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U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has issued a statement following the announcement of new U.S. sanctions on Rwanda.
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement in response to President Trump’s recent military strikes on Iran. “Today, President Trump took decisive action to neutralize...
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U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.), along with Representatives Young Kim (R-Calif.-40) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.-06), have led a bipartisan letter to Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan leadership, urging the...
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), together with Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA), met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb during the 2026 Munich Security...
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine issued a statement regarding the ongoing judicial selection processes in Guatemala.
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing on February 12, 2026.
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), who serve as Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the sentencing of Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai. “The Hong Kong...
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This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a nominations hearing to consider Wesley Brooks for assistant secretary of State for oceans, international environment, and scientific affairs, and Jeremy Carl for assistant secretary of...
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced a resolution urging urgent action to protect the rights of women and girls in Haiti.
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U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen, who serve as chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the United States Capitol.
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Jim Risch, the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the United States Capitol.
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement regarding the newly announced trade agreement between the United States and India.
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This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold two subcommittee hearings in Washington.
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has joined Senator John Barrasso and 22 other Republican senators in introducing the No Climate Treaties Act.
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U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced that their SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act has passed through a committee business meeting.
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced that the committee has approved four nominees and ten legislative measures during its latest business meeting. “I’m pleased with the swift passage of legislation...
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, opened a committee hearing on U.S. policy towards Venezuela by commending the recent U.S. operation that led to the extradition of Nicolas Maduro.
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This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold two key events in Washington.
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U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on Uganda’s recent elections, describing them as lacking genuine democratic value.
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A group of Democratic senators from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has issued a statement criticizing the Trump Administration's recent expansion of the Global Gag Rule.