WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after reports that journalists and a lawyer were detained by Cameroonian authorities while investigating U.S. third-country deportations:
“The arrests of journalists investigating the third country...
ODESA, UKRAINE – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) travelled to Odesa, Ukraine where they reiterated the ironclad, bipartisan support for Ukraine in the U.S. Congress and among the American people....
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) traveled to Chisinau, Moldova. The delegation met with President Maia Sandu, Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, President of the Parliament Igor...
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to Bucharest, Romania.Ranking Member Shaheen Shaheen met with President Nicusor Dan, Foreign Minister Oana Toiu and Defense Minister Radu-Dinel Miruta. She also witnessed firsthand the depth of America’s security...
MUNICH, GERMANY – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA) met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb on the sidelines of the 2026 Munich Security Conference. Ranking Member Shaheen reaffirmed the deep and growing...
MUNICH, GERMANY – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) along with U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA) met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on the sidelines of the 2026 Munich...
MUNICH, GERMANY – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with U.S. Representatives Jim Himes (D-CT) and Sara Jacobs (D-CA) met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Commander of Syrian...
MUNICH, GERMANY – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT), met with Denis Becirovic, member of the...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), 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), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a comprehensive report detailing how the Trump...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding Guatemala’s ongoing judicial selection processes.“The upcoming selection process for Guatemala’s most important institutions will play a decisive role in shaping the...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a committee hearing on the nominations of Wesley Brooks to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Jeremy Carl to be Assistant Secretary of State for International...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Curtis (R-UT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rick Scott (R-FL) released a statement regarding Venezuela.“We call for the immediate and unconditional release of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations...
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 a statement regarding the Hong Kong government’s sentencing of Jimmy Lai. “The Hong Kong government’s further persecution of Jimmy Lai through multiple unjust and wrongful legal convictions...
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 statement below regarding Taiwan’s defense spending and partnership with the United States.“We are deeply disappointed that President Lai’s Special Defense Budget remains stalled in the...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the below statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to remove sanctions from Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik and calling for the reimposition of sanctions on Dodik. “The Trump Administration should be...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Trump announced he will not extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty and instead pursue negotiations toward a new agreement:
“Preventing a costly and dangerous nuclear arms race...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Democratic Whip and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Michael...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Susan Collins (R-ME), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a resolution to underscoring the importance of advancing the rights of women and girls in Haiti as a cornerstone of the country’s economic and political...