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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included Michael Young to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Ronald Johnson to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovia, Julia Nesheiwat to be Ambassador...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below on the House of Representatives’ passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which would impose critical new sanctions on Russia and those enabling its war in Ukraine. “Today, both...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included Joshua Harris to be Ambassador to Malaysia, Henry Wooster to be Ambassador to Kenya, Peter Lord to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Keith...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for two nominations hearings. Nominations Hearing: Nominees to be added. Date: Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-419 A livestream of this event will be available here. Members of the press interested in...

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. SenatorJim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, partnered with Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to lead the introduction of the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act. The bipartisan bill would strengthen U.S. engagement with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the democratically elected...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following remarks ahead of Senate passage of The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which would impose critical new sanctions on Russia and those enabling its war in Ukraine: “Just last week I stood in this...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “Protecting Americans from Global Scam Operations: Assessing the U.S. Response.” Witnesses included the Honorable Michael DeSombre, Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member released the statement below following their meeting with the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Ed Miliband. “We were pleased to welcome Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to Washington. The United...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included Sarah Rogers to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Rebekah...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included Peter McCoy to be Ambassador to Montenegro, Daniel Travis to be Ambassador to Sierra Leone, and Nathaniel Morris to be Ambassador to Colombia. Chairman...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one nominations hearing, one classified briefing and one full committee hearing. Nominations Hearing: The committee will convene for one nominations hearing. Nominees to be added. Date: Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Dirksen Senate Office...

WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Curtis (R-Utah), today released the statement below ahead of negotiations between Venezuela’s opposition and the interim authorities scheduled to begin August 1. "The start of these negotiations is an important opportunity to put Venezuela on...

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, July 28 at 6 PM ET in the Mansfield Room (S-207) in the U.S. Capitol, bipartisan leaders of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act — U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Roger...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Darline Graham (R-S.C.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one nominations hearing. Nominations Hearing: The committee will convene for one nominations hearing. Nominees to be added. Date: Thursday, July 30th, 2026 Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-419 A livestream of this event will be...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today held a business meeting to pass several of the Administration's nominations. See more information below. Nominees Ms. Kari Lake be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica Agreed to Favorably by...

WASHINGTON - This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one business meeting. Business Meeting: The committee will consider several nominees, including: Juan Segura to be Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs) and member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-America Foundation, Brendan Hanrahan to be an...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Darline Graham (R-S.C.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led 60+ members of the Senate in announcing the text of an agreement negotiated with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the White House on legislation to hold major purchasers...

The Week Ahead: Week of July 13-17 WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one subcommittee hearing and one nominations hearing. Subcommittee Hearing: The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues will convene for a hearing...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the violence in Sudan: “The war in Sudan has shattered the country, and there is no end in sight. Today, we are especially...