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UNION CITY, N.J. – El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité De Relaciones Exteriores del Senado de Estados Unidos, emitió esta noche las siguientes declaraciones en reacción a los ataques no provocados de Rusia contra Ucrania: “Esta noche, tengo un nudo en la garganta por el pueblo de Ucrania. A manera...

UNION CITY, N.J. – El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité De Relaciones Exteriores del Senado de Estados Unidos, emitió esta noche las siguientes declaraciones en reacción a los ataques no provocados de Rusia contra Ucrania: “Esta noche, tengo un nudo en la garganta por el pueblo de Ucrania. A manera...

UNION CITY, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tonight issued the following statement in reaction to Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine: “Tonight, my heart is heavy for the people of Ukraine. As we pray for them in this dark moment of uncertainty, it is clear that...

WASHINGTON – El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, acompañó ayer al Presidente de la República de Ecuador Guillermo Lasso en una rueda de prensa virtual para celebrar los esfuerzos legislativos del senador para fortalecer la floreciente relación...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday joined Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in a virtual press conference held in celebration of the Senator’s efforts to strengthen the flourishing relationship between the United States and Ecuador. Also joining...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined John King on CNN to discuss the latest developments regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his expectations for a strong response from the United States and Europe. On anticipated additional U.S. sanctions against...

JERSEY CITY, NJ – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision on Monday to formally recognize the independence of Moscow-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine: “Vladimir Putin’s illegal recognition of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined  his counterparts from the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan in issuing the following joint statement regarding the growing threats to the peace, security and territorial integrity of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined José Díaz-Balart on MSNBC to discuss U.S. efforts to stand with Ukraine as the Kremlin’s threat of invasion continues to grow as well as other news of the day: On latest developments regarding Ukraine-Russia...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, led a bipartisan group of senators,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at today’s full Committee hearing: “Reinvigorating U.S. - Colombia Relations.” Today’s hearing follows the Senator’s publication of an opinion piece in the Miami...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today participated in Cornell University’s Einaudi Center Lund Critical Debate event entitled “Migration in the Age of Pandemics.” Joined by Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization,...

WASHINGTON – El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, hoy publicó una columna en el Miami Herald en el que anuncia que presentará un nuevo proyecto de ley para fortalecer drásticamente la alianza entre Estados Unidos y Colombia. La presentación del...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today published an op-ed in the Miami Herald announcing he will introduce new legislation to drastically strengthen the U.S.-Colombia relationship. The senator’s unveiling of the U.S.-Colombia Strategic Alliance Act of 2022 follows his...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in response to Senate Republican’s introduction of a partisan Russia sanctions package: “It’s a shame that Senate Republicans have decided to choose partisan posturing instead of working...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the United States’ new Indo-Pacific strategy: “Even as we work with our allies and partners to face critical challenges around the world, the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced a Senate resolution in support of providing a new diplomatic approach to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions and avoiding a destabilizing arms race in the Middle East. The bipartisan resolution...

WASHINGTON – At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to consider the nomination of renowned Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today defended his and the Holocaust historian’s denunciations of Republican Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) previous...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at this morning’s full Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Ms. Randi Charno Levine to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the...