The Foreign Relations Committee

U.S. Senate Committee on:
Foreign Relations
The Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate is John Kerry. He is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts. He became Senator after Edward Kennedy died in 2009. He is also a decorated Vietnam Veteran. He is a presidential nominee of the demo crat party for the 2004 presidential election, but lost to George W. Bush by 34 electoral votes. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is responsible for looking after the foreign policy agencies of the U.S. government, including the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Peace Corps. This committee reviews and considers all international treaties and diplomatic nominations, as well as legislation relating to U.S. foreign policy. There are nineteen members currently in the committee.
Throughout history, the committee has played an essential role in influencing and developing United States foreign policy, and at different times supporting or opposing the policies of presidents and secretaries of state. From the purchase of Alaska to the establishment of the United Nations the committee has debated, considered, and reported treaties and legislation. Members of the committee have assisted in the negotiation of treaties, and at times have helped to defeat treaties they felt were not in the national interest. The Foreign Relations Committee was instrumental in the rejection of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and 1920. The Treaty was rejected because the United States believed in isolationism, they wanted to stay isolated and out of European affairs. The Committee had a big role in many other important parts of U.S. history such as: the passage of the Truman Doctrine in 1947 and Marshall Plan in 1948.Bibliography
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