Ecuador

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, led their colleagues in pressing for answers about the sharp discrepancy between the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Ecuadorian military regarding a violent joint counternarcotics operation carried out in March 2026.  Between March 1…

Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today released the following statement in reaction to Ecuador’s election of Daniel Noboa on Sunday, October 15:  “I commend the people of Ecuador for exercising their democratic right to vote in a transparent electoral process. President-elect Noboa has a long road…

Voting Referendums Will Determine Management of Country’s Future Energy Development and Preservation of Natural Resources BURLINGTON - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement ahead of elections in Ecuador on August 20: “Violent crime, often gang-related, in Ecuador has tragically claimed thousands of lives…