Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) met this week with Bernardo Arévalo, President-elect of Guatemala. They released the following statement:  “This week we welcomed President-elect Arévalo to Capitol Hill to begin a dialogue on his forthcoming agenda, which includes the goals…

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, U.S Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today wrote to U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry to express his concerns about the future of clean energy in Guyana. In his letter, the Senator urged him to engage with leadership in the South American…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Oslo Accords. On this day in 1993, the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) signed the Oslo Accords on the White House lawn—a watershed moment…

BURLINGTON— Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement following Guatemala’s presidential election:  “This weekend, the Guatemalan people cast their ballots in a runoff election to determine their future president and the future of their country. I am encouraged that Sunday’s election was carried out…