United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs

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

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

[edit] Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on African Affairs is responsible for United States relations with countries in Africa, with the exception of countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt to Morocco, which are under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs. This corresponds to the geographic area under the purview of the Bureau of African Affairs in the Department of State, and includes the countries of Madagascar, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Comoros.

This subcommittee is also responsible for all matters within the region's 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 Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, and the Ranking Minority member is Republican John E. Sununu of New Hampshire.

Majority
Member		State
	Russ Feingold, Chairman	Wisconsin
	Bill Nelson	Florida
	Barack Obama	Illinois
	Ben Cardin	Maryland
	Jim Webb	Virginia
	Joe Biden, Ex-Officio	Delaware

Minority
Member		State
	John E. Sununu, Ranking Member	New Hampshire
	Norm Coleman	Minnesota
	David Vitter	Louisiana
	Chuck Hagel	Nebraska
	Dick Lugar, Ex-Officio	Indiana

[edit] See also

U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health

[edit] External links

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

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