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{{Short description|Standing committee of the U.S. Senate which debates foreign policy, diplomacy, and aid}}
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{{Infobox U.S. congressional committee
|name               = Senate Foreign Relations Committee
|type               = standing
|chamber            = senate
|congress           = 119th
|image              = File:United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.jpg
|image_size         = 240px
|status             = active
|formed             = 1816
|chair              = [[Jim Risch]]
|chair_party        = R
|chair_since        = January 3, 2025
|ranking_member     = [[Jeanne Shaheen]]
|rm_party           = D
|rm_since           = January 3, 2025
|seats              = 22 members
|majority1          = R
|majority1_seats    = 12
|minority1          = D
|minority1_seats    = 10
|policy_areas       = [[Foreign policy]], [[aid]], [[diplomacy]]
|oversight          = [[United States Department of State|Department of State]]<br />[[United States Agency for International Development|Agency for International Development]]
|counterpart        = [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Committee on Foreign Affairs]]
|subcommittees      = <!--{{bulleted list|list_style=text-align:left|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy|Africa and Global Health Policy]]|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy|East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy]]|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation|Europe and Regional Security Cooperation]]|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism|Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism]]|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy]]|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development|State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development]]|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues|Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues]]}}-->
|meeting_place      = [[Dirksen Senate Office Building|423 Dirksen Senate Office Building]]<br />[[Washington, D.C.]]
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|website            = {{URL|https://www.foreign.senate.gov|foreign.senate.gov}}
|chamber_rules      = [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDOC-113sdoc18/pdf/CDOC-113sdoc18.pdf#page=29 Rule XXV.1.(j), Standing Rules of the Senate]
|committee_rules    = [https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/SFRC%20Rules_116th%20Congress.pdf Rules of the Committee on Foreign Relations]
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The '''United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations''' is a [[Standing committee (United States Congress)|standing committee]] of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] charged with leading [[Foreign policy of the United States|foreign-policy legislation]] and debate in the Senate. It is generally responsible for authorizing and overseeing [[Aid|foreign aid]] programs; arms sales and training for national allies; and holding [[Congressional hearing#Confirmation hearings|confirmation hearings]] for high-level positions in the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/about/history|title=Committee History & Rules &#124; United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|website=www.foreign.senate.gov|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002132657/https://www.foreign.senate.gov/about/history|url-status=live}}</ref> Its sister committee in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] is the [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]].<ref group="note">Renamed from Committee on International Relations by the [[110th United States Congress|110th Congress]] in January 2007.</ref>

Along with the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Finance]] and [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary]] committees, the Foreign Relations Committee is among the oldest in the Senate, dating to the initial creation of committees in 1816.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Committee History & Rules {{!}} United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/about/history|access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.foreign.senate.gov|language=en|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002132657/https://www.foreign.senate.gov/about/history|url-status=live}}</ref> It has played a leading role in several important [[treaties]] and foreign policy initiatives throughout U.S. history, including the [[Alaska Purchase]], the establishment of the [[United Nations]], and the passage of the [[Marshall Plan]].<ref name=":0" /> The committee has also produced eight [[List of presidents of the United States|U.S. presidents]]—[[Andrew Jackson]], [[James Buchanan]], [[Andrew Johnson]], [[Benjamin Harrison]], [[Warren Harding]], [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Barack Obama]], and [[Joe Biden]] (Buchanan and Biden serving as chair)—and 19 [[United States Secretary of State|secretaries of state]]. Notable members have included [[Arthur Vandenberg]], [[Henry Cabot Lodge]], and [[J. William Fulbright|William Fulbright]].

The Foreign Relations Committee is considered one of the most powerful and prestigious in the Senate, due to its long history, broad influence on U.S. foreign policy, jurisdiction over all diplomatic nominations, and its being the only Senate committee to deliberate and report treaties.<ref>{{Citation|title=12.6 Committees|date=2016-11-16|url=https://open.lib.umn.edu/americangovernment/chapter/12-6-committees/|work=American Government and Politics in the Information Age|publisher=University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition, 2016. This edition adapted from a work originally produced in 2011 by a publisher who has requested that it not receive attribution.|language=en-us|access-date=2021-01-22|archive-date=October 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001102130/https://open.lib.umn.edu/americangovernment/chapter/12-6-committees/|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 2021 to 2023, the Foreign Relations Committee was chaired by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] senator [[Bob Menendez]] of [[New Jersey]], until he stepped down as chair after facing federal corruption charges.<ref>{{Citation|title=Bob Menendez steps down as US Senate foreign relations chairman after indictment|date=September 22, 2023|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66897845|access-date=2023-09-22|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925170215/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66897845|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Role==
In 1943, a confidential analysis of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by British scholar [[Isaiah Berlin]] for the [[Foreign Office]] stated:<ref name="hachey1973">{{cite journal |url=http://berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/published_works/singles/bib139a/bib139a.pdf |title=American Profiles on Capitol Hill: A Confidential Study for the British Foreign Office in 1943 |author=Hachey, Thomas E. |journal=Wisconsin Magazine of History |date=Winter 1973–1974 |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=141–153 |jstor=4634869 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185357/http://berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/published_works/singles/bib139a/bib139a.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref>

