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U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. The Foreign Relations Committee is generally responsible for overseeing (but not administering) and funding foreign aid programs as well as funding, arms sales and training for national allies. The committee has considered, debated, and reported important treaties and legislation, ranging from the purchase of Alaska in 1867 to the establishment of the United Nations in 1945. It also holds jurisdiction over all diplomatic nominations. Along with the Finance and Judiciary committees, the Foreign Relations Committee is one of the oldest in the Senate, going back to the initial creation of committees in 1816. Its "sister" committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (renamed from International Relations by the 110th Congress in January 2007).
Members, 110th Congress
For the 110th Congress, the Committee is chaired by Democrat Joe Biden of Delaware. The ranking Republican is Dick Lugar of Indiana.
Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Minority Member |
|---|---|---|
| Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs | Christopher Dodd, (D-CT) | Bob Corker, (R-TN) |
| Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs | John Kerry, (D-MA) | Norm Coleman, (R-MN) |
| African Affairs | Russ Feingold, (D-WI) | Johnny Isakson, (R-GA) |
| East Asian and Pacific Affairs | Barbara Boxer, (D-CA) | Lisa Murkowski, (R-AK) |
| International Operations and Organizations, Democracy and Human Rights | Bill Nelson, (D-FL) | David Vitter, (R-LA) |
| European Affairs | Barack Obama, (D-IL) | Jim DeMint, (R-SC) |
| International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection | Bob Menendez, (D-NJ) | Chuck Hagel, (R-NE) |
Chairmen of the Committee on Foreign Relations, 1816-present
- James Barbour (R-Va.) 1816–1818
- Nathaniel Macon (R-N.C.) 1818–1819
- James Brown (R-La.) 1819–1820
- James Barbour (R-Va.) 1820–1821
- Rufus King (F-N.Y.) 1821–1822
- James Barbour (R-Va.) 1822–1825
- Nathaniel Macon (D-N.C.) 1825–1826
- Nathan Sanford (NR-N.Y.) 1826–1827
- Nathaniel Macon (D-N.C.) 1827–1828
- Littleton W. Tazewell (D-Va.) 1828–1832
- John Forsyth (D-Ga.) 1832–1833
- William Wilkins (D-Pa.) 1833–1834
- Henry Clay (W-Ky.) 1834–1836
- James Buchanan (D-Pa.) 1836–1841
- William C. Rives (W-Va.) 1841–1842
- William S. Archer (W-Va.) 1842–1845
- William Allen (D-Ohio) 1845–1846
- Ambrose H. Sevier (D-Ark.) 1846–1848
- Edward A. Hannegan (D-Ind.) 1848–1849
- Thomas Hart Benton (D-Mo.) 1849
- William R. King (D-Ala.) 1849–1850
- Henry S. Foote (D-Miss.) 1850–1851
- James M. Mason (D-Va.) 1851–1861
- Charles Sumner (R-Mass.) 1861–1871
- Simon Cameron (R-Pa.) 1871–1877
- Hannibal Hamlin (R-Maine) 1877–1879
- William W. Eaton (D-Conn.) 1879–1881
- Ambrose Burnside (R-R.I.) 1881
- George F. Edmunds (R-Vt.) 1881
- William Windom (R-Minn.) 1881–1883
- John F. Miller (R-Calif.) 1883–1886
- John Sherman (R-Ohio) 1886–1893
- John T. Morgan (D-Ala.) 1893–1895
- John Sherman (R-Ohio) 1895–1897
- William P. Frye (R-Maine) 1897
- Cushman Davis (R-Minn.) 1897–1901
- Shelby M. Cullom (R-Ill.) 1901–1911
- Augustus O. Bacon (D-Ga.) 1913–1914
- William J. Stone (D-Mo.) 1914–1918
- Gilbert M. Hitchcock (D-Neb.) 1918–1919
- Henry Cabot Lodge (R-Mass.) 1919–1924
- William Edgar Borah (R-Idaho) 1924–1933
- Key Pittman (D-Nev.) 1933–1940
- Walter F. George (D-Ga.) 1940–1941
- Tom Connally (D-Texas) 1941–1947
- Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-Mich.) 1947–1949
- Tom Connally (D-Texas) 1949–1953
- Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.) 1953–1955
- Walter F. George (D-Ga.) 1955–1957
- Theodore F. Green (D-R.I.) 1957–1959
- J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) 1959–1975
- John Sparkman (D-Ala.) 1975–1979
- Frank Church (D-Idaho) 1979–1981
- Charles H. Percy (R-Ill.) 1981–1985
- Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) 1985–1987
- Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.) 1987–1995
- Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) 1995–2001
- Joe Biden (D-Del.) 2001
- Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) 2001
- Joe Biden (D-Del.) 2001–2003
- Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) 2003–2007
- Joe Biden (D-Del.) 2007–
References
- Committee on Foreign Relations (2003). The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, D.C.
- Congresspedia (2006). Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
External links
- U.S. Senate Committee of Foreign Relations Official Website
- U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Page for the Committee of Foreign Relations
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