U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a joint statement today in response to the State Department’s decision to pause $95 million in assistance to the government of Georgia following the passage of a foreign agents law.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, have issued a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken concerning the State Department's lack of transparency regarding the suspension of Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley's security clearance.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing on strategic competition with the People's Republic of China (PRC). The hearing assessed U.S. competitiveness beyond the Indo-Pacific region, with Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell as a witness.
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.), have sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and USAID Administrator Samantha Power. The letter urges the development of a proactive policy on Burma, citing the rapidly evolving situation in the country’s civil conflict.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released a statement regarding the Maduro regime's claim of victory in Venezuela’s presidential elections.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a report today titled "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: A Review of U.S.-Europe Cooperation on China." This document follows Risch's 2020 report that highlighted areas where the United States should collaborate with European allies to address challenges posed by China.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress.
College costs for in-state students at Boise State University, in Boise, were $8,782 in 2023, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, have sent a letter to President Biden urging immediate response options to China's escalating actions against Philippine forces in the South China Sea.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement today regarding the announcement of a preliminary agreement between the United States and Canada on the Columbia River Treaty.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, participated in a panel at the NATO Public Forum titled “Strengthening the Transatlantic Bond.” The event featured Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Czech President Petr Pavel, moderated by GLOBSEC President and Founder Robert Vass.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on July 9, 2024, in Washington.
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has released a report titled "Next Steps to Defend the Transatlantic Alliance from Chinese Aggression." The document scrutinizes the threat posed by China to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and China's manipulation of subnational actors, such as state and local governments, to undermine national government policies. This report builds on Risch’s November 2020 publication that identified key areas for U.S.-European collaboration against challenges posed by China.