Scotland/Foreign Affairs

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the 2024 Doha Forum

Doha, Qatar Good morning. Your Highness: It is an honor to be here with you. I have been overwhelmed by the generosity and warm welcome you and the people of Qatar have shown me on my visit. On behalf of my husband, President Biden, thank you for your leadership as Qatar continues to play a… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/12/07/remarks-as-prepared-for-delivery-by-first-lady-jill-biden-at-the-2024-doha-forum/">Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the 2024 Doha Forum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Sat Dec 07 2024

Statement from President Joe Biden on U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation

As Commander in Chief, I have one solemn responsibility: protect the American people from harm. That’s why, over the last four years, I made beating the opioid epidemic a central focus of my Unity Agenda at home—and my cooperation with world leaders abroad. Earlier this week, we saw the impact: Mexican security forces seized more than… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/06/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-u-s-mexico-security-cooperation/">Statement from President Joe Biden on U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Sat Dec 07 2024

The United States and Bahrain Launch Geospatial Acceleration Initiative under C-SIPA

The United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain are proud to unveil the Geospatial Acceleration Initiative, an ambitious step forward in one of the Middle East’s longest-standing and most valued strategic partnerships. This initiative stems from the advanced technology track of the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (C-SIPA), signed in 2023, which strengthened US-Bahraini… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/07/the-united-states-and-bahrain-launch-geospatial-acceleration-initiative-under-c-sipa/">The United States and Bahrain Launch Geospatial Acceleration Initiative under C-SIPA</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Sat Dec 07 2024

A Proclamation on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2024

On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed on that tragic December morning 83 years ago. And we recognize the absolute courage of the service members who, in the wake of this painful and unprovoked attack, stood up to defend democracy and stand up… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/12/06/a-proclamation-on-national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-2024/">A Proclamation on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2024</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

Letter to the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Report

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Madam President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of United States Armed Forces equipped for combat. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/06/letter-to-the-speaker-of-the-house-and-president-pro-tempore-of-the-senate-regarding-the-war-powers-report-5/">Letter to the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Georgia Disaster Declaration

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Georgia by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for emergency work undertaken in the State of Georgia as a result of Hurricane Helene from September 24 to October 30, 2024. Under the President’s order today, Federal funds… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/12/06/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-amends-georgia-disaster-declaration-2/">President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Georgia Disaster Declaration</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends North Carolina Major Disaster Declaration

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of North Carolina by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for debris removal and emergency projective measures undertaken in the State of North Carolina as a result of Tropical Storm Helene. Under the President’s major disaster declaration issued… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/12/06/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-amends-north-carolina-major-disaster-declaration/">President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends North Carolina Major Disaster Declaration</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends South Carolina Major Disaster Declaration

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of South Carolina by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal undertaken in the State of South Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene. Under the President’s order today, Federal funds for debris removal, including direct… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/12/06/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-amends-south-carolina-major-disaster-declaration/">President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends South Carolina Major Disaster Declaration</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Tennessee Major Disaster Declaration

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Tennessee by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures undertaken in the State of Tennessee as a result of Tropical Storm Helene.. Under the President’s order today, Federal funds for debris… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/12/06/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-amends-tennessee-major-disaster-declaration/">President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends Tennessee Major Disaster Declaration</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

Remarks by President Biden at the National Christmas Tree Lighting

The EllipseWashington, D.C. 6:14 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas, everyone! (Applause.) Merry Christmas. This Christmas tree lighting is one of my wife Jill’s favorite events, so she truly regrets not being here tonight. She’s on an international trip in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and Sicily to — in order to promote women’s… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/12/05/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-national-christmas-tree-lighting-3/">Remarks by President Biden at the National Christmas Tree Lighting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

Romania - Q&A - Extract from the press briefing (6 Dec. 2024)

Q: On December 4, the Romanian authorities released declassified documents regarding possible Russian interference in Romania's presidential election. Do you have any comment? A: France is closely following the unfolding of the election process in Romania, which is an EU member state, an important strategic partner and a friend. In this regard, we express our serious concern following yesterday's publication by the Romanian President's office of declassified documents pointing to Russian (…)

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

Statement from President Biden on CBO Report on Health Insurance Coverage

Health care should be a right, not a privilege, and every American should be able to access quality affordable coverage. My Administration has worked tirelessly to make it happen, and our plan is working: premiums for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act are more affordable, Medicare and Medicaid are strong, seniors are paying less… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/06/statement-from-president-biden-on-cbo-report-on-health-insurance-coverage/">Statement from President Biden on CBO Report on Health Insurance Coverage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

Statement from President Joe Biden on the November 2024 Jobs Report

America’s comeback continues. Today’s report shows that the economy created 227,000 jobs in November, as Boeing machinists returned to work with record wage gains and hurricane recovery continued. Unemployment of 4.2% is in the same low range of the past seven months. This has been a hard-fought recovery, but we are making progress for working families. Since… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/06/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-november-2024-jobs-report/">Statement from President Joe Biden on the November 2024 Jobs Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

UNESCO - Skills of Paris’s zinc roofers and ornamentalists added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list, together with

France is delighted that UNESCO has added the skills of Paris's zinc roofers and ornamentalists to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, together with funfair culture. This latest addition took place on December 2. In so doing, the Intergovernmental Committee meeting in Asunción, Paraguay, honored two further examples of France's living heritage, bringing to 30 the number of French inscriptions on the lists and register of UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural (…)

