September 06
Sudan: Seven Democratic U.S. Senators Call On UN Security Council to Pass Sanctions on Sudan to Cut Off Conflict Cash Flows
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday led seven of his colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz calling for the U.S. to push to… Read more »
August 12
Zambia: Leading Democrats in the U.S. Senate Issue Call for Peaceful Elections in Zambia
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa… Read more »
August 03
Sudan: U.S. Senators Press Trump Administration to Act in Sudan
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led 20 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in pressing the State Department to use… Read more »
July 31
East Africa: U.S. Senators Urge Rubio to Address Impact of Ebola Outbreak on Women
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio… Read more »
July 09
Sudan: Senator Sanders Statement on Civil War and Genocide in Sudan
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: Read more »
April 17
Zambia: Democratic Senators Press State Department on Conditioning HIV Aid on Economic Concessions
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) sent a letter to Secretary of… Read more »
April 15
Sudan: Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Booker, Coons, Merkley, Van Hollen Statement on the Third Anniversary of the Sudan Civil War
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Africa and Global Health Policy… Read more »
January 23
Uganda: Risch Statement on Uganda Elections
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on Uganda's recent elections. Read more »
Uganda: Senators Shaheen, Booker Push for Accountability After Elections in Uganda
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa and… Read more »
December 03, 2025
Somalia: Shaheen, Meeks, Booker and Jacobs Condemn President Trump's Remarks on Somali Immigrants in the United States
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa and… Read more »
November 14, 2025
Tanzania: Risch, Shaheen Statement on Tanzanian Elections
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below regarding the… Read more »
October 30, 2025
Sudan: 'Horrified' by Sudan War, U.S. Senators Seek 'Terrorist' Designation for RSF and Civilian Inclusion in Peace Talks
Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chris… Read more »
October 23, 2025
South Africa: Statement of Leo Brent Bozell III, Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to South Africa
Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee. I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the next U.S.… Read more »










