United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs

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The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs is one of seven subcommittees of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Contents 1 Jurisdiction 2 Members, 110th Congress 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on European Affairs is responsible for United States relations with the countries on the continent of Europe, except the states of Central Asia that are within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs. It also oversees U.S. involvement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, relations with the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Matters relating to Greenland and the northern polar region are also the responsibility of this subcommittee.

This subcommittee is also responsible for all matters within the region under its jurisdiction with respect to terrorism and non-proliferation, crime and illicit narcotics, U.S. foreign assistance programs, and the promotion of U.S. trade and exports.

[edit] Members, 110th Congress

The committee is chaired by Democrat Barack Obama of Illinois, and the Ranking Minority member is Republican Jim DeMint of South Carolina.

Majority Member State Barack Obama, Chairman Illinois Christopher Dodd Connecticut Bob Menendez New Jersey Ben Cardin Maryland Bob Casey Pennsylvania Joe Biden, Ex-Officio Delaware

Minority Member State Jim DeMint, Ranking Member South Carolina George Voinovich Ohio Bob Corker Tennesee Lisa Murkowski Alaska Dick Lugar, Ex-Officio Indiana

[edit] See also

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe

[edit] External links

• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee jurisdiction
• Subcommittee page at Congress Merge.com

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