Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield led the U.S. delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Cook Islands on November 10 as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to enhancing our partnership with the Pacific Islands to achieve our shared vision for a resilient Pacific region of peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity, where individuals…
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Historic Conservation Progress: The 2023 America the Beautiful Report
By Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality President Biden recognizes that in the midst of a biodiversity and climate crisis, our focus on conservation is essential to the health of people and the planet. From restoring wetlands and building new parks to reconnecting wildlife habitat and protecting more than 26…
Background Press Call Previewing the Summit of the Americas Climate Deliverables
Via Teleconference 7:40 P.M. PDT MODERATOR: Thank you so much. And good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. For those on the East Coast, appreciate joining so late. And apologies for that scheduling, but really appreciate you tuning in. Before I turn it over to my colleagues, I just wanted to…
Statement by Press Secretary Kirsten Allen on the Vice President’s Travel to The Bahamas
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Nassau, The Bahamas on June 8 to meet with Caribbean leaders. The U.S.-Caribbean Leaders Meeting will be co-hosted by the Vice President and Prime Minister Philip Davis of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, current chair of the Caribbean Community. This meeting builds on the Vice President’s previous meetings…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Third Anniversary of the Reestablishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Three years ago this month, President Biden signed an executive order reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (“Partnerships Office”). The Partnerships Office is an essential part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to bring people of all backgrounds and beliefs together to meet our challenges, build a more perfect union, and restore…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 19, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:19 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay, a couple of items for you all at the top. Today is an exciting day; we enter a new phase of our vaccination program and our effort to put the pandemic behind us. Starting today, everyone 16 years and older, in…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:08 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I hope everyone had a restful and lovely Thanksgiving holiday. It’s good to see everybody. A couple of things at the top before I turn it over. The President and the First Lady were horrified to…
FACT SHEET: U.S.-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, One Year On
Vice President Kamala Harris is attending the U.S.-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5-7, to reaffirm the United States’ enduring commitment to Southeast Asia and ASEAN centrality. The Biden-Harris Administration’s 2024 budget requested an unprecedented $1.2 billion in economic, development, and security assistance for the nations of Southeast Asia,…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Mark Brown of the Cook Islands Before Meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Leaders
East Room 10:46 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, fellow leaders and friends, welcome. Welcome to the White House. Following our historic summit last year, I was honored to host all of you at the Pacific Islands Forum in the White House today. And I know it’s two more days of this. You’re going to get…
Quad Leaders’ Joint Statement
20 May 2023, Hiroshima Today, we — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States — met for the third in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit, hosted by Prime Minister Albanese. Together, we reaffirm our steadfast commitment…
