Foreign Policy
Nomination Hearing for Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
Senator Lugar submitted 37 questions for the record to Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, nominated for Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, regarding the organization and mission of the Office of International Religious Freedom, as well as countries of particular concern, such as Burma, China, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and Sudan. Senator Lugar's full statement from the November 17 is also available.
Senator Lugar releases CRS report on North Korea sanctions implementation
On October 22, 2010, Senator Lugar, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, released a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on implementation of sanctions for North Korea.
Following renewed interest in sanctions against North Korea in the wake of the sinking of South Korea’s Cheonan ship, which killed 46 individuals, Lugar asked the CRS to evaluate the implementation of the U.N. sanctions already in place.
Read Senator Lugar's original request for the CRS report 
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Read the CRS report regarding North Korea sanction implementation .
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Senator Dick Lugar, Ranking Republican
Senator Dick Lugar is the Ranking Republican Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
From January 2003 to December 2006, Senator Lugar was the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Under his leadership, the Committee held more hearings than any other committee in the Senate, including more than 30 oversight hearings on Iraq. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed legislation including the Global AIDS Assistance Program, Darfur Peace and Accountability Act, India Nuclear Cooperation Act, and the creation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Senator Lugar 
also has focused on foreign energy dependence as a national security issue. He has helped define the public debate on this issue with major speeches before the UN Security Council, the Brookings Institution, Purdue University, a NATO Conference in Riga, Latvia, and a joint appearance with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
During his initial Chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1985 to 1986, Senator Lugar was instrumental in promoting democracy around the world. He played a pivotal role in the 1986 Philippines election that brought Corazon Aquino to power. He also led the Senate effort to secure passage of the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, which imposed economic and political sanctions on South Africa.