Sam Brownback
Religious Freedom in Eurasia
Dec 11, 2018In his first Congressional hearing since his confirmation, Ambassador Brownback testified on religious freedom in participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation. OSCE commitments on human rights […]
First Person: Encountering Auschwitz
Sep 24, 2018By Rachel Bauman, Policy Advisor During the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw, I joined 21 other members of the U.S. delegation on my first visit to […]
U.S. Holds Historic Ministerial to Advance Religious...
Aug 22, 2018By Nathaniel Hurd, Senior Policy Advisor From July 24-26, 2018, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hosted the first Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C. U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for […]
Chairman Wicker Welcomes Confirmation of Gov. Brownb...
Jan 24, 2018WASHINGTON—Following today’s Senate confirmation of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (MS) issued the following statement: “I am proud […]
40th Anniversary of the U.S. Helsinki Commission
May 26, 2016Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, on June 3, 1976, U.S. President Gerald Ford signed into law a bill establishing the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, more commonly known as […]
Senate Committee Passes Cardin, Boxer, Brownback Bil...
Sep 22, 2010WASHINGTON– The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved Tuesday the Child Protection Compact Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Sam […]
Cardin: Take Action Against Child Slavery
Apr 02, 2010More than a century after ratification of the 13th Amendment, thousands of slaves are still transported to America each year. The International Labor Organization estimates that over 12 million people […]
Cardin, Brownback and Boxer Introduce Bill to Preven...
Mar 26, 2010WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced the Child Protection Compact Act Thursday, a bipartisan bill that would give the State […]
Statement on 65th Anniversary of Liberation of Ausch...
Jan 27, 2010WASHINGTON —Leaders of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) today called on governments to mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration […]
Twitter This
Nov 21, 2009The most interesting question President Obama fielded in China came over the Internet, via the U.S. Embassy, from a Chinese citizen who asked, “Do you know of the firewall? Should […]
“Where Walls Still Stand” — Commission Marks 2...
Nov 04, 2009WASHINGTON – Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, leaders of the U.S. Helsinki Commission said Wednesday the U.S. must lead the fight against modern tools of repression […]
Senator Brownback Remarks at “Where the Walls ...
Nov 04, 2009Distinguished ambassadors, fellow members of the Commission, and honored guests, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. This solemn and uplifting anniversary gives us all a chance to […]