Committee Insider
Senate Foreign Relations
Jan. 19, 12 a.m.
There is something novelistic and poignant about Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) heading the Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry first burst into the public consciousness as a decorated 27-year-old Vietnam veteran, laying out his opposition to the war in spellbinding testimony before the committee on April 22, 1971.
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Jan 19, 12 a.m.
With its global reach, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee attracts as wide a swath of special interests as any on Capitol Hill. Lobbyists for countries as tiny as Liechtenstein and large international relief groups such as Oxfam all try to make their case before Members and staff.
Jan. 19, 12 a.m.
Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) is the most senior Member of his caucus, a one-time presidential candidate and a bipartisan lawmaker who is often lauded for his pragmatic approach. But the man once rumored to be a likely pick for secretary of State or vice president carries an extremely low profile that is almost entirely restricted to his work on the Foreign Relations Committee, where he was chairman from 1985 to 1987 and again from 2003 to 2007.
Jan. 19, 12 a.m.
It was an unusual occurrence: a Congressional hearing that turned highly emotional last May, leaving a mark on those involved. A joint effort of two Senate Foreign Relations subcommittees, the hearing focused on violence against women in the conflict zones of Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. John Prendergast, the co-founder of the Center for American Progress’ Enough Project, which seeks to stop political violence against civilians in Africa, testified that day.
Jan. 19, 12 a.m.
The following is a look back at the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
