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WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one business meeting and one full Committee nominations hearing. For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Senate Rules...

WATCH THE CHAIR'S REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to vote against an amendment to the continuing resolution Congress voted on today. The amendment would undermine U.S. security coordination efforts in the West Bank and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following his meeting with President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to discuss the President’s supplemental appropriations request. “President Biden and I remain resolute in our shared commitment to help Ukraine defend...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), along with Foreign Relations Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) hosted American...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the recent elections in Taiwan. “I would like to join the people of Taiwan today in celebrating the conclusion of yet another successful democratic election,” said Chair Cardin. “This weekend, Taiwan has...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Secretary Blinken’s meetings in the region to discuss the war against Hamas in Gaza: “On the occasion of Secretary Blinken’s fourth visit to the region since the attacks of October 7, I echo the Secretary’s key...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas-10), Chairs of the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees, issued the following statement on the continued violence in Ecuador: “Ecuador is a key partner of the United States. Its security and prosperity are in the mutual interest...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement after the United States and coalition partners took action against targets in Yemen. “The Houthis in Yemen in recent weeks have escalated their attacks against international shipping and commerce, against our partners and allies...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), introduced a resolution calling for the peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Bernardo Arévalo in...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the White House detailed its response to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act and called on the Ugandan government to repeal the law. “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act is part of a broader pattern of actions by...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the below statement following the release of 10 Americans, including 6 who were determined by the Biden Administration to be wrongfully detained by the Maduro regime. “I am heartened to see the safe return of 10 Americans from Venezuela...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a joint, bipartisan resolution calling for a high-level special envoy to work towards ending the conflict in Sudan. The Senate resolution has been introduced, to be followed by introduction in...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor about his trip to the 28th United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, UAE, where he led a bipartisan delegation of Senators to discuss the threat of climate change and the United States’...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution reiterating the importance of the U.S.-Senegal relationship and calling for the Senegalese government to conduct free, fair, transparent, and inclusive elections on...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing on the Future of Arms Control and Deterrence. For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Hong Kong government’s issuance of five arrest warrants against pro-democracy activists based overseas. The group includes Joey Siu, a U.S. citizen who works at the U.S.-based National Democratic Institute...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a bipartisan delegation this weekend to Dubai for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP28. In addition to Cardin, the delegation included Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sheldon...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement calling for free and fair elections and expressing confidence in independent European and civil society groups’ oversight ahead of early elections in Serbia, which are scheduled for December 17. The statement comes...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on 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 Chair Cardin led, including improving efforts to combat...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.-08) and Bill Johnson (R-Ohio-06), introduced a bicameral and bipartisan resolution expressing the United States’ support for the peaceful democratic...