{{blockquote|The Senate of the United States ... keeps a close watch on foreign policy, not merely in theory but in practice. The two-thirds majority of the Senate needed for the [[Treaty Clause|ratification of all foreign treaties]] is only the best known of its powers, but its general control over all legislation and its power of veto over the [[Appointments Clause|appointment of ambassadors, and other high public officials]], and the influence of its views over public opinion, give it a unique position in the determination of United States foreign policy. The organ within the Senate which moulds this policy is the Foreign Relations Committee, which has in its power to alter, delay and, under certain political circumstances, to veto almost any piece of major policy in this field.}}

==History==

Between 1887 and 1907, Alabama Democrat [[John Tyler Morgan]] played a leading role on the committee. Morgan called for a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through Nicaragua, enlarging the merchant marine and the Navy, and acquiring Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Cuba. He expected Latin American and Asian markets would become a new export market for Alabama's cotton, coal, iron, and timber. The canal would make trade with the Pacific much more feasible, and an enlarged military would protect that new trade. By 1905, most of his dreams had become reality, with the canal passing through Panama instead of Nicaragua.<ref>Joseph A. Fry, "John Tyler Morgan's Southern Expansionism," ''Diplomatic History'' (1985) 9#4 pp: 329-346.</ref>
[[File:Refusing to give the lady a seat - Rollin Kirby Trim.jpg|thumb|Refusing to give the lady [Peace Treaty of Versailles] a seat—by Senators [[William Borah|Borah]], [[Henry Cabot Lodge|Lodge]] and [[Hiram Johnson|Johnson]], {{circa}} 1919]]
During [[World War II]], the committee took the lead in rejecting traditional isolationism and designing a new internationalist foreign policy based on the assumption that the United Nations would be a much more effective force than the old discredited League of Nations. Of special concern was the insistence that Congress play a central role in postwar foreign policy, as opposed to its ignorance of the main decisions made during the war.<ref>Roland Young, ''Congressional Politics in the Second World War'' (1958), pp 168–96</ref> Republican senator [[Arthur Vandenberg]] played the central role.<ref>James A. Gazell, "Arthur H. Vandenberg, Internationalism, and the United Nations." ''Political Science Quarterly'' (1973) pp: 375-394. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2148990 in JSTOR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204021936/https://www.jstor.org/stable/2148990 |date=December 4, 2020 }}</ref>

[[File:Senator Wayne Morse with Senator William Fulbright at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1966.jpg|thumb|Committee chair Senator [[J. William Fulbright]] (left) with Senator [[Wayne Morse]] during a hearing on the Vietnam War in 1966]]

In 1966, as tensions over the [[Vietnam War]] escalated, the committee set up hearings on possible relations with Communist China. Witnesses, especially academic specialists on East Asia, suggested to the American public that it was time to adopt a new policy of containment without isolation. The hearings Indicated that American public opinion toward China had moved away from hostility and toward cooperation. The hearings had a long-term impact when Richard Nixon became president, discarded containment, and began a policy of détente with China.<ref>Katherine Klinefelter, "The China Hearings: America's Shifting Paradigm on China," ''Congress & the Presidency'' (2011) 38#1 pp: 60-76.</ref> The problem remained of how to deal simultaneously with the Chinese government on Taiwan after formal recognition was accorded to the Beijing government. The committee drafted the Taiwan Relations Act (US, 1979) which enabled the United States both to maintain friendly relations with Taiwan and to develop fresh relations with China.<ref>Jacob K. Javits, "Congress And Foreign Relations: The Taiwan Relations Act," ''Foreign Affairs'' (1981) 60#1 pp 54-62</ref>

In response to conservative criticism that the state department lacked hardliners, [[President Ronald Reagan]] in 1981 nominated [[Ernest W. Lefever]] as [[Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor|Assistant Secretary of State]]. Lefever performed poorly at his confirmation hearings and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected his nomination by vote of 4–13, prompting Lefever to withdraw his name.<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert David Johnson|title=Congress and the Cold War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dEYNTXxgcF8C&pg=PA254|year=2005|publisher=Cambridge UO|pages=253–54|isbn=9781139447447}}</ref> [[Elliot Abrams]] filled the position.

Republican senator [[Jesse Helms]], a staunch conservative, was committee chair in the late 1990s. He pushed for reform of the UN by blocking payment of U.S. membership dues.<ref>William A. Link, ''Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism'' (2008)</ref>

[[Bertie Bowman]] served as a staffer on the FRC from 1966 to 1990 and as the hearing coordinator from 2000 to 2021.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rosenwald |first=Michael S. |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Bertie Bowman, revered aide who got start sweeping Capitol steps, dies at 92 |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/10/25/bertie-bowman-senate-foreign-relations-aide-who-was-longest-serving-in-history-dies/ |access-date=2023-10-25}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Bowman, Bertie |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/bowman-bertie |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]] |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027003441/https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/bowman-bertie |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Members, 119th Congress==
{{main|119th United States Congress}}

