CHAIRMAN WICKER, RANKING MEMBER SHAHEEN STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF DARRELL OWENS'S NOMINATION FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE OSCE

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Roger Wicker issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in support of the nomination of Darrell Owens to serve as U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), with the rank of Ambassador. "American leadership at the OSCE matters now more than ever. For five decades, the Helsinki principles have served as a foundation for security and cooperation across Europe, Central Asia and North America, rooted in respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement ...