United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. It is generally responsible for authorizing and overseeing foreign aid programs; arms sales and training for national allies; and holding confirmation hearings for high-level positions in the Department of State. Its sister committee in the House of Representatives is the Committee on Foreign Affairs.Along with the Finance and Judiciary committees, the Foreign Relations Committee is among the oldest in the Senate, dating to the initial creation of committees in 1816. It has played a leading role in several important treaties and foreign policy initiatives throughout U.S. history, including the Alaska Purchase, the establishment of the United Nations, and the passage of the Marshall Plan. The committee has also produced eight U.S. presidents—Andrew Jackson, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Benjamin Harrison, Warren Harding, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden (Buchanan and Biden serving as chair)—and 19 secretaries of state. Notable members have included Arthur Vandenberg, Henry Cabot Lodge, and William Fulbright.
The Foreign Relations Committee is considered one of the most powerful and prestigious in the Senate, due to its long history, broad influence on U.S. foreign policy, jurisdiction over all diplomatic nominations, and its being the only Senate committee to deliberate and report treaties.
From 2021 to 2023, the Foreign Relations Committee was chaired by Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, until he stepped down as chair after facing federal corruption charges. Provided by Wikipedia
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1Published 19651965.8 v.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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2Published 1977Washington, D.C. : University Publications of America, c1977.8 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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3Published 1901Washington : Government Printing Office, 1901.1 online resource (1029 pages) : illustrations, folded map, plates.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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4Published 1893Washington : G.P.O., 1893.1 online resource (69, 192 p.)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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5Published 2000Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 2000.1 online resource (v, 33 p.) : maps.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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6Published 2003Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [Congressional Sales Office], 2003.1 online resource (iii, 88 p.)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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7Published 1900[Washington : G.P.O., 1900]1 online resource (6 p.)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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8Published 2010Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2010.1 online resource (vi, 6 pages)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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9by Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001
Published 1954Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1954.1 online resource (ix, 6 p.) : maps.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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10Published 1924Washington : G.P.O., 1924.1 online resource (iii, 319 pages)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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11Published 2001Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : [U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, distributor], 2001.1 online resource (iii, 48 p.)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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12Published 1894Washington : Government Printing Office, 1894.1 online resource (2 volumes (2287 pages)) : maps, plans.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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13Published 2010[Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 2010]1 online resource (7 p.)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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14Published 1901Washington : Government Printing Office, 1901.1 online resource (1176 pages) : maps.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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15Published 2006Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2006.1 online resource (v, 16 p.) : ill.Also available in print version.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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16Published 1898[Washington, D.C. : G.P.O., 1898]1 online resource (112 p.)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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17Published 2010Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2010.1 online resource (iii, 66 pages)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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18Published 19651965.1 online resource (8 v.)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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19Published 2010Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2010.1 online resource (iii, 52 pages)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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20Top-secret hearings by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations : first installment, 1959-1966Published 1981Frederick, Md. : University Publications of America, 1981.6 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. + 1 guide (27 p. ; 22 cm.)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations...”
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