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Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) talked to students and faculty of Hillsdale College about the principles of the American republic, U.S. foreign policy, and the challenges of fostering domestic an…

Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) talked about his goals for U.S. foreign relations in the upcoming Congress. He focused on the reversal of the Rome Treaty, relations with Cuba, and the sale of arm…

Senator Helms, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, talked about the agenda for the committee in the 107th Congress. He talked about the role of the committee with Republicans co…

Secretary of State Madeline Albright testified about the direction and goals of U.S. foreign policy at the end of the Clinton administration. Among the topics she addressed were recent elect…

Witnesses testified about the extent to which slavery remains in existence in various parts of the globe. They focused on how children were affected by poverty, war and famine, and how these…

Senators and United Nations Security Council members discussed reform at the United Nations and how to pursue peacekeeping missions. Several members said that while the U.S. was critical to …

Secretary Albright testified about a variety of funding and foreign policy priorities. She also talked about the Russian war in Chechnya and about efforts to build an anti-missile defense sy…

In a rare meeting outside of Washington, DC, committee members heard testimony about forthcoming reform at the United Nations and about the U.S. debt to the U.N. During his testimony Ambassa…

Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) spoke to the Security Council about the relationship between the U.S. and the United Nations. He said that the U.N. must implement reforms before it re…

Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke spoke to reporters following an address to the Security Council in which Senator Helms called for reforms at the Unite…

Ambassador Richard Butler testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about efforts by the United Nations to complete Iraqi disarmament and weapons monitoring after the Iraqi gov…

As part of Mr. Holbrooke’s confirmation hearings as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, witnesses testified about proposed reforms to the United Nations' organizational structure and abou…

Senators debated S.J. Res 20, authorizing military action in Yugoslavia under the War Powers Act.

The Senate considered two fiscal year spending bills. The Department of Agriculture spending bill also funds the Food and Drug Administration and related agencies. Members also considered a …

The Senate passed H.R. 1415, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1992 and 1993. The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2698, making appropriations for th…

The Senate passed H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Senate passed S. 1434, to amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.

United States Senate session on July 25, 1991 with passage of S. 113, the Drunk Driving Child Protection Act, to increase the term of imprisonment for offenses involving driving while intoxi…

The Senate began consideration of S. 1435, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the Arms Export Control Act.

Senator Wofford of Pennsylvania took the oath of office in the place of deceased Senator John Heinz. The Senate passed the Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act and Dire Emergency Sup…

A panel of scholars and analysts discussed U.S. foreign policy towards China. The panel talked about U. S. China relations and how President George H.W. Bush recently announced that he was r…