Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C – This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-M.D.), and others in urging President Biden to work with Israel and international partners to implement a plan that will protect innocent civilian life in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), as well as U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-Colo.) as part of a bipartisan, bicameral delegation to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to attend the 2023…

Senators’ letter condemns terror attacks by Hamas and underscores support for immediate funding for Israel’s defenses WASHINGTON – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined in sending a letter to President Biden led by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today joined Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in leading 20 of their Senate colleagues in releasing the following statement:  “We condemn Hamas’ horrific terrorist attacks against Israel, for which Israel…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) today released the following statement on the future of the United States-Honduras relationship, and the ongoing work to reform Honduras’ justice system to strengthen democracy: “The United States and Honduras have long been partners, but that partnership frayed…