{|class=wikitable
!Majority<ref>{{USBill|119|SRes|16}} (119th Congress)</ref>
!Minority<ref>{{USBill|119|SRes|17}} (119th Congress)</ref>
|-
|{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top |
*[[Jim Risch]], Idaho, ''Chair''
*[[Pete Ricketts]], Nebraska
*[[Dave McCormick]], Pennsylvania
*[[Steve Daines]], Montana
*[[Bill Hagerty]], Tennessee
*[[John Barrasso]], Wyoming
*[[Mike Lee]], Utah
*[[Rand Paul]], Kentucky
*[[Ted Cruz]], Texas
*[[Rick Scott]], Florida
*[[John Curtis]], Utah
*[[John Cornyn]], Texas
|{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top |
*[[Jeanne Shaheen]], New Hampshire, ''Ranking Member''
*[[Chris Coons]], Delaware
*[[Chris Murphy]], Connecticut
*[[Tim Kaine]], Virginia
*[[Jeff Merkley]], Oregon
*[[Cory Booker]], New Jersey
*[[Brian Schatz]], Hawaii
*[[Chris Van Hollen]], Maryland
*[[Tammy Duckworth]], Illinois
*[[Jacky Rosen]], Nevada
|}

===Subcommittees===
{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittees
!Chair<ref name=subcommitees119>{{cite web|url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/release/risch-shaheen-announce-sfrc-subcommittee-assignments|title=Risch, Shaheen Announce SFRC Subcommittee Assignments|date=January 28, 2025|work=Foreign Relations Committee}}</ref>
!Ranking Member<ref name=subcommitees119 />
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy|Africa and Global Health Policy]]
|[[Ted Cruz]] (R-TX)
|[[Cory Booker]] (D-NJ)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy|East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy]]
|[[Pete Ricketts]] (R-NE)
|[[Chris Coons]] (D-DE)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation|Europe and Regional Security Cooperation]]
|[[Steve Daines]] (R-MT)
|[[Chris Murphy]] (D-CT)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy]]
|[[Mike Lee]] (R-UT)
|[[Tammy Duckworth]] (D-IL)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism|Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism]]
|[[Dave McCormick]] (R-PA)
|[[Jacky Rosen]] (D-NV)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development|State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development]]
|[[Bill Hagerty]] (R-TN)
|[[Chris Van Hollen]] (D-MD)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues|Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues]]
|[[John Curtis]] (R-UT)
|[[Tim Kaine]] (D-VA)
|}

==Chairs (1816–present)==
[[File:Senate Foreign Relations Committee 160th Anniversity cover.jpg|thumb|upright|right|1976 publication of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the occasion of its 160th anniversary]]

Former chairs are listed below.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Background Information on the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate | url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-105sdoc28/pdf/CDOC-105sdoc28.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305124840/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-105sdoc28/pdf/CDOC-105sdoc28.pdf | archive-date=2019-03-05}}</ref>

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|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|William|Stone|William J. Stone}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Gilbert|Hitchcock|Gilbert M. Hitchcock}}
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|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
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|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|William|Borah|William E. Borah}}
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|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Walter|George|Walter F. George}}
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|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Tom|Connally}}
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|{{sortname|Arthur|Vandenberg|Arthur H. Vandenberg}}
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|1947
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|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Tom|Connally}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|TX
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|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Alexander|Wiley}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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|1953
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|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Walter|George|Walter F. George}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|GA
|1955
|1957
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Theodore|Green|Theodore F. Green}}
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|1959
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|1975
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|{{sortname|Richard|Lugar}}
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|{{sortname|Jesse|Helms}}
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|{{sortname|Joe|Biden}}
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|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Jesse|Helms}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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|colspan=2 align=center |2001
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Joe|Biden}}
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|2003
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|{{sortname|Richard|Lugar}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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|2007
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Joe|Biden}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|DE
|2007
|2009
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Kerry}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|MA
|2009
|2013
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Bob|Menendez}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|NJ
|2013
|2015
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Bob|Corker}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|TN
|2015
|2019
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Jim|Risch}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|ID
|2019
|2021
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Bob|Menendez}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|NJ
|2021
|2023
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Ben|Cardin}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|MD
|2023
|2025
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Jim|Risch}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|ID
|2025
|present
|}

