Foreign Affairs

President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Colombia to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Gu

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Bogotá, Colombia to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego as President of the Republic of Colombia on August 7, 2022. The Honorable Samantha Power, Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development, will lead the delegation. Members of...

Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, August 2, 2

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:42 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So as the President spoke to yesterday, the United States undercoo- - undertook a counterterrorism operation in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. At his direction, the U.S. intelligence targeted and killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's leader. We...

Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, August 3, 2022

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:17 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. Q (Inaudible.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE: (Laughs.) So we're going to go until 1:45 - the in-town pool has to gather at that time - and then I'll go for another 15 minutes, until 2:00, and then we're going to...

Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022

Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at the First Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healt

Indian Treaty RoomEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:31 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Vice President Harris, for leading today's meeting. And thanks to you, all of you, especially Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra and Director of the Gender Policy Council Jen Klein for co-chairing this task force, and Attorney General Garland, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas,...

Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022

Statement from President Biden on the Third Anniversary of the El Paso Shooting

Three years ago, on a tragic, painful day in our nation's history, we lost 23 souls and 22 others were injured when a gunman full of rage and hate targeted the people of El Paso and the rich Hispanic heritage of the people within it. We will never forget the lives lost, or the courage...

Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022

Yemen - France welcomes the announcement of a two-month extension of the truce (03 Aug. 2022)

France welcomes the two-month extension of the truce in Yemen announced by Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, on August 2. It should help ease the suffering of the Yemeni people. We support Mr. Grundberg's continuing efforts to maintain the truce. With the country facing a particularly serious humanitarian crisis, France welcomes the Yemeni government's efforts to improve the population's living conditions and calls on the Houthis to abide by the commitments they made (...)

Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022

April 2022 Visitor Log Records Posted

Today the White House released visitor log records generated in April 2022. This set includes 13,524 records, bringing the total number of records posted to 64,341. These records were posted pursuant to the White House's policy to voluntarily disclose visitor log records. This release is consistent with the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to becoming the first...

Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022

FACT SHEET: White House Summit on Building Lasting Eviction Prevention Reform

Today, the White House and U.S. Department of Treasury are hosting a White House Summit on Building Lasting Eviction Prevention Reform. As funds for Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) are beginning to wind down, the Summit will focus on the need for an all-out effort to build lasting reform - including through the use of remaining...

Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022

President Biden Announces Eighteenth Operation Fly Formula Mission

Biden Administration will facilitate air shipment of 259,131 8-ounce bottle equivalents of Nestlé Health Science Alfamino® Infant and Alfamino® Junior formula on August 3 Today, President Biden is announcing that his Administration is sourcing one flight, facilitated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for Operation Fly Formula to transport Nestlé Health...

Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves South Dakota Disaster Declaration

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 11 to June 14, 2022. Federal funding...

Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022

Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Secretary General of Japan's National Security Secretariat

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with Akiba Takeo, Secretary General of Japan's National Security Secretariat, to discuss the U.S.-Japan alliance, the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific. The two discussed the importance of timely investment in our joint strategic vision of our modernized security alliance to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. They...

Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022

Statement by President Biden on the Extension of the UN-Mediated Truce in Yemen

I welcome today's announcement of an extension of the truce in the Yemen conflict. This truce, now going on five months, has brought a period of unprecedented calm in Yemen, saving thousands of lives and bringing tangible relief for countless Yemenis. I want to recognize the hard work of my Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking, who...

Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022

Statement by President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of the Bipartisan PACT Act

While we can never fully repay the enormous debt we owe to those who have worn the uniform, today, the United States Congress took important action to meet this sacred obligation. The bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022­ is the biggest expansion of benefits for service-connected health issues in...

Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022

Estonia - Meeting between Catherine Colonna and her counterpart (01 Aug. 2022)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna spoke on August 1 with her Estonian counterpart, Urmas Reinsalu. The minister congratulated Mr. Reinsalu on his recent appointment as Estonia's foreign minister. The ministers commended the quality of our bilateral relationship. They reaffirmed their shared desire to continue strengthening ties between France and Estonia, particularly economic ties and trade relations. They also discussed the security and stability of the Baltic (...)

Updated: Mon Aug 01 2022

FACT SHEET: 10 Ways the Biden-Harris Administration Is Making America Resilient to Climate Change

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been clear that climate change is a crisis. That is why the Biden-Harris Administration is taking action to make communities across America more resilient to climate change, especially as millions of Americans live under heat advisories, wildfires threaten communities big and small, over 100 million Americans...

Updated: Mon Aug 01 2022

FACT SHEET: President Biden's Safer America Plan

President Biden knows what works to make our communities safer: investing in community policing andcrime prevention. We need to fund police who walk the beat, know the neighborhood, are accountable to those they are sworn to serve, and build community trust and safety. We need to invest in mental health and substance use treatment services,...

Updated: Mon Aug 01 2022

Nominations Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Maria Araujo Kahn, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Jose A. Cabranes, retiring. Julie Rikelman, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice Sandra L. Lynch, retiring. Myong J. Joun, of Massachusetts, to be United...

Updated: Mon Aug 01 2022

NPT-Ministerial statement of France, the United Kingdom and the United States of America (01 Aug. 2022)

1. For more than fifty years, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has been an irreplaceable and vital component of a global rules-based order. We reaffirm the NPT as the cornerstone of the nuclear nonproliferation regime and as the foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament and peaceful uses of nuclear technology. We recall our enduring efforts to reduce nuclear risks in furtherance of our nuclear disarmament obligations under Article VI of the NPT. 2. As the (...)

Updated: Mon Aug 01 2022