United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs

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

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.

Members, 112th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Democrat Chris Coons of Delaware, and the Ranking Minority member is Republican Johnny Isakson of Georgia.

Majority	Minority
Chris Coons, Chairman, Delaware Ben Cardin, Maryland Jim Webb, Virginia Dick Durbin, Illinois Tom Udall, New Mexico	Johnny Isakson, Ranking Member, Georgia James Inhofe, Oklahoma Mike Lee, Utah Bob Corker, Tennessee

Former Chairmen

• Russ Feingold, Wisconsin, 2007-2011
• Mel Martinez, Florida, 2005-2007
• Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, 2003-2005
• Russ Feingold, Wisconsin, 2001-2003
• Bill Frist, Tennessee, 1999-2001
• John Ashcroft, Missouri, 1997-1999
• Nancy Kassebaum, Kansas, 1995-1997
• Paul Simon, Illinois, 1987-1995

See also

United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health

External links

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