==Ranking members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
|- {{Party shading/Federalist}}
|{{sortname|Rufus|King}}
|[[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
|NY
|1816
|1817
|- {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
|{{sortname|George|Troup}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
|GA
|1817
|1818
|- {{Party shading/Federalist}}
|{{sortname|Rufus|King}}
|[[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
|NY
|1818
|1819
|- {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
|{{sortname|James|Barbour}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
|VA
|1819
|1820
|- {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
|{{sortname|James|Brown|dab=Louisiana politician}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
|LA
|1820
|1822
|- {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
|{{sortname|Nathaniel|Macon}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
|NC
|1822
|1823
|- {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
|{{sortname|Andrew|Jackson}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
|TN
|1823
|1824
|- {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
|{{sortname|Nathaniel|Macon}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
|NC
|1824
|1825
|- {{Party shading/Federalist}}
|{{sortname|Elijah|Mills|Elijah H. Mills}}
|[[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
|MA
|1825
|1826
|-
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Samuel|Bell|dab=New Hampshire politician}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]<br />(1826–1827)
|rowspan=2 |NH
|rowspan=2 |1826
|rowspan=2 |1828
|- {{party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}}
|[[National Republican Party|National Republican]]<br />(1827–1828)
|- {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}
|{{sortname|John|Berrien|John M. Berrien}}
|[[Jacksonian democracy|Jacksonian]]
|GA
|1828
|1829
|- {{party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}}
|{{sortname|Samuel|Bell|dab=New Hampshire politician}}
|[[National Republican Party|National Republican]]
|NH
|1829
|1831
|- {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}
|{{sortname|William|King|William R. King}}
|[[Jacksonian democracy|Jacksonian]]
|AL
|1831
|1832
|- {{Party shading/Jacksonian}}
|{{sortname|Wille|Mangum|Willie P. Mangum}}
|[[Jacksonian democracy|Jacksonian]]
|NC
|1832
|1833
|- {{party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}}
|{{sortname|John|Forsyth|dab=politician}}
|[[Jacksonian democracy|Jacksonian]]
|GA
|1833
|1834
|- {{Party shading/National Republican}}
|{{sortname|Peleg|Sprague|dab=Maine politician}}
|[[National Republican Party|National Republican]]
|ME
|1834
|1835
|- {{Party shading/Whig}}
|{{sortname|Wille|Mangum|Willie P. Mangum}}
|[[National Republican Party|National Republican]]
|NC
|1835
|1836
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|King|John Pendleton King}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|GA
|1834
|1838
|- {{Party shading/Whig}}
|{{sortname|Henry|Clay}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|KY
|1838
|1839
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Bedford|Brown}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|NC
|1839
|1840
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Calhoun|John C. Calhoun}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|SC
|1840
|1841
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|James|Buchanan}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|PA
|1841
|1845
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Charles|Atherton|Charles G. Atherton}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|NH
|1845
|1847
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Edward|Hannegan|Edward A. Hannegan}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|IN
|1847
|1848
|- {{Party shading/Whig}}
|{{sortname|Wille|Mangum|Willie P. Mangum}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|NC
|1848
|1849
|- {{Party shading/Whig}}
|{{sortname|Daniel|Webster}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|MA
|colspan=2 align=center |1849
|- {{Party shading/Whig}}
|{{sortname|Wille|Mangum|Willie P. Mangum}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|NC
|1849
|1850
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Stephen|Douglas|Stephen A. Douglas}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|IL
|1850
|1851
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Henry|Dodge}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|WI
|colspan=2 align=center |1851
|- {{Party shading/Whig}}
|{{sortname|Wille|Mangum|Willie P. Mangum}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|NC
|1851
|1853
|- {{Party shading/Whig}}
|{{sortname|John|Clayton|John M. Clayton}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|DE
|1853
|1855
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Slidell}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|LA
|1855
|1856
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Weller|John B. Weller}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|CA
|1856
|1857
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Trusten|Polk}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|MO
|1857
|1861
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Ira|Harris}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NY
|colspan=2 align=center |1861
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|David|Wilmot|dab=politician}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|PA
|colspan=2 align=center |1861
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Trusten|Polk}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|MO
|1861
|1862
|- {{Party shading/Unionist}}
|{{sortname|Garrett|Davis}}
|[[Unionist politician (American Civil War)|Unionist]]
|KY
|colspan=2 align=center |1862{{efn|Appointed to the committee after Polk was expelled from the Senate.}}
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Henderson|John B. Henderson}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|MO
|1862
|1863
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Reverdy|Johnson}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|MD
|1863
|1864
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Ira|Harris}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NY
|1864
|1865
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Solomon|Foot}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|VT
|colspan=2 align=center |1865
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Benjamin|Wade}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|OH
|1865
|1866
|- {{Party shading/Unionist}}
|{{sortname|Joseph|Fowler|Joseph S. Fowler}}
|[[Unionist politician (American Civil War)|Union Democratic]]
|TN
|1866
|1867
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Oliver|Morton|Oliver P. Morton}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|IN
|1867
|1868
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|James|Patterson|James W. Patterson}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NH
|1868
|1869
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Oliver|Morton|Oliver P. Morton}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|IN
|1869
|1871
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|James|Patterson|James W. Patterson}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NH
|1871
|1873
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Frederick|Frelinghuysen|Frederick T. Frelinghuysen}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NJ
|1873
|1875
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Roscoe|Conkling}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NY
|1875
|1877
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Stanley|Matthews|dab=judge}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|OH
|1877
|1879
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Hannibal|Hamlin}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|ME
|1879
|1881
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Thomas|Ferry|Thomas W. Ferry}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|ME
|1881
|1883
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Morgan|John T. Morgan}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|AL
|1883
|1885
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|William|Frye|William P. Frye}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|ME
|1885
|1887
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Morgan|John T. Morgan}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|AL
|1887
|1893
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Daniel|John W. Daniel}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|VA
|1893
|1895
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Henry|Lodge|Henry Cabot Lodge}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|MA
|1895
|1897
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Morgan|John T. Morgan}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|AL
|colspan=2 align=center |1897
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|David|Turpie}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|IN
|1897
|1899
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Joseph|Foraker|Joseph B. Foraker}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|OH
|1899
|1901
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Morgan|John T. Morgan}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|AL
|1901
|1903
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Charles|Fairbanks|Charles W. Fairbanks}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|IN
|1903
|1905
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|John|Spooner|John Coit Spooner}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|WI
|1905
|1907
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Augustus|Bacon|Augustus O. Bacon}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|GA
|1907
|1909
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Thomas|Carter|Thomas H. Carter}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|MT
|1909
|1911
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Theodore|Burton|Theodore E. Burton}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|OH
|1911
|1913
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Claude|Swanson|Claude A. Swanson}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|CA
|1913
|1915
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Henry|Lodge|Henry Cabot Lodge}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|MA
|1915
|1917
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|John|Shields|John K. Shields}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|TN
|1917
|1919
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Hiram|Johnson}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|CA
|1919
|1921
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Harry|New|Harry S. New}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|IN
|1921
|1923
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|James|Wadsworth|James W. Wadsworth Jr.}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NY
|1923
|1925
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Claude|Swanson|Claude A. Swanson}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|CA
|1923
|1929
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Bob|La Follette|Robert M. La Follette Jr.}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|OH
|1929
|1931
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Claude|Swanson|Claude A. Swanson}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|CA
|1931
|1933
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|William|Borah}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|ID
|1933
|1941
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Hiram|Johnson}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|CA
|1941
|1945
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Arthur|Capper}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|KS
|1945
|1947
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Tom|Connally}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|TX
|1947
|1949
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Arthur|Vandenberg}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|MI
|1949
|1951
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Alexander|Wiley}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|WI
|1951
|1953
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Walter|George|Walter F. George}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|GA
|1953
|1955
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Alexander|Wiley}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|WI
|1955
|1963
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Bourke|Hickenlooper|Bourke B. Hickenlooper}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|IA
|1963
|1969
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Karl|Mundt}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|SD
|1969
|1972
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|George|Aiken}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|VT
|1972
|1975
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Clifford|Case}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NJ
|1975
|1979
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Jacob|Javits}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NY
|1979
|1981
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Claiborne|Pell}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|RI
|1981
|1987
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Richard|Lugar}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|IN
|colspan=2 align=center |1987{{efn|Lugar briefly held the ranking position while Helms attempted to succeed him. Lugar kept the position with the support of the committee's Republicans until a vote by the full Senate Republican Conference overruled them and installed Helms.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lugar defeats Helms for Foreign Relations post - UPI Archives | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/06/Lugar-defeats-Helms-for-Foreign-Relations-post/5165536907600/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=The fight between Sens. Jesse Helms and Richard Lugar... - UPI Archives | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/21/The-fight-between-Sens-Jesse-Helms-and-Richard-Lugar/4322538203600/ }}</ref>}}
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Jesse|Helms}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NC
|1987
|1995
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Joe|Biden}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|DE
|1997
|2001
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Jesse|Helms}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|NC
|2001
|2003
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Joe|Biden}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|DE
|2003
|2007
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Richard|Lugar}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|IN
|2007
|2013
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Bob|Corker}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|TN
|2013
|2015
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Bob|Menendez}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|NJ
|colspan=2 align=center |2015
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Ben|Cardin}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|MD
|2015
|2018
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Bob|Menendez}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|NJ
|2018
|2021
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|{{sortname|Jim|Risch}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|ID
|2021
|2025
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|{{sortname|Jeanne|Shaheen}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|NH
|2025
|present
|}

