PM virtual meeting on Ukraine: 24 January 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a virtual meeting to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 25, 2022
12:19 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, I just have one item. Welcome, MJ. I think - well, I know you've been here before, but it's the first time since I've been here. Q Thank you. MS. PSAKI: Okay, one item for all of you at the top: Last night, President Biden spoke by...
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Readout of the Second Meeting of the White House Competition Council
This afternoon, the President met with the White House Competition Council in the East Room to discuss actions they have taken to deliver concrete cost savings to American families and to discuss plans for further action over the weeks, months, and years ahead. The July 9 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy...
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Remarks by President Biden Before Meeting with the White House Competition Council
East Room 5:09 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everyone. Please - please sit down. Well, it's good to see all. Let's have a Cabinet meeting. (Laughter.) Really, thank you for what you all are doing. We got a lot more good things to do as well. Back in July, I signed, as you all know,...
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Remarks by President Biden in Press Gaggle
2:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Do you guys have any questions? I know you never have questions. Q Do you mind - this morning you had - it seems like you spent a lot of time with your national security team at the White House. Are there any updates on Ukraine, Mr. President? THE PRESIDENT: No, no...
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building 2:06 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. Secretary, and good afternoon to everyone. And thank you to the senior administration officials who are gathered here for all of your tireless work. Thank you also to the members of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking for...
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Statement by President Biden on General Motors Investment in Michigan
Today's announcement by GM - to make its largest investment ever, $7 billion to create 4,000 new jobs at EV manufacturing sites in Michigan - is the latest sign that my economic strategy is helping power an historic American manufacturing comeback. From day one, my Administration has been laser focused on making sure that America...
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Statement by President Biden on the America COMPETES Act of 2022
The House took an important step forward today in advancing legislation that will make our supply chains stronger and reinvigorate the innovation engine of our economy to outcompete China and the rest of the world for decades to come. The proposals laid out by the House and Senate represent the sort of transformational investments in...
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Visit of Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar
President Biden looks forward to welcoming Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar to the White House on January 31, 2022. The visit provides an opportunity for the President and Amir to consult on a range of regional and global issues of mutual interest, including promoting security and prosperity in the Gulf and broader...
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Yemen - Escalation in Yemen and in the region (Jan. 24)
France strongly condemns the missile attacks against the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on January 23 and 24, for which the Houthis claimed responsibility. This followed the Houthi attacks on Abu Dhabi on January 17. France reiterates its support for the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and its commitment to their security and regional stability. France deplores the many civilian victims of the airstrikes against Yemen on January 20 and 21, in Sanaa and Hodeidah, and offers its condolences to (...)
Updated: Tue Jan 25 2022
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 24, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:39 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay. This afternoon, the President will meet with the White House Competition Council to discuss its success thus far in providing concrete cost savings to - for Americans families, and to discuss plans for further actions in the weeks, months,...
Updated: Mon Jan 24 2022
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with UAE and Saudi Arabia Ambassadors to the United States
Today National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with both UAE Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba and Saudi Ambassador to the United States Reema bint Bandar Al Saud to discuss ongoing Houthi attacks against civilian targets in the UAE and Saudi Arabia that have resulted in civilian casualties in both countries. The Ambassadors...
Updated: Mon Jan 24 2022
Readout of President Biden's Video Call with European Leaders on Russia and Ukraine
President Biden held a secure video call with European leaders today. They reiterated their continued concern about the Russian military build-up on Ukraine's borders and expressed their support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The leaders underscored their shared desire for a diplomatic resolution to the current tensions and reviewed recent engagements with Russia in multiple formats....
Updated: Mon Jan 24 2022
Tonga - Delivery of France's emergency assistance (24 January 2022)
In response to requests by the authorities of the Kingdom of Tonga, France is taking action to address the most urgent needs of the people. Two Navy patrol ships provided by the Armed Forces in New Caledonia (FANC) and by the Armed Forces in French Polynesia (FAPF) are sailing to the Tonga archipelago. This emergency operation, supported by the governments of French Polynesia and New Caledonia, is being organized under the FRANZ mechanism for regional coordination of humanitarian assistance (...)
