United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

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The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , the Committee of the Senate of the United States to foreign policy . The committee discusses United States foreign policy legislation . Together with the finance and justice committees , it is one of the oldest in the Senate and has existed since committees were introduced in 1816.

He is responsible for overseeing US development aid, financing and overseeing arms sales and training US allies. The committee is considering the appointment of senior US diplomats. Major matters the committee decided to make include the purchase of Alaska in 1867 or the creation of the United Nations in 1945. Its sister committee in the House of Representatives is the House Committee on Foreign Affairs .

Members of the 116th Congress

Jim Risch, current chairman of the committee

The President has been the Republican Jim Risch from Idaho since 2019 , and the Ranking Member is the Democrat Bob Menendez from New Jersey .

Majority Minority

Chairs of the sub-committees

Subcommittee Chairman Ranking member
Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism Jim Risch (R-ID) Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues Marco Rubio (R-FL) Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Ron Johnson (R-WI) Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Africa and Global Health Policy Jeff Flake (R-AZ) Cory Booker (D-NJ)
East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy Cory Gardner (R-CO) Ed Markey (D-MA)
Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy Todd Young (R-IN) Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Former committee chairmen

literature

  • Committee on Foreign Relations (2003). The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Washington DC ( online )

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