{{notelist}}

== Historical committee rosters ==
===118th Congress===
{{Main|118th United States Congress}}

{|class=wikitable
!Majority<ref>{{USBill|118|SRes|30}} (118th Congress)</ref>
!Minority<ref>{{USBill|118|SRes|31}} (118th Congress)</ref>
|-
|{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top |
*[[Ben Cardin]], Maryland, ''Chair'' (from September 25, 2023)
*[[Bob Menendez]], New Jersey, (''Chair'' until September 22, 2023, member until August 20, 2024)
*[[Jeanne Shaheen]], New Hampshire
*[[Chris Coons]], Delaware
*[[Chris Murphy]], Connecticut
*[[Tim Kaine]], Virginia
*[[Jeff Merkley]], Oregon
*[[Cory Booker]], New Jersey
*[[Brian Schatz]], Hawaii
*[[Chris Van Hollen]], Maryland
*[[Tammy Duckworth]], Illinois
*[[George Helmy]], New Jersey (from September 11, 2024, member until December 8, 2024)
|{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top |
*[[Jim Risch]], Idaho, ''Ranking Member''
*[[Marco Rubio]], Florida
*[[Mitt Romney]], Utah
*[[Pete Ricketts]], Nebraska
*[[Rand Paul]], Kentucky
*[[Todd Young]], Indiana
*[[John Barrasso]], Wyoming
*[[Ted Cruz]], Texas
*[[Bill Hagerty]], Tennessee
*[[Tim Scott]], South Carolina
|}

;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittees
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy|Africa and Global Health Policy]]
|[[Cory Booker]] (D-NJ)
|[[Tim Scott]] (R-SC)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy|East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy]]
|[[Chris Van Hollen]] (D-MD)
|[[Mitt Romney]] (R-UT)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation|Europe and Regional Security Cooperation]]
|[[Jeanne Shaheen]] (D-NH)
|[[Pete Ricketts]] (R-NE)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy]]
|[[Tammy Duckworth]] (D-IL)
|[[John Barrasso]] (R-WY)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism|Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism]]
|[[Chris Murphy]] (D-CT)
|[[Todd Young]] (R-IN)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development|State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development]]
|[[Ben Cardin]] (D-MD)
|[[Bill Hagerty]] (R-TN)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues|Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues]]
|[[Tim Kaine]] (D-VA)
|[[Marco Rubio]] (R-FL)
|}

