The EllipseWashington, D.C. 6:48 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: My name is Joe Biden. I am Jill Biden's husband. (Laughter.) On behalf of Jill and Kamala and Doug, we welcome you to the National Christmas Tree Lighting. Thanks to the Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, for that introduction and her leadership. She has made me look awful good...
National Institutes of HealthBethesda, Maryland 1:37 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Please, if there's any audience - if there's any audience in the world I should be standing for, it's you - not you standing for me. But thank you very much. Good afternoon. You know, in February, I came out here to the National Institutes...
State Dining Room 10:46 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Before I start, I'd like to report that later today, I'll be signing the bill funding the government operations for the next few months. Funding the government isn't a great achievement. (Laughs.) It's a bare minimum of what we need to get done. But in these times, a...
In June, President Biden-alongside G7 Leaders-announced Build Back Better World, a values-driven, high-standard, transparent, and catalytic infrastructure partnership led by major democracies to meet the enormous infrastructure need in the developing world. Since then, the United States and G7 partners have been undertaking efforts individually and jointly to increase the ambition and impact of our...
This week, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Global Energy Security Amos Hochstein traveled to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The purpose of this trip was to discuss a range of economic issues including...
President Biden and the United States government view 5G security as a high priority and advocate for a vibrant digital economy worldwide. 5G is the future of the Internet and will touch every aspect of our lives. Countries and citizens need to be able to trust that 5G equipment and software will not threaten national...
Thirty-one years ago, the bipartisan passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enshrined our commitment to building a better Nation for all of us. In the years since, we have made profound progress to advance the rights, opportunities, full participation, and economic self-sufficiency of people with disabilities - both here at home and in...
Via Teleconference (December 1, 2021) 7:38 P.M. EST MODERATOR: Hi, everybody. Thank you for joining us tonight. Tomorrow, President Biden is going to announce new actions to protect Americans against the Delta and Omicron variants as we battle COVID-19 this winter. Tonight, we have [senior administration official] on the call. As a reminder, this call...
The federal government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world, buying everything from software and building construction to financial and asset management-making its procurement a powerful tool to advance equity and build wealth in underserved communities. Despite this, less than 10 percent of federal agencies' total eligible contracting dollars typically go...
France is applying for a renewed term on the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in Category B (States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade). The election of the Council's members will take place in London on 10 December 2021 during the 32nd session of the IMO Assembly. As a coastal State keen to protect the marine environment and ensure maritime safety and security, France has sat on the International Maritime Organization's Council ever since its (...)
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Bidtah N. Becker, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022. (New Position) Estrellita Bograd Brodsky, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26,...
Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is attending today's meeting of OSCE foreign ministers in Stockholm, under the chairpersonship of Sweden. He will reaffirm the importance of the role played by the OSCE - whose founding principles are enshrined in the Helsinki Decalogue - in Europe's collective security. He will call on all member States to rededicate themselves to the spirit of the Charter (...)
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:53 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. On popular demand and request of the press corps, I'm joined today by Dr. Fauci, who will give a brief statement and then answer some questions. He does have a hard out a little bit after 2:00, so we're going to...
East Room 5:52 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please. Thank you. Please. Thank you. My name is Joe Biden, and I am Jill's husband - (laughter) - as I'm known here in Washington and many other places. I - Happy Hanukkah, everyone. AUDIENCE: Happy Hanukkah. THE PRESIDENT: ...
East Room 3:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, sit down. Mom, come on up here a minute. Come on. (Laughter.) I want you to meet Gabe's mom, who I still believe is more like his sister - (laughter) - than his mom. She is the inspiration. She is the reason why this young man...
This morning, we received additional evidence of the strength of America's historic economic recovery and Americans getting back to work. New unemployment claims are now at a level not seen since March 7, 2020 and last week's claims were revised down to their lowest level since 1969. In addition, the four-week average of unemployment claims fell...
Prime Minister to host the world's largest pharmaceutical companies to discuss how government, industry and the NHS can continue to work together to tackle emerging variants and future pandemics.
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to section 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(d)), the text of an Agreement between the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Australia, and the Government of the United...
Via Teleconference (November 30, 2021) 6:04 P.M. EST MR. MUNOZ: All right. Good evening. Hi, everybody. I'm Kevin Munoz with the White House Press Office. Thank you for joining us tonight. Tonight's call is embargoed until tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. Eastern, when we will announce, on World AIDS Day 2021, renewed commitments to ending...
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. The National Space Council (Council), as authorized under Title V of Public Law 100-685, advises and assists the President regarding national space policy and strategy. This...
Today, President Biden commemorated World AIDS Day and renewed the U.S. government's bipartisan and decades-long commitment to ending the HIV epidemic at home and around the world. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted every aspect of the HIV/AIDS response, from prevention to treatment to research, the United States is redoubling efforts...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of Belgium in a virtual meeting yesterday.
Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota 3:36 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Whoa. (Laughter.) Sarah, thank you for that introduction. I was saying to Sarah in the back, because I - when I was Sarah's age, the idea that I'd be standing, waiting to introduce a President - it didn't matter who it was - I would find it...
1:03 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Sorry to keep you waiting. Good afternoon. It's wonderful to see the holiday decorations here in the White House. Tomorrow, I'm going to light the National Christmas Tree to help kick off the holiday season. Whatever you celebrate, we are looking ahead to abrighter and happier December with an economy markedly stronger...
Today, the CDC has confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant detected in the United States. As the President said last Friday, it was only a matter of time before the first case of Omicron was detected in the U.S. We are prepared to meet this challenge with science and speed. The President's...
