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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: February 26 – March 1

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one Subcommittee hearing, and one full Committee 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 Committee to protect the health of members, nominees, staff, and the public. Masks and other PPE, as well as sanitation supplies, will be available at the hearing room entrance.

MEDIA POLICYPress 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 hearings, and other special events. Cameras and audio recordings are not allowed in room S-116 for business meetings/markups. RSVP information is at the bottom of this advisory.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Subcommittee Hearing

Presiding: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)

            2:15 p.m. ET

            SD-419

Agenda: Yemen and Red Sea Security Issues

Witnesses:

  1. Mr. Timothy A. Lenderking, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 
  1. The Honorable Daniel B. Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will be broadcasted live on foreign.senate.gov

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Committee Hearing

Presiding: Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

10:00 a.m. ET

            SD-419

Agenda: Tehran’s Shadow Army: Addressing Iran’s Proxy Network in the Middle East

Witnesses:

  1. Dr. Suzanne Maloney, Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
  1. The Honorable Brian H. Hook, Vice Chairman, Cerberus Global Investments, LLC, Cerberus Capital Management, Washington, D.C.

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will be broadcasted live on foreign.senate.gov

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Members of the press should RSVP for public hearings, business meetings, and events by emailing Eric Harris at Eric_Harris@foreign.senate.gov.

No signs or paraphernalia are permitted to be brought into a hearing room by the general public.

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