===117th Congress===
{{Main|117th United States Congress}}

{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
|{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top |
*[[Bob Menendez]], New Jersey, ''Chair''
*[[Ben Cardin]], Maryland
*[[Jeanne Shaheen]], New Hampshire
*[[Chris Coons]], Delaware
*[[Chris Murphy]], Connecticut
*[[Tim Kaine]], Virginia
*[[Ed Markey]], Massachusetts
*[[Jeff Merkley]], Oregon
*[[Cory Booker]], New Jersey
*[[Brian Schatz]], Hawaii
*[[Chris Van Hollen]], Maryland
|{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top |
*[[Jim Risch]], Idaho, ''Ranking Member''
*[[Marco Rubio]], Florida
*[[Ron Johnson]], Wisconsin
*[[Mitt Romney]], Utah
*[[Rob Portman]], Ohio
*[[Rand Paul]], Kentucky
*[[Todd Young]], Indiana
*[[Ted Cruz]], Texas
*[[John Barrasso]], Wyoming
*[[Mike Rounds]], South Dakota
*[[Bill Hagerty]], Tennessee
|}

;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittees
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy|Africa and Global Health Policy]]
|[[Chris Van Hollen]] (D-MD)
|[[Mike Rounds]] (R-SD)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy|East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy]]
|[[Ed Markey]] (D-MA)
|[[Mitt Romney]] (R-UT)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation|Europe and Regional Security Cooperation]]
|[[Jeanne Shaheen]] (D-NH)
|[[Ron Johnson]] (R-WI)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy]]
|[[Chris Coons]] (D-DE)
|[[Rob Portman]] (R-OH)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism|Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism]]
|[[Chris Murphy]] (D-CT)
|[[Todd Young]] (R-IN)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development|State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development]]
|[[Ben Cardin]] (D-MD)
|[[Bill Hagerty]] (R-TN)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues|Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues]]
|[[Tim Kaine]] (D-VA)
|[[Marco Rubio]] (R-FL)
|}

===116th Congress===
{{Main|116th United States Congress}}

{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
|{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top |
*[[Jim Risch]], Idaho, ''Chair''
*[[Marco Rubio]], Florida
*[[Ron Johnson]], Wisconsin
*[[Cory Gardner]], Colorado
*[[Todd Young]], Indiana
*[[John Barrasso]], Wyoming
*[[Rob Portman]], Ohio
*[[Rand Paul]], Kentucky
*[[Lindsey Graham]], South Carolina
*[[Mitt Romney]], Utah
*[[Ted Cruz]], Texas
*[[David Perdue]], Georgia
|{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top |
*[[Bob Menendez]], New Jersey, ''Ranking Member''
*[[Ben Cardin]], Maryland
*[[Jeanne Shaheen]], New Hampshire
*[[Chris Coons]], Delaware
*[[Tom Udall]], New Mexico
*[[Chris Murphy]], Connecticut
*[[Tim Kaine]], Virginia
*[[Ed Markey]], Massachusetts
*[[Jeff Merkley]], Oregon
*[[Cory Booker]], New Jersey
|}

{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittees
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy|Africa and Global Health Policy]]
|[[Lindsey Graham]] (R-SC)
|[[Tim Kaine]] (D-VA)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy|East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy]]
|[[Cory Gardner]] (R-CO)
|[[Ed Markey]] (D-MA)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation|Europe and Regional Security Cooperation]]
|[[Ron Johnson]] (R-WI)
|[[Jeanne Shaheen]] (D-NH)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism|Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism]]
|[[Mitt Romney]] (R-UT)
|[[Chris Murphy]] (D-CT)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy]]
|[[Todd Young]] (R-IN)
|[[Jeff Merkley]] (D-OR)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development|State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development]]
|[[John Barrasso]] (R-WY)
|[[Cory Booker]] (D-NJ)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues|Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues]]
|[[Marco Rubio]] (R-FL)
|[[Ben Cardin]] (D-MD)
|}

===115th Congress===
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
|{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top |
*[[Bob Corker]], [[Tennessee]], ''Chair''
*[[Jim Risch]], [[Idaho]]
*[[Marco Rubio]], [[Florida]]
*[[Ron Johnson]], [[Wisconsin]]
*[[Jeff Flake]], [[Arizona]]
*[[Cory Gardner]], [[Colorado]]
*[[Todd Young]], [[Indiana]]
*[[John Barrasso]], [[Wyoming]]
*[[Johnny Isakson]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
*[[Rob Portman]], [[Ohio]]
*[[Rand Paul]], [[Kentucky]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top |
*[[Bob Menendez]], [[New Jersey]], ''Ranking Member''
*[[Ben Cardin]], [[Maryland]]
*[[Jeanne Shaheen]], [[New Hampshire]]
*[[Chris Coons]], [[Delaware]]
*[[Tom Udall]], [[New Mexico]]
*[[Chris Murphy]], [[Connecticut]]
*[[Tim Kaine]], [[Virginia]]
*[[Ed Markey]], [[Massachusetts]]
*[[Jeff Merkley]], [[Oregon]]
*[[Cory Booker]], [[New Jersey]]
|}

