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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was profiled by the New York Times, focusing on her bipartisan approach to foreign policy, her advocacy for the trans-Atlantic relationship and her deep involvement in promoting peace in the Middle East.Read the full profile of Ranking...

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week and met with Prime Minister Al-Thani of Qatar, the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željko Komšic, President Al-Sharaa of Syria, President...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s remarks before the United Nations General Assembly today: “President Trump’s speech was a perfect encapsulation of how his foreign policy has isolated and weakened...

NEW YORK CITY—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Representative Young Kim (R-CA), official congressional delegate to the United Nations, for a meeting...

NEW YORK CITY—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Joseph Aoun, President of Lebanon on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. Ranking Member Shaheen and President Aoun discussed the progress of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to assert full control over...

NEW YORK CITY—Today, U.S. Senators 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, met with Syrian President al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. Senator Shaheen emphasized the need...

NEW YORK CITY—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Željko Komšic, the current Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. The Senator reaffirmed her strong support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s stability,...

NEW YORK CITY — Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. The Senator underscored the importance of Qatar’s constructive role in...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, released the following statement in response to Russia’s violation of Estonian sovereign airspace: “Today’s brazen incursion by three Russian fighter jets into Estonian airspace underscores what is becoming more clear by the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman, introduced the Eastern Flank Strategic Partnership Act of 2025. The legislation establishes it as U.S. policy to prioritize security cooperation with NATO’s Eastern Flank...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside Senators Tom Cotton (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump and President Xi’s call on a deal to keep the TikTok app operational in the United States: “Today’s call between President Trump and Xi Jinping reinforced my grave concern that Trump...

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 ahead of the start of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly:“As countries gather in New York, it is critical that the United States and others around...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a bipartisan group of senators, including Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chris Coons (D-DE), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), in a meeting with U.S....

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement ahead of Moldova’s upcoming parliamentary...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling out the promotion of demonstrably false conspiracy theories and urging him to ensure that any release of the so-called “Global Engagement Center (GEC)...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) filed bipartisan legislation to challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs on billions of dollars of goods from Brazil. The tariffs,...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio following reports that significant quantities of U.S.–purchased lifesaving commodities, including food aid and contraceptive supplies, have been allowed to...

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 decision to destroy $10 million in contraceptive commodities: “Incinerating these life-saving supplies is inhumane, wasteful and out of step with American values. Family...