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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released this statement after the Nicaraguan government seized the prestigious University of Central America in Nicaragua (UCA), in its latest act against the Catholic Church and democratic norms. “I am deeply disturbed by the Ortega regime’s...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) sent a letter to United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield urging her to introduce a resolution calling for an immediate end to Azerbaijan’s eight-month...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding allegations that Kyrgyzstan has assisted Russia, or its proxies, in evading international sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine....

WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced landmark legislation to help bolster U.S. investment into Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and boost Eastern European energy security in the wake of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced he will be introducing the Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development (VERDAD) Expansion Act after the August recess. The comprehensive legislation – which is an extensive legislative update to the VERDAD Act...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 this week with a provision he authored to bolster U.S. support for children with disabilities and strengthen the ability of disability...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for international Development Administrator Samantha Power urging them to focus attention on Ukrainian children Russia has abducted during their...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following the U.S. Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. This year’s defense package included numerous priorities Chairman Menendez spearheaded to...

WASHINGTON – Today, 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 related to events in Niger: “We join the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States in condemning the military coup in Niger, and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee’s hearing, “U.S. Economic Security: Addressing Economic Coercion and Increasing Competitiveness.” The witnesses for the hearing were the Honorable Jose Fernandez, Under...

Menendez visits site of AMIA bombing in 2022   WASHINGTON – Today, in a posthumous tribute to the fallen victims and the wounded, and following the 29th anniversary of the terrorist attack against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA), U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), introduced the IDB Transparency Act, a bipartisan bill to require the Treasury Department to increase transparency on activities of the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced the introduction of several amendments to advance U.S. foreign policy provisions to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. His proposed amendments to the defense bill would strengthen the country’s...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the ongoing and dangerous holds of important State Department nominations: “As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I firmly believe we must use...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement commemorating the 49th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus on July 20, 1974. “49 years since Turkey’s invasion of the Republic of Cyprus, its continued occupation of the...

The introduction of the Regional Integration and Normalization Act comes as Israeli President Herzog Delivers Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), as well as Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Cory Booker...

The MISSILES Act will keep strong U.S. sanctions on Iran as United Nations Security Council sanctions are set to expire in October 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced the MISSILES Act, a bipartisan bill to impose U.S. sanctions...

WASHINGTON ­– House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement on the recent threats to Guatemala’s democracy following certification of the June 25 first-round presidential election results: “We firmly...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued a statement following the bipartisan Committee passage of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023, a bill to help the Department meet global challenges, modernize its workforce, and advance key priorities. These critical authorities will put...

WASHINGTON – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) along with Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on Russia’s refusal to extend the Black Sea Grain...