Foreign Affairs

Welch Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Vote  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted in favor of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sales of certain offensive arms and weapons to Israel. The JRDs, led by Senator Bernie Sanders…

Statement for the Congressional Recordin Support of Guatemala's DemocracySenator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)September 25, 2024 Madam President, last December I joined Senators Tim Kaine, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley, and Laphonza Butler, and Representatives Norma J. Torres and Delia C. Ramirez, on a trip to Guatemala. We…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, requested information from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the international deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in…

Statement of Senator Peter Welch Submitted to the Congressional Record July 23, 2024 Download the Statement for the Record here Madam President, thirteen years ago last week South Sudan became an independent country.  I want to congratulate the people of South Sudan on this milestone.  The United…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 13 of his colleagues in urging Michael Herzog, Ambassador of Israel to the United States, and Motaz Zahran, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States, to help Palestinian children who are critically ill and…