Foreign Affairs

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Mobilizes Resources to Connect Tribal Nations to Reliable, High-Speed Internet

Commerce, Treasury, and USDA Award Broadband Funding to Tribes Ahead of Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments President Biden has set a clear goal of ensuring all Americans have access to reliable, affordable, and high-speed internet to learn, work, and participate in the 21st century economy. This includes Native Americans, many of whom lack sufficient access to...

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Germany - Meeting between Franck Riester and Robert Habeck, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (21 Dec. 2021)

Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, met virtually on December 21 with Robert Habeck, the German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. The ministers discussed the main challenges facing the EU's trade policy and the priorities of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union in that area, especially the implementation of the new European Commission strategy enacted (...)

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Philippines - Typhoon Rai: France shows solidarity and is ready to respond to any appeal for international aid (21 December 2

France is deeply saddened by the devastation caused in the Philippines by Super Typhoon Rai (Odette), which has claimed hundreds of lives, displaced thousands of people and caused considerable damage to many areas of the Visayas and Mindanao. The French Embassy in the Philippines is fully mobilized, in coordination with the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs' crisis and support centre and the local authorities, to assist French nationals affected by the typhoon. France assures the (...)

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 22, 2021

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:38 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Q Hello. MS. PSAKI: Okay. I know we've done - hello - a lot of news in your inboxes this morning, so a couple of other notes for all of you and for those of you who haven't caught up with everything quite yet. As you...

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Readout of President Biden's Supply Chain Convening

Today, President Biden held a meeting with members of his Cabinet, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, Port Envoy John Porcari, and private sector leaders to discuss progress that has been made over the last few months to lower costs for families by alleviating bottlenecks that are rooted in the global pandemic. Less than one...

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Remarks by President Biden in Meeting with the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force

South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building 10:48 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. How are you? I want to thank the business leaders for joining us today, as well as members of my Cabinet and the White House team. Before getting an update from my Supply Chain Task Force, I want to say a word about...

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Statement by President Joe Biden On the FDA Emergency Authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 Antiviral Treatment

We received good news today in our fight against COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of the Pfizer antiviral pill, a promising new treatment option that will significantly reduce hospitalization and death as we battle the more transmissible Omicron variant. With today's action, we add the first-ever oral treatment to our...

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Statement from Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders on Staff Member Close Contact to the Vice President

It is in the public's interest to know if any of the four principals (President, Vice President, First Lady, and Second Gentleman) are considered to have been in close contact with a White House official who subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after that contact. The criteria for what is considered a "close contact" with the principals...

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

A Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense on Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act") (50 U.S.C. 4533), I hereby determine, pursuant to section 303(a)(5) of the Act, that: (1) Radiation-Hardened and Strategic Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics, their components,...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Background Press Call By Senior Admin Officials On National Security Advisor Sullivan's Upcoming Travel To The State Of Israe

Via Teleconference (December 20, 2021) 5:15 P.M. EST MODERATOR: Thanks a lot. And, everyone, thank you for joining us today. Apologies for the delay. Again, this call is with a senior administration official. It is about senior administration official travel to Israel and the West Bank. Today's briefing will be on background, attributable to a "senior administration...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Memorandum on the Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended

Presidential DeterminationNo. 2022-07 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Memorandum on the Presidential Determination with Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Pers

Presidential DeterminationNo. 2022-06 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination with Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) (the "Act"), as amended, I hereby determine as follows: As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Alabama Disaster Declaration

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Alabama and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from October 6 to October 7, 2021. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 20, 2021

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:03 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Happy Monday. Q Happy, happy. MS. PSAKI: Happy, happy. Okay. One note for all of you at the top. President Biden has nominated and the Senate has confirmed the most diverse class of federal judges in history at a rate not seen...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 21, 2021

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:15 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Okay. You know how we love visual aids here, so we wanted to have a few for all of you. I don't have anything at the top. And they'll pull these up in a moment as we talk about COVID, which I assume we...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Remarks by President Biden on the Fight Against COVID-19

State Dining Room 2:42 P.M. EST The longer the virus is around, the more likely variants form that may be deadlier than the ones that have come before.THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I promised when I got elected that I'd always give it to you straight from the shoulder - the good, the bad, the truth....

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Staff Member Close Contact to the President

As we stated last summer, we believe it is in the public's interest to know if any of the four principals (President, Vice President, First Lady, and Second Gentleman) are considered to have been in close contact with a White House official who subsequently tests positive for COVID-19 shortly after that contact. The criteria for...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Armenia - Azerbaijan - France welcomes Azerbaijan's release of 10 Armenian prisoners on December 19, 2021

France welcomes the release of 10 Armenian prisoners on December 19. This is an important gesture on the part of Azerbaijan in helping to deescalate tensions and rebuild trust between the Parties. We welcome the EU's involvement in this case and, along with the EU, will continue to encourage dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan. France calls on the Parties to pursue the full and effective implementation of the commitments included in the agreement reached on November 9, 2020, especially (...)

Updated: Mon Dec 20 2021

Chili - Q&A - (20 Dec. 2021)

Q: Do you have any comment on Gabriel Boric's election as the new president of Chile? What kind of relationship do you expect to have with the new head of State? A: France congratulates Gabriel Boric on his election as president of the Republic of Chile and offers him its best wishes for success in his new office. We assure the Chilean authorities and people of our friendship and our determination to continue strengthening our bilateral relations in every field, and particularly on climate (...)

Updated: Mon Dec 20 2021

Costa Rica - Visit by Jean-Yves Le Drian (Dec. 22-23, 2021)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian will be in Costa Rica on December 22 and 23. The Minister will meet with Costa Rican authorities and will be hosted by Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada. He will also meet with his counterpart, Rodolfo Solano Quiros, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship. They will address the regional situation, especially in Haiti and Nicaragua. Also discussed will be cooperation with the Alliance for Multilateralism and (...)

Updated: Mon Dec 20 2021