Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) released the following statement after Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo’s inauguration: “We congratulate Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on his historic…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala: “With the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo, the choice of a decisive majority of Guatemalans who courageously voted last year for integrity, decency, and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) yesterday joined the United States Institute of Peace’s (USIP) Congressional Newsmaker Series for a conversation exploring his views on critical foreign policy issues and the importance of supporting democracy to secure enduring global peace, which includes addressing stability…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in response to the end of the short-term ceasefire and resumption of bombing in Gaza. “The resumption of bombing is having immediate and devastating impacts on the civilian population in south Gaza: People who…

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) | James Buck U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is calling for the fragile cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war to be extended indefinitely, citing a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and deepening divisions in the U.S. The senator pointed not only to…