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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement ahead of President Trump’s scheduled call with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday: “While I understand President Trump’s desire to engage in diplomacy, I would urge him not to be fooled by Vladimir Putin’s...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the President issued an Executive Order calling for the elimination of non-statutory components of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which manages Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice...

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), sent a letter to Secretary of State...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of Peter Hoekstra to be Ambassador to Canada, George Glass to be Ambassador to Japan and Ronald Johnson to be Ambassador to Mexico. In her opening remarks, Ranking Member...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Jim Risch (R-ID), led a group of nine bipartisan House and Senate colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlining their deep concern over Republika Srpska leader...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Peter Welch (D-VT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), took to the Senate floor to highlight their continued support for Ukraine...

WASHINGTON – Today, Tuesday, March 11, at approximately 3:30pm ET, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will lead a bipartisan group of Senators to speak on the Senate floor in support of Ukraine. The Senators will speak about the importance of maintaining strong bipartisan support for...

WASHINGTON— Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence (MEGOBARI) Act. This bipartisan...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing March 8, 2025, as International Women’s Day. The resolution celebrates the achievements of women and girls around the globe and underscores the significant...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with co-founders of the Common Man for Ukraine, a non-profit that delivers humanitarian aid, food and other critical supplies to Ukrainian orphans and families based in Plymouth, New Hampshire. During this visit, Shaheen heard...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), issued the following statement after United States Agency...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-CO) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s 25 percent tariffs on U.S. trading partners, Canada and Mexico:  “President Trump’s decision to impose across-the-board tariffs on Canada and...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pressed Christopher Landau, Michael Rigas and Matthew Whitaker, nominees for Deputy Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement during a hearing titled “Advancing American Interests in the Western Hemisphere.” In her remarks, Ranking Member Shaheen said that China and Russia are rapidly expanding their influence in Latin America and...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress:   “President Trump’s address this evening laid bare a cynical and profoundly dangerous approach to America’s global leadership. His 25 percent...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of Christopher Landau to be Deputy Secretary of State, Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources and Matthew Whitaker to be United States...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump administration’s decision to pause military aid to Ukraine: “This act of retribution against our ally, who is on the frontlines defending freedom and democracy, is not only shameful—it is...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President’s Trump attempt to install an Acting Chair of the Boards of both the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) to dismantle their programs...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) issued the following statement...

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined CNN’s News Central to rebuke President Donald Trump’s pro-Russia rhetoric, discuss his proposed Ukraine mineral deal and condemn the administration’s decision to side with Russia at the United Nations earlier this week....