Updated: Mon Jan 24 2022
FACT SHEET: President Biden Addresses Over 200 Mayors from Across the Country on the Strong Partnership between Federal and L
Today, President Biden addressed over 200 bipartisan mayors during their annual U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Winter Meeting. This was the President's first time addressing the entire USCM since taking office. At this year's convening, the President highlighted the strong partnership between his Administration and mayors during the past year to tackle unprecedented crises, rebuild...
Updated: Sat Jan 22 2022
Readout of White House Roundtable with Civil Rights Leaders on Equitable Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Yesterday, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, and Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young hosted a roundtable with national civil rights leaders to discuss how the Administration will advance equity and racial justice and build a better America by implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
Updated: Sat Jan 22 2022
Statement by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
The constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly 50 years ago today is under assault as never before. It is a right we believe should be codified into law, and we pledge to defend it with every tool we possess. We are deeply committed to protecting access to health care, including reproductive health care-and...
Updated: Sat Jan 22 2022
Background Press Call By Senior Administration Officials On President Biden's Meeting With Prime Minister Kishida of Japan
Via Teleconference 11:36 A.M. EST MODERATOR: Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. This is a background call to read out the President's meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan. As a reminder, this call is on background, and it is attributable to "senior administration official." And the contents of the call are...
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches Coalition of States and Local Governments to Strengthen Building Performanc
New Federal, State, and Local Action to Support Energy Efficient Buildings, Create Jobs, and Lower Costs Today, President Biden announced during his remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors that his Administration is teaming up with states, cities, labor, and industry to launch the Building Performance Standards Coalition, a first-of-its-kind partnership between 33 state and...
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022
Franco-German cultural institutes: a tangible example of cultural cooperation
The creation of Franco-German cultural institutes is a priority under the Treaty of Aachen, strengthening cultural cooperation between France and Germany. A first integrated cultural institute was inaugurated in Palermo, Sicily, in 2021, and 9 more will be created, joining France's cooperation and cultural action network. The next to be opened will be in Iraqi Kurdistan, and should come to fruition in 2021 in Erbil's Citadel, a UNESCO world heritage site. These innovative Franco-German (...)
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022
Israël - Situation of Salah Hamouri Q&A (20 jan. 2022)
Q: After deciding to revoke French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri's Jerusalem residency permit, the Israeli authorities are continuing to engage in what looks like harassment by arbitrarily suspending his health insurance (even though it is required for all those over 18). While Salah Hamouri had already initiated proceedings to contest the revocation of his residency status, an Israeli court indicated in writing that as he had "another nationality," he should pursue his lawsuit "outside of (...)
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022
Mali - Q&A - (20 Jan. 2022)
Q: Franck Riester told the Senate yesterday about a meeting concerning Mali that France and its European and African partners would be attending "in the coming days." Can you specify when it will take place, in what format and on what subjects? A: As Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian noted in Brest, the Coalition for the Sahel should be meeting soon to review the situation in that country, particularly in view of the decisions taken by ECOWAS following the junta's announcement that it would (...)
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022
Papua New Guinea - Abolition of the death penalty (Jan. 20)
France welcomes the adoption of the law abolishing the death penalty in Papua New Guinea. Another country has joined the abolitionist camp. The fight for universal abolition - a fight in which France is on the front lines - continues. France reiterates its unwavering opposition to the death penalty everywhere and in all circumstances. It remains resolutely committed to the universal abolition of this unjust, inhumane, ineffective punishment. It calls on all nations that still have the death (...)
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022
President Biden Announces 2 Key Nominees
WASHINGTON - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following leaders to serve as key leaders in his administration: Dara Lindenbaum, Nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission Sharon Lewis, Nominee for Member of the Social Security Advisory Board Dara Lindenbaum, Nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission Dara Lindenbaum...
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 21, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:23 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. I just have two items for all of you at the top. As you all saw, today the President delivered remarks on his administration's work to increase the supply of semiconductors, boost manufacturing in America, and rebuild our supply chains here...
Updated: Fri Jan 21 2022