Updated: Fri Dec 06 2024

Afghanistan - Situation of women (5 Dec. 2024)

France utterly condemns the Taliban-imposed ban on Afghan women attending institutions offering medical education. Unacceptable and unjustifiable, this decision comes on top of countless violations of women's and girls' rights of which the Taliban has been guilty since it seized power in Afghanistan more than three years ago. France will continue to condemn the serious, systematic human-rights violations by the Taliban, which aims to erase half of Afghanistan's population. No return to (…)

Updated: Thu Dec 05 2024

French participation in the ceasefire monitoring mechanism in Beirut, under the authority of Brigadier Guillaume Ponchin

Joint press release issued by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for the Armed Forces and Veterans The ceasefire agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon on 26 November, which came into force on 27 November, provides for a ceasefire monitoring mechanism chaired by the United States. The ceasefire agreement is the fruit of diplomatic efforts made with the United States over many months. France calls on all the parties to comply with it, over the long term, and (…)

Updated: Thu Dec 05 2024

Meeting between M. Jean-Noël Barrot and his Portuguese counterpart, Mr Paulo Rangel (5 Dec. 2024)

M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke to Mr Paulo Rangel, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal, in Paris today, Thursday 5 December. The ministers celebrated the longstanding ties of friendship that unite our two nations, welcoming the very great closeness of our peoples and noting, inter alia, the importance given to French-language teaching in Portugal. They agreed to step up our cooperation further in many areas, including on safeguarding the (…)

Updated: Thu Dec 05 2024

One Water Summit: A Summit for International Cooperation on Water (3 Dec. 2024)

The aim of the One Water Summit, on 3 December 2024 on the margins of COP16 to combat desertification in Riyadh, is to contribute to the ongoing United Nations discussions and process to enhance global water governance and to accelerate action on Sustainable Development Goal 6 (ODD6) on water and sanitation, building on the momentum of the UN Water Conference in 2023. Co-organized by France, Kazakhstan and the World Bank, the Summit also aims to act as an incubator of solutions, in (…)

Updated: Thu Dec 05 2024

Remarks by National Economic Council Deputy Director Daniel Hornung on Biden-Harris Efforts to Build and Preserve Housin

As Prepared for Delivery at the Novogradac Housing Finance Conference We are at a critically important moment for housing policy. Housing is less affordable for Americans now than at any point in recent memory. Approximately half of renters are cost-burdened and a quarter are severely cost-burdened, meaning they must devote over half of their income… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/12/05/remarks-by-national-economic-council-deputy-director-daniel-hornung-on-biden-harris-efforts-to-build-and-preserve-housing-to-lower-costs-and-opportunities-ahead/">Remarks by National Economic Council Deputy Director Daniel Hornung on Biden-Harris Efforts to Build and Preserve Housing to Lower Costs, and Opportunities Ahead</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Thu Dec 05 2024

Remarks by Vice President Harris at the National Black Caucus of State Legislators’ 48th Annual Legislative Conference

Capital HiltonWashington, D.C. 2:09 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. (Applause.) I was — I knew you all were in town. I couldn’t let it go without coming by to say hello and to say thank you to everyone here, all of these extraordinary leaders. (Applause.) I wanted to come by and say happy… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/12/05/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-the-national-black-caucus-of-state-legislators-48th-annual-legislative-conference/">Remarks by Vice President Harris at the National Black Caucus of State Legislators’ 48th Annual Legislative Conference</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Thu Dec 05 2024

Background Press Gaggle by a Senior Administration Official on the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor

Luanda, Angola MODERATOR: Thank you all for joining for this gaggle. Everything will be attributed to a senior administration official, embargoed until 10:00 p.m. local time. For your awareness, but not for your reporting, our SAO is [senior administration official]. [Senior administration official], we’ll turn it over to you for a few words at the… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2024/12/03/background-press-gaggle-on-the-lobito-corridor/">Background Press Gaggle by a Senior Administration Official on the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Wed Dec 04 2024

FACT SHEET: Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment in the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor

Today, the United States and Angola are co-hosting a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor Summit, bringing together leaders from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Zambia, as well as the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The leaders will affirm their commitment to continue developing the Corridor and invest… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/03/fact-sheet-partnership-for-global-infrastructure-and-investment-in-the-lobito-trans-africa-corridor/">FACT SHEET: Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment in the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Wed Dec 04 2024

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to discuss the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor and the broader economic partnershipand the bilateral relationship between the United States and the DRC and the Congolese people. The two leaders affirmed the need to ensure conditions are in… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/04/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-meeting-with-president-felix-tshisekedi-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/">Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Wed Dec 04 2024

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia, to discuss the U.S.-Zambian relationship and our shared commitment to economic and democratic progress. The two leaders discussed the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor and the new rail line from the Angola border into Zambia. They discussed how these investments in infrastructure — including through… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/04/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-meeting-with-president-hakainde-hichilema-of-zambia/">Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Wed Dec 04 2024

Readout of the 2024 White House Tribal Youth Forum

On November 15, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration held the Fourth Annual White House Tribal Youth Forum. At the Forum, over 100 Native American youth from across the country engaged with Administration officials on key issues impacting their communities, including food sovereignty, climate change, mental health, and missing and murdered Indigenous persons. Discussions touched on themes youth leadership,… The post <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/04/readout-of-the-2024-white-house-tribal-youth-forum/">Readout of the 2024 White House Tribal Youth Forum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov">The White House</a>.

Updated: Wed Dec 04 2024