and increases our vulnerability to foreign...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), issued a statement following the committee’s meeting with Peter Marocco, Director of Foreign Assistance and Ken Jackson, Acting...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), sent a letter to Secretary Rubio urging him to...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement during a hearing titled “Shared Threats: Indo-Pacific Alliances and Burden Sharing in Today’s Geopolitical Environment.” In her remarks, Ranking Member Shaheen said that there is bipartisan recognition of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the deadline for PEPFAR Re-Authorization: “The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the world’s largest bilateral HIV/AIDS assistance program. Since its creation by President George W....

WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of Reed Rubinstein to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, Mike Huckabee to be Ambassador to Israel and Kevin Cabrera to be Ambassador to Panama. In her opening remarks,...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed Secretary of State and Acting USAID Administrator Marco Rubio for information on whether the agency’s directive...