{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittees
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism|Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism]]
|[[Jim Risch]] (R-ID)
|[[Tim Kaine]] (D-VA)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues|Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues]]
|[[Marco Rubio]] (R-FL)
|[[Ben Cardin]] (D-MD) <small>''since February 6, 2018''</small><br />[[Bob Menendez]] (D-NJ) <small>''until February 6, 2018''</small>
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation|Europe and Regional Security Cooperation]]
|[[Ron Johnson]] (R-WI)
|[[Chris Murphy]] (D-CT)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy|Africa and Global Health Policy]]
|[[Jeff Flake]] (R-AZ)
|[[Cory Booker]] (D-NJ)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy|East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy]]
|[[Cory Gardner]] (R-CO)
|[[Ed Markey]] (D-MA)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy]]
|[[Todd Young]] (R-IN)
|[[Jeff Merkley]] (D-OR)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development|State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development]]
|[[Johnny Isakson]] (R-GA)
|[[Jeanne Shaheen]] (D-NH)
|}

===114th Congress===
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
|{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top |
*[[Bob Corker]], [[Tennessee]] ''Chair''
*[[Jim Risch]], [[Idaho]]
*[[Marco Rubio]], [[Florida]]
*[[Ron Johnson]], [[Wisconsin]]
*[[Jeff Flake]], [[Arizona]]
*[[Cory Gardner]], [[Colorado]]
*[[David Perdue]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
*[[Johnny Isakson]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
*[[Rand Paul]], [[Kentucky]]
*[[Rob Portman]], [[Ohio]]
*[[John Barrasso]], [[Wyoming]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top |
*[[Ben Cardin]], [[Maryland]], ''Ranking Member''<ref>Sen. Menendez voluntarily stepped down as Ranking Member on 1 April 2015 after being indicted by the Justice Department. [http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/bob-menendez-stepping-down-foreign-relations-20150401 Menendez Gives Up Foreign Relations Post] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001101958/http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/bob-menendez-stepping-down-foreign-relations-20150401 |date=October 1, 2023 }}</ref>
*[[Barbara Boxer]], [[California]]
*[[Jeanne Shaheen]], [[New Hampshire]]
*[[Chris Coons]], [[Delaware]]
*[[Tom Udall]], [[New Mexico]]
*[[Bob Menendez]], [[New Jersey]]
*[[Chris Murphy]], [[Connecticut]]
*[[Tim Kaine]], [[Virginia]]
*[[Ed Markey]], [[Massachusetts]]
*[[Jeff Merkley]], [[Oregon]]
|}

Sources: {{USCongRec|2015|S297}}–297, [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2013-02-12/pdf/CREC-2013-02-12-pt1-PgS661-2.pdf 661]–662

{|class=wikitable
|-
!style="width:50%;" |Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism|Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism]]
|[[Jim Risch]] (R-Idaho)
|[[Chris Murphy]] (D-Conn.)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues|Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues]]
|[[Marco Rubio]] (R-Fla.)
|[[Barbara Boxer]] (D-Calif.)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation|Europe and Regional Security Cooperation]]
|[[Ron Johnson]] (R-Wisc.)
|[[Jeanne Shaheen]] (D-N.H.)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy|Africa and Global Health Policy]]
|[[Jeff Flake]] (R-Ariz.)
|[[Ed Markey]] (D-Mass.)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development|State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development]]
|[[Rand Paul]] (R-Ky.)
|[[Barbara Boxer]] (D-Calif.)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy|East Asia, The Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy]]
|[[Cory Gardner]] (R-Colo.)
|[[Ben Cardin]] (D-Md.)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development, Multilateral Institutions and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|International Development, Multilateral Institutions and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy]]
|[[John Barrasso]] (R-Wyo.)
|[[Tom Udall]] (D-N.M.)
|}

===113th Congress===
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Majority
!Minority
|-
|{{party shading/Democratic}} valign=top |
*[[John Kerry]], Massachusetts, ''Chair'', until February 1, 2013
*[[Bob Menendez]], New Jersey ''Chair'', from February 1, 2013
*[[Barbara Boxer]], California
*[[Ben Cardin]], Maryland
*[[Jeanne Shaheen]], New Hampshire
*[[Chris Coons]], Delaware
*[[Bob Casey, Jr.|Bob Casey]], Pennsylvania, until 2013
*[[Dick Durbin]], Illinois
*[[Tom Udall]], New Mexico
*[[Chris Murphy]], Connecticut
*[[Tim Kaine]], Virginia
*[[Ed Markey]], Massachusetts, from 2013
|{{party shading/Republican}} valign=top |
*[[Bob Corker]], Tennessee ''Ranking Member''
*[[Jim Risch]], Idaho
*[[Marco Rubio]], Florida
*[[Ron Johnson]], Wisconsin
*[[Jeff Flake]], Arizona
*[[John McCain]], Arizona
*[[John Barrasso]], Wyoming
*[[Rand Paul]], Kentucky
|}

Sources: {{USCongRec|2013|S297}}–297, [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2013-02-12/pdf/CREC-2013-02-12-pt1-PgS661-2.pdf 661]–662

