Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Claiborne Pell attended Princeton and Columbia Universities. A business executive and author, Mr. Pell served in the U.S. Foreign Service and the State Department. He also sits on the Labor and Human Resources, Rules and Administration, and Joint Library Committees.
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Congress exercises influence in the world of international politics through the prestigious and powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Like the House Foreign Affairs Committee, it has jurisdiction over foreign aid and State Department operations. The Committee also recommends that treaties and foreign policy proposals submitted by the president be approved by the Senate, a power its House counterpart does not enjoy.
