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WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene a business meeting to consider ten pieces of legislation including the Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023; Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023; and the Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act. The Committee will also convene for one nomination hearing and one full Committee...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Strengthening Fentanyl Sanctions Act, critical legislation to ensure that the Biden administration has the resources and authorities needed to target malign actors fueling the ongoing fentanyl epidemic in our country.“The...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement calling on the international community to do more to address escalating violence in Northern Kosovo: “I am deeply troubled by the escalating violence in Northern Kosovo and also disappointed in the...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, participated in a full Committee hearing – chaired by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen – to consider the nominations of The Honorable Nisha Desai to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered floor remarks prior to the vote for cloture for Elizabeth Allen, the president’s nominee for Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. CLICK TO WATCH A copy of the Chairman’s...

WASHINGTON – El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, junto a los Senadores Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) y Tim Kaine (D-Va.) hoy presentaron el proyecto de ley de la Asociación Económica entre Estados Unidos y Uruguay, el primer proyecto de ley centrado exclusivamente en fortalecer la asociación entre...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) unveiled the United States Uruguay Economic Partnership Act – the first bill exclusively focused on strengthening the partnership between the United...

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: June 12 – 16 WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one nominations hearing and one closed TS/SCI briefing. The topic of the briefing will be on the Current Dynamics in U.S.-China Relations and the briefer will be the Honorable Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to...

WASHINGTON –  Today, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) released statements following the Committee’s passage of their International Trafficking Victims Protection...

WASHINGTON – This morning, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement at SFRC’s Business Meeting. The agenda included the consideration of various nominees and legislation, including The International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at this morning’s full Committee hearing, “State Department Services for the American People: An Overview of Consular Affairs and Programs.” Testifying before the Committee was...

While Russia has denied its own involvement, such an act is consistent with Putin’s playbook to target and destroy vital pieces of civilian infrastructure. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the statement below following the destruction of the Nova Kakhova...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in reaction to successful negotiation of the first ever U.S.-Taiwan Trade Initiative: “As the Co-Chair of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, I have long called for the United States to negotiate a comprehensive...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement to introduce legislation that seeks to deepen and expand the Abraham Accords and Negev Forum – relationships that are profoundly changing the dynamics in the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement at this morning’s Business Meeting. The agenda included consideration of various nominees and the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of...

Este tratado es fundamental para proteger y aumentar la inversión extranjera directa de los Estados Unidos en Chile, un importante socio democrático, y ampliar relaciones económicas con la región en general WASHINGTON - El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores, emitió hoy las siguientes declaraciones tras la...

This treaty is critical to protecting and growing U.S. foreign direct investment in Chile, a strong ally, and expanding U.S. economic engagement with the region more broadly. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the statement below following the Senate Foreign Relations...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at this afternoon’s full Committee hearing: “Accountability for Russian Atrocities in Ukraine.” Testifying before the Committee was U.S. Department of State Ambassador-at-Large...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to the Republican’s reckless default plan and how it only serves to embolden China: “The Republican plan to default on the United States debt would be the single greatest strategic...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at this morning’s full Committee hearing: “Assessing U.S. Policy Towards the Western Balkans.” Testifying before the Committee were Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet and Deputy Assistant...