[[File:US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Inspecting Burnt Down Printing Press of Uthayan Newspaper.jpg|thumb|Officials from the ''US Senate Foreign Relations Committee'' inspecting burnt down printing press of [[Uthayan]] newspaper in [[Jaffna]] on December 7, 2013, while [[E. Saravanapavan]], the managing director of the newspaper explaining something to him]]
{|class=wikitable
|-
!style="width:50%;" |Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues|International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues]]
|[[Barbara Boxer]] (D-CA)
|[[Rand Paul]] (R-KY)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs|East Asian and Pacific Affairs]]
|[[Ben Cardin]] (D-MD)
|[[Marco Rubio]] (R-FL)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs|African Affairs]]
|[[Chris Coons]] (D-DE)
|[[Jeff Flake]] (R-AZ)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs|Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs]]
|[[Tom Udall]] (D-NM)
|[[John McCain]] (R-AZ)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs|European Affairs]]
|[[Chris Murphy]] (D-CT)
|[[Ron Johnson]] (R-WI)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs|Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs]]
|[[Tim Kaine]] (D-VA)
|[[Jim Risch]] (R-ID)
|-
|[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps|International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps]]
|[[Tim Kaine]] (D-VA), until 2013<br />[[Ed Markey]] (D-MA), from 2013
|[[John Barrasso]] (R-WY)
|}

==See also==
*[[List of United States Senate committees]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*Carter, Ralph G. and James Scott, eds. ''Choosing to Lead : Understanding Congressional Foreign Policy Entrepreneurs'' (Duke University Press, 2009)
*Crabb, Cecil Van Meter, and Pat M. Holt. ''Invitation to struggle: Congress, the president, and foreign policy'' (CQ Press, 1992)
*Dahl, Robert A. ''Congress and Foreign Policy'' (1950)
*Farnsworth, David Nelson. ''The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations'' (University of Illinois Press, 1961), a topical survey of the committee's activity from 1947 to 1956.
* Frye, Alton. "'Gobble'uns' and foreign policy: a review," ''Journal of Conflict Resolution'' (1964) 8#3 pp: 314–321. Historiographical review of major books
*Gagnon, Frédérick. "Dynamic Men: Vandenberg, Fulbright, Helms and the Activity of the Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Since 1945." [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=10&hl=en&as_sdt=5,27&sciodt=0,27&cites=14213313388660504227&scipsc=# online (2013)]
*Gazell, James A. "Arthur H. Vandenberg, Internationalism, and the United Nations." ''Political Science Quarterly'' (1973): 375–394. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2148990 in JSTOR]
*Gould, Lewis. ''The Most Exclusive Club : A History of the Modern United States Senate'' (2006)
*Hewes, James E. Jr. "Henry Cabot Lodge and the League of Nations". ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'' (1970) 114#4 pp: 245–255.
*Hitchens, Harold L., "Influences of the Congressional Decision to Pass the Marshall Plan" ''Western Political Science Quarterly'' (1968) 21#1 pp: 51–68. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/446512 in JSTOR]
*Jewell, Malcolm E. ''Senatorial Politics and Foreign Policy'' (U. of Kentucky Press, 1962)
*Kaplan, Lawrence S. ''The Conversion of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg: From Isolation to International Engagement'' (University Press of Kentucky, 2015)
*Link, William A.  ''Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism'' (2008)
*McCormick, James M. "Decision making in the foreign affairs and foreign relations committees." in Randall B. Ripley and James M. Lindsay, eds.. ''Congress resurgent: foreign and defense policy on Capitol Hill'' (University of Michigan press, 1993)  pp: 115–153
*Maguire, Lori. "The US Congress and the politics of Afghanistan: an analysis of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees during George W Bush's second term." ''Cambridge Review of International Affairs'' (2013) 26#2 pp: 430–452.
*{{cite book|author=Shaw, John T. |title=Richard G. Lugar, Statesman of the Senate: Crafting Foreign Policy from Capitol Hill|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZSTnhz3fpswC&pg=PT73|year=2012|publisher=Indiana UP|page=73|isbn=978-0253007117}}
*Robinson, James A. ''Congress and Foreign Policy-Making'' (1962), statistical study of roll calls emphasizing the importance of the committee 
*Spanier, John, and Joseph Nogee, eds. ''Congress, the Presidency and American Foreign Policy'' (Elsevier, 2013)
*Warburg, Gerald Felix. ''Conflict and consensus: The struggle between Congress and the president over foreign policymaking'' (HarperCollins Publishers, 1989)
*Woods, Randall Bennett. ''Fulbright : A Biography'' (Cambridge University Press, 1995)
*Young, Roland. ''Congressional Politics in the Second World War'' (1958), pp 168–96

===Primary sources===
*Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick, and Joe Alex Morris, eds. ''The private papers of Senator Vandenberg.'' (1952)

==External links==
{{commons category|United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee}}
*[http://foreign.senate.gov/ U.S. Senate Committee of Foreign Relations Official Website] ([https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwa00ssfr00/ Archive])
*[https://www.congress.gov/committee/senate-foreign-relations/ssfr00 Senate Foreign Relations Committee]. Legislation activity and reports, [[Congress.gov]].
*[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/committee.action?chamber=senate&committee=foreignrelations U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Page for the Committee of Foreign Relations]

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