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Commissioners
The Helsinki Commission consists of 21 Commissioners, 18 of whom come from the U.S. Congress. Nine Senators and nine Representatives – five from the majority and four from the minority in each chamber – are selected by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively. The remaining three Commissioners are appointed by the President of the United States from the Departments of State, Defense and Commerce, usually at the Assistant Secretary level.
U.S Senate
- Co-Chairman Roger F. Wicker, Mississippi
- Ranking Member Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
- John Boozman, Arkansas
- Richard Burr, North Carolina
- Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
- Tom Udall, New Mexico
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
U.S. House of Representatives
- Chairman Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey
- Ranking Member Alcee L. Hastings, Florida
- Robert B. Aderholt, Alabama
- Michael C. Burgess, Texas
- Steve Cohen, Tennessee
- Alan Grayson, Florida
- Randy Hultgren, Illinois
- Joseph R. Pitts, Pennsylvania
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter, New York
Executive Branch
- Department of State - vacant since 2013
- Department of Defense - Elissa Slotkin
- Department of Commerce - Arun M. Kumar