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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - In an interview for Fox News Sunday that was taped on Saturday but aired today, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, anticipated a surgical U.S. response to the likely confirmation of the recent chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime in Syria, expecting President Obama to...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Following additional revelations regarding the extent of NSA surveillance activities that appear to include details not previously disclosed to members of Congress outside of the intelligence committees, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, in a letter to President Obama today...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member on the Foreign Relations Committee, today questioned how the State Department could ensure accountability in light of its decision not to discipline employees involved in security failures that led to the deadly 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. "I am...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Today on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called for the U.S. to “recalibrate” future foreign aid to Egypt, consistent with America’s national interests. "We need to keep the lines...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, returned today from a week-long trip (August 10-17) to the Middle East where he visited with U.S. and foreign officials in Turkey, Iraq and Jordan. The trip focused on regional political and security issues important...

JORDAN – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement today regarding the violence in Egypt. “The United States should continue to try to be a voice of calm in Egypt. I appreciated much of what the president had to say, and while it reflected an arms-length...

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Corker (R-TN), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor against consideration of an amendment to immediately cut off U.S. security assistance to Egypt, arguing such a decision at this time could promote further instability and put U.S. interests and those of...

BY SEN. BOB CORKER | JULY 31, 2013 For the past 11 years, and especially the during the last five, a significant portion of U.S. foreign policy and warfighting has been conducted through covert action -- the secret efforts led by intelligence agencies to protect America's national security abroad. While these efforts have clearly been successful in...

WASHINGTON – During a hearing today on the crisis in Egypt, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said the U.S. should call for calm in Egypt and encourage a peaceful transition to democracy, rather than make an immediate decision about the future of the relationship with Egypt.  Multiple...

WASHINGTON - During a Foreign Relations Committee today on improving security at U.S. embassies overseas following last year’s deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., reiterated his concerns about the lack of accountability regarding State Department officials who were placed on paid leave...

WASHINGTON – In a hearing to assess the U.S. transition in Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, called on President Barack Obama to quit delaying a decision on the number of U.S. forces to remain in Afghanistan after 2014.  Corker made his fourth trip to Afghanistan and...

WASHINGTON – In a hearing to assess the U.S. transition in Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, called on President Barack Obama to quit delaying a decision on the number of U.S. forces to remain in Afghanistan after 2014.  Corker made his fourth trip to Afghanistan and...

WASHINGTON - At the Woodrow Wilson Center today in Washington, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, participated in a panel discussion on the future of the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force against al Qaeda. “When you look at not only the activities that we have to some degree underway...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following statement regarding a plan from the alliance of North American apparel retailers to help improve safety and working conditions in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry. “I thank North American apparel...

WASHINGTON – In response to a report that the Obama administration’s proposal to secretly arm the Syrian opposition is facing skepticism from the few members of Congress who have been briefed on the plan, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, today said the administration’s approach...

WASHINGTON - Following the recent transfer of lead security responsibility in Afghanistan from the U.S.-led NATO coalition to Afghan Security Forces, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, made his fourth trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan over the weekend to evaluate U.S. policy in the region and to...

WASHINGTON – U. S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member on the Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following statement on the situation in Egypt. “The U.S. should support the aspirations of the Egyptian people seeking a peaceful, secure, and inclusive government. In determining the future of U.S. assistance, the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said the nomination today of a full-time Inspector General at the U.S. State Department is long overdue. President Barack Obama nominated Steve A. Linick as State Department Inspector General, filling a 5-year vacancy. “A full time,...

WASHINGTON – Responding to President Barack Obama’s speech in Berlin signaling further reduction of U.S. nuclear forces, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, today said any additional limitations of the U.S. nuclear arsenal without first fulfilling commitments to modernization of existing...