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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the deteriorating situation in Sudan and the need for proactive U.S. leadership to address the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, condemned Azerbaijan’s assault against Nagorno-Karabakh and urged the cut off of U.S. assistance to the Aliyev regime. The two leading Senators sent...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement after Azerbaijan launched an assault on innocent civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh. “I strongly condemn Azerbaijan’s brazen assault today on innocent civilians. “President Aliyev has now made abundantly clear that he will...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for a business meeting to consider a number of nominees and a working coffee with the Prime Minister of Vietnam. For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement after five Americans unjustly detained in Iran were safely returned. “Today, five Americans, including Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, and Siamak Namazi, are home where they belong. The Iranian regime detained and jailed them...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement marking one year since the beating and murder of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the Iranian regime. “Today marks one year since the brutal beating and murder of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the regime in Tehran and its...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution congratulating the people of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic on the 30th anniversary of their independence, and recognizing their substantial support to Ukraine against Russian aggression. The...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-chair of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, delivered remarks before the Senate Finance Committee reaffirming his commitment to strengthening the economic bonds between the United States and Taiwan. Chairman Menendez stressed the importance of a...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following opening statement at this morning’s full Committee hearing, “Assessing the Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.” Testifying before the Committee was the Honorable Yuri Kim, Acting Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released this statement calling for the de-escalation of tensions in Northeast Syria. “I urge all parties in Deir Ez-Zour and Northeast Syria to remain committed to recent efforts, made with significant U.S. support, to de-escalate recent...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing focused on assessing the Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh. For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to ensure Meta’s platforms are not amplifying Russian election disinformation and misinformation, as Slovakia prepares to hold parliamentary elections at the end of the month. “I am...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the ongoing ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh, calling on the United States and the international community to respond and hold President Aliyev and his regime accountable for their actions in...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement marking the 50th anniversary of the 1973 military coup d’état in Chile. “Today marks the 50th anniversary of the coup against the democratically elected Chilean President, Salvador Allende, and the start of one of the most...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent letters to the CEOs of Baker Hughes, SLB, and Halliburton – three American oilfield service companies – after the Associated Press reported that they were among U.S. companies that exported more than $200 million worth of items to Russia...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report critical of the Department of Defense’s “333” security assistance projects, titled “Building Partner Capacity: DoD and State Should Strengthen...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee’s hearing, “AUKUS: A Generational Opportunity to Deepen Our Security Partnerships With Australia and The United Kingdom.” The witnesses for the hearing were the Honorable Jessica Lewis,...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing focused on our Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) partnership and one Subcommittee hearing on the budget priorities for the Western Hemisphere during FY24. For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concerns about ongoing efforts to undermine...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement on the recent military coup in Gabon. “I am deeply concerned about the military coup in Gabon and the sham election that preceded. The Gabonese people deserve the right to participate in a genuine democratic process that...