Foreign Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today shared a video voicing his concerns about potential involvement by the United States in the Israel-Iran conflict, urging Senators of both parties to strongly oppose allowing Netanyahu to pull the U.S. into yet another forever war…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Jeanee Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and eight Democratic colleagues in urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve the staff and programs administered by the Bureau of Democracy, Human…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will join Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a bipartisan delegation, including Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in Ottawa, Canada for meetings with Prime…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the third anniversary of the Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and his colleagues in introducing the Protecting our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act. This legislation would provide temporary guest…

Statement of Senator Peter Welchon CubaStatement as PreparedJanuary 22, 2025 Mr. President, in his last week in office, President Biden removed Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, a designation imposed by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the final days of…