Via Teleconference 5:04 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Great, thank you. And thanks, everyone, for joining us today. So this is background press call to preview the President’s upcoming travel to attend the G7 and NATO Summits. This call is on background, attributable to a “senior administration official,” and the contents of the call are embargoed until…
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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki Aboard Air Force One En Route Chester, PA
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Chester, Pennsylvania 2:17 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: All right, welcome to our trip to Pennsylvania. Today we’re traveling to Chester, Pennsylvania, to visit Smith Flooring, a black-owned union shop that supplies and installs flooring. Smith Flooring received Paycheck Protection Program loans and qualifies for additional programs under the American Rescue…
FACT SHEET: The U.S. – Angola Partnership
As the United States and Angola mark 30 years of diplomatic relations, our bilateral relationship is deepening with regular senior-level engagements and increasing cooperation on key shared objectives. Angola is a strategic partner and regional leader, and the U.S.-Angola partnership is critical to advancing our shared goals of economic prosperity, regional security, and increasing energy security in Africa…
Remarks by President Biden and President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland in Joint Press Conference | Helsinki, Finland
Presidential PