2:36 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, everyone. Welcome to our travel to our trip to Europe - the President's first [second] trip to Europe as President of the United States. We're really excited about the stops we're about to make. We have the National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to read us in a little bit...
East Room 11:44 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today, I am pleased to announce that after - after months of tough and thoughtful negotiations, I think we have a historic - I know we have a historic economic framework. It's a framework that will create millions of jobs, grow the economy, invest in our nation and...
As announced by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian at the African Union-EU ministerial meeting, France is delivering 398,970 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Rwanda today as part of a donation through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) initiative and the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) mechanism. This action reflects the priority given by the President since the start of the pandemic to ensuring that Africa has fair access to vaccines. In addition to (...)
The United States is providing nearly $144 million in new humanitarian assistance to the people affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. This brings total U.S. humanitarian aid in Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in the region to nearly $474 million in 2021, the largest amount of assistance from any nation. This assistance will flow...
Leaders and organizations from around the world, including the African Union, Arab League, European Union, International Monetary Fund, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and World Bank have come together to condemn the military takeover in Sudan and violence against peaceful demonstrators. Today, the UN Security Council added its voice to this international chorus. Together, our message...
After decades of inaction on some of the most pressing issues for American families, today the President put forward a historic economic growth framework that will make the biggest investment in tackling the climate crisis in history, cut the cost of child care in half for a majority of middle class families, make universal pre-K...
We urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance plans for the construction of around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank. We reiterate our strong opposition to its policy of settlement expansion across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, which violates international law and undermines efforts for the two-state solution. We call on both parties to build on steps taken in recent months to improve cooperation and reduce tensions. We reiterate our call to implement (...)
Q: What are your expectations of the military authorities in Sudan following Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's return home on Tuesday evening while still being kept under surveillance? A: President Macron condemned Monday's coup d'état by the Sudanese military in the strongest possible terms. France and all of its partners are very concerned by this destabilizing event that jeopardizes the country's democratic openness and the aspirations of the Sudanese people. Together with our European and (...)
WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America, met via videoconference, on 26 October 2021, under Brunei Darussalam's 2021 ASEAN Chairmanship, on the occasion of the 9th ASEAN-U.S. Summit; RECOGNISING the important role that smart digital development can have in creating economies that are resilient...
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michèle Taylor, of Georgia, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States Representative to the UN Human Rights Council. Martha Williams, of Montana, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, vice Aurelia Skipwith. Beth Van Schaack, of California,...
President Biden is announcing four new nominees to serve as U.S. Attorneys across the country, officials who will be indispensable to upholding the rule of law as the top federal law enforcement officials for their districts. These individuals were chosen for their devotion to enforcing the law, their professionalism, their experience and credentials in this field,...
Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement commonwealth, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding, landslides, and mudslides from August 30 to August 31, 2021. Federal funding is available to commonwealth, tribal, and eligible local...
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:15 A.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Today, joining us - needs hardly an introduction - our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, who will be previewing the President's trip - second foreign trip - later this week. And he'll take some questions afterwards, and then I will do...
Via Teleconference 2:37 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. Before I turn to Drs. Walensky and Fauci, I want to provide an important update on the progress we're making across a number of fronts in our fight against the virus, starting with vaccinations. We know vaccines are the very best...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today virtually joined leaders of ASEAN member states and representatives from Australia, the People's Republic of China (PRC), India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and Russia during the annual East Asia Summit (EAS), where they discussed regional and international challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis....
Yesterday, White House officials Jennifer Klein, Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Director of the Gender Policy Council, and Chiraag Bains, Deputy Assistant to the President for Racial Justice and Equity, as well as Assistant Secretary of Health Admiral Rachel Levine, hosted the first-ever White House roundtable with intersex advocates. The roundtable celebrated Intersex...
Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is in Rwanda today. This visit, part of our effort to strengthen relations with Rwanda, follows yesterday's meeting in Kigali between Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and President Paul Kagame. Mr. Riester will meet with Uzziel Ndagijimana, Rwanda's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. Accompanied by a delegation of French (...)
Twenty-three years ago, I was honored to support the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act, groundbreaking legislation that established the United States as the world's leader in promoting and defending freedom of religion or belief for all people across the globe. Today, on International Religious Freedom Day, I'm proud to recommit the United States...
In our country, everyone has the right to go to work, to go to school, to walk down the street, to pray - not as the other, not as them, but as us. When a white supremacist murdered and injured innocent people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, a harm was committed against...
Q: With regard to Afghanistan, what is the status of the Afghan ambassador currently in Paris, appointed by Ghani? A: Afghanistan's ambassador to France is still in his post.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian spoke on October 22 with Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod. Their conversation dealt mainly with current European issues ahead of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union. They discussed the Sahel and Mali, where Denmark and France are both engaged in Task Force Takuba. The ministers also addressed current work on the Strategic Compass; on the Indo-Pacific, where they agreed to work together to swiftly (...)
President Biden will announce the intent to provide up to $102 million in new initiatives to expand the U.S.-ASEAN Strategic Partnership during the October 26 U.S.-ASEAN Summit, reflecting the Biden-Harris Administration's deep commitment to ASEAN's central role in the U.S. vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S.-ASEAN Health Futures: The United States is committed...
Through Operation Allies Welcome, the Biden Administration is marshaling a whole-of-America approach to safely, securely and effectively welcoming our Afghan allies and Afghans at-risk. In concert with Welcome.US, private sector leaders are playing a crucial role in this effort, stepping up in meaningful ways to welcome individuals who supported the United States over the past...
Q: Reuters and AFP have reported that the American envoy to Iran had come to Paris for a meeting with his French, British and German counterparts. Can the Ministry confirm that information? And if so, would it be possible to know when that meeting will take place? A : We have indeed held consultations today with our E3 partners and the United States, as we have with other participants in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), at a critical time given the four-month suspension of (...)
France condemns the Israeli authorities' announcement that several calls for bids would be issued for the construction of more than 1,300 housing units in West Bank settlements. France calls for ending any unilateral measures jeopardizing the two-state solution based on internationally agreed parameters, the only way to arrive at a just and lasting peace in the region.
