U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

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. 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.

Contents
1 Members
2 Subcommittees
3 Chairmen of the Committee on Foreign Relations, 1816-present
4 External links
5 See Also

Members

The Committee is currently chaired by Republican Senator Dick Lugar of Indiana. The ranking Democrat is Joe Biden of Delaware. The members of the Committee are:

Subcommittees

Chairmen of the Committee on Foreign Relations, 1816-present

External links

See Also


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See also: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1816, Alexander Wiley, Ambrose Burnside, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Augustus O. Bacon, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer