A top priority for the Biden Administration since Day One has been to reopen schools safely and keep them open. The Administration has taken significant actions to get our students back in the classroom - and it is working, with more than 96% of school districts open for full-time in-person for all students this fall....
By: Rosie Hidalgo, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor on Gender-Based Violence, Gender Policy Council When President Biden declared October 2021 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, he recognized "the important roles of the public and private sectors, non-profit organizations, communities, and individuals in helping to prevent and address domestic violence and...
Q: On October 18, French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri was notified that his status as a resident of Jerusalem - the city where he was born and where he lives - had been revoked. The reason given by the Israeli authorities was his "breach of allegiance" to Israel. Since Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967 (illegal under international law), the Palestinians who live there are considered "permanent residents" just like other foreigners. For years now, Salah Hamouri has been a target of (...)
Franck Riester, Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will be in Kenya from October 27 to 29. He will be accompanied by a French business delegation. Coming in the wake of President Macron's visit to Kenya in March 2019 and visits to France by President Uhuru Kenyatta in October 2020 and July 2021, this visit will follow up on projects that are key to our bilateral relationship in the business, academic and (...)
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 1299F(i) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301...
WASHINGTON - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles: Marc Nathanson, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Norway Randi Charno Levine, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Republic Monde Muyangwa, Nominee for Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of...
Villa BonaparteRome, Italy 5:48 P.M. CEST PRESIDENT MACRON: (As interpreted.) Hello, everyone. I'm very pleased to have the chance to host President Biden at Villa Bonaparte. And thank you very much for coming. I believe that for the two discussions in September and in October, this is an important meeting because for the (inaudible) AUKUS...
Q: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian gas giant Gazprom to increase its gas deliveries to the EU after allocating sufficient reserves for Russia. Do you view that as a positive step? Might it help reduce gas prices and consequently the price of electricity in EU countries? A: We took note of Russia's announcements, which come at a time of high demand for gas and supply constraints in gas-producing countries. At the European level, in line with France's request, the 27 EU (...)
Q: The commander-in-chief of the Sudanese armed forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, sacked six ambassadors, including the ambassador to France. Has Sudan's ambassador to Paris asked for political asylum in France? A: We have not been officially notified of any such decision.
Q: According to media reports, the Ukrainian army used Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones for the first time in the Donbas region. Is France aware of that? What is its response? A: We are concerned by the intensification of hostilities in eastern Ukraine, and particularly the increasing use of heavy weapons, prohibited under the Minsk Agreement, and by the Ukrainian army chief of staff's announcement of the use of a Bayraktar armed drone. These developments are contrary to the measures (...)
Today, the President of the United States and the President of the French Republic met in Rome on the margins of the G20 Summit to reaffirm their commitment to closer bilateral and transatlantic cooperation in the pursuit of peace, security, and prosperity around the globe. This meeting built on the in-depth consultations announced in their...
Today, the White House released state-by-state fact sheets that highlight how the Build Back Better Framework will impact working families across the country. The Build Back Better Framework includes transformative investments in climate, care, and kids that will lower the costs of things families depend on, help people get back to work, and grow the...
The Build Back Better Act will create millions of good-paying jobs, enable more Americans to join and remain in the labor force, spur long-term growth, reduce price pressures and set the United States on course to meet its clean energy ambitions. Investments in Children, Families and Caregiving that Grow the Economy's Capacity Universal Preschool for...
France, a major actor in the fight against climate change and guarantor of the spirit of Paris Agreement, will champion, with the European Union, strong actions on several priorities. The 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) or COP26 will take place from 31 October to 12 November in Glasgow (United Kingdom). France, a major actor in the fight against climate change and guarantor of the spirit of Paris Agreement, will champion, (...)
France condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on the village of Al-Rashad in Diyala province that left several dead. France offers its sincere condolences to the loved ones of those who died and expresses its solidarity with the wounded. The perpetrators of this crime must be pursued and brought to justice. Together with its partners, France stands with Iraq in the fight against (...)
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Alan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, vice David J. Redl. Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Serbia. Jessica Rosenworcel, of Connecticut, to be...
WASHINGTON - Today, President Joseph R. Biden announced the appointment of Sara Minkara to be the U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights - a role critical to ensuring that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of persons with disabilities around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and political...
Joe Biden believes that there's no greater economic engine in the world than the hard work and ingenuity of the American people. But for too long, the economy has worked great for those at the top, while working families continually get squeezed. President Biden promised to rebuild the backbone of the country - the middle...
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 (...)
