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The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation is a special group within the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. It's one of seven such groups, called subcommittees, that help the main committee do its important work.

What This Group Does

This subcommittee focuses on how the United States works with countries in Europe. It also deals with the European Union, which is a group of many European countries.

Working with Allies

A big part of their job is handling relationships with the NATO. NATO is a military alliance that includes the U.S. and many European nations. They work together to keep peace and safety.

The subcommittee also deals with other groups that help keep peace, like the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). However, they don't cover countries in Central Asia that are handled by another subcommittee.

Global Safety Efforts

Beyond Europe, this group also has a worldwide role. They work on ways to help different regions cooperate on security. This means they look for ways countries can work together to stay safe and solve problems peacefully.

Who Are the Members? (118th Congress)

Main article: 118th United States Congress

This table shows the senators who are part of this subcommittee in the current 118th Congress.

Majority Party Minority Party
  • Pete Ricketts, from Nebraska, is the Ranking Member (the top member from the other party).
  • Rand Paul, from Kentucky
  • John Barasso, from Wyoming
  • Marco Rubio, from Florida
Ex officio Members
  • Ben Cardin, from Maryland (He is also a regular member, but as the Chair of the full Foreign Relations Committee, he is also an ex officio member of all its subcommittees.)
  • Jim Risch, from Idaho (He is the Ranking Member of the full Foreign Relations Committee, making him an ex officio member of all its subcommittees.)

Who Were the Members? (117th Congress)

Main article: 117th United States Congress

Here are the senators who were part of this subcommittee in the previous 117th Congress.

Majority Party Minority Party
Ex officio Members
  • Bob Menendez, from New Jersey (He was the Chair of the full Foreign Relations Committee.)
  • Jim Risch, from Idaho (He was the Ranking Member of the full Foreign Relations Committee.)

See also

  • United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe
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