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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's issuance of a general license allowing certain transactions with previously sanctioned individuals and entities and a temporary waiver of Caesar Act sanctions: "I commend...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Peter Welch (D-VT) released a statement following their visit to Ottawa, Canada:  “We were glad to participate in a bipartisan delegation to Canada and meet with Prime...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined CNN from Ottawa, where she is leading a bipartisan Senate delegation to reaffirm U.S.-Canada relations amid trade tensions. During the interview, Ranking Member Shaheen also criticized President Trump’s threats of a 50% tariff...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State Department & USAID Management, International Operations & Bilateral International Development, sent a letter to U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Acting...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the Department of Homeland Security's decision to block international student enrollment at Harvard University: “The Department of Homeland Security’s decision to revoke Harvard University’s certification to admit...

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Curtis (R-UT) and Chris Coons (D-DE), reintroduced the bipartisan Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act, which would prioritize U.S. leadership in addressing the ongoing violence in...

WASHINGTON—On May 23, 2025, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will lead a bipartisan delegation with Tim Kaine (D-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT)  to Ottawa, Canada. While in Ottawa, the bipartisan delegation will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney,...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump's Oval Office meeting with South African President Ramaphosa: "The only beneficiaries of President Trump’s meeting with President Ramaphosa are China and Russia, who are eagerly...

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), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Katie Britt (R-AL), issued the following statement on the results of the Romanian presidential election: “Congratulations to President-elect Nicusor...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the full Committee hearing, “Review of the Fiscal Year 2026 State Department Budget Request," with Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the sole witness. In her opening remarks, Ranking Member Shaheen...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's reported firing of nearly 600 VOA employees: “Congress—on a bipartisan basis—has long recognized that Voice of America serves as a ‘consistently reliable and authoritative...

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to President Trump expressing concern about the Administration’s...

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), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Katie Britt (R-AL) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) issued the following statement on the upcoming presidential election runoff in Romania: “In advance of the presidential election...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led 13 of their colleagues in pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Administration’s retreat from longstanding efforts to promote human rights...

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

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 Joel Rayburn to be Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Chris Pratt to be Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and Michael DeSombre...

On April 2, 2025, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hosted a public roundtable for Senators to exam the profound consequences of the Trump Administrations’ cuts to U.S. global health programs. The panel highlighted the increased risks to the health of Americans from diseases, including...

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 on President Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria: “We commend President Trump’s decision to lift all sanctions on Syria. His decision is a welcome response to...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, led members in pushing for a new investigation into...

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 lift all sanctions on Syria: "I commend President Trump’s decision to lift all sanctions on Syria. These sanctions succeeded in their original goal of aiding in the...