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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the findings of the State Department’s 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices:“75 years after the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices reveal that...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement after the Biden Administration announced a new package of weapons and equipment to support Ukraine as it defends against Russian aggression. “President Biden’s immediate delivery of $1 billion worth of air defense missiles,...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement commemorating Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.“Every April, we remember the one and a half million Armenian lives taken by the Ottoman Empire’s targeted campaign of extermination against Armenians, which began in Constantinople...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following Senate passage of the national security supplemental funding package, including the Chair’s reauthorization of a key provision of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, which in 2018 codified into law...

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 U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to President Biden urgently...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor marking one year since the onset of civil war in Sudan, and calling on the United States and our international partners to ramp up humanitarian assistance for war-affected Sudanese and for impacted...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chair of Subcommittee on the Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Booker...

WASHINGTON – In light of new allegations raised in a recent CBS 60 Minutes news segment, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the U.S. Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, and Susan Collins (R-Maine), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement after the Biden Administration announced it will reimpose oil and gas sanctions on Venezuela, under the provisions of the Barbados Agreement. “I welcome the Administration’s decision not to renew General License 44 and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Wicker (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, celebrated the Committee’s passage of the bipartisan International Freedom Protection Act, which will modernize and enhance U.S. tools, strategies, and approaches...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full Committee hearing on “Modernizing U.S. Alliances and Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.” During the hearing, Chair Cardin underscored the importance of the United States’ alliances with our partners in the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Committee business meeting to consider critical legislation to hold Iran accountable, counter authoritarianism, advance nominations to critical diplomatic posts, and provide promotions to professionals in the Foreign...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hailed committee passage of their bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich. “The passage of today’s bipartisan resolution represents a resounding message of support for...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement after Argentina’s highest court found Iran responsible for a terrorist attack against the Israeli embassy in Argentina and the Argentinian Israelite...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement marking one year since the beginning of the civil war in Sudan. “Today marks the solemn first anniversary of the brutal civil war that continues to tear Sudan apart, a conflict marked by war crimes, crimes against humanity,...

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one business meeting, and one full Committee hearing. MEDIA POLICY: Press seating is limited. All media must RSVP to your respective gallery to reserve a seat, and only Hill-credentialed media will be permitted to attend. RSVP for all committee events, including...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced that he and Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) co-led a group of 80 bipartisan and bicameral lawmakers urging the Biden Administration to label Vladimir Kara-Murza as “Unlawfully and Wrongfully Detained.” The letter comes as Kara-Murza marked...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following reports that Iran has begun to launch an attack on Israel. “Israel has an inherent right to defend itself against attacks from Iran and its proxies — before, during, and after they occur. “I support President Biden’s...

WASHINGTON – Today marks two years since Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition leader, historian, and journalist, was unjustly imprisoned by the Russian government for opposing the Putin regime’s attacks on Russian democracy and unprovoked war against Ukraine. To commemorate this dark milestone, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the killing of Bate Urgessa, a leader of the Oromo Liberation Front, in Meki in Oromia.“The killing of Bate Urgessa on Tuesday night was shocking and upsetting. I offer my deepest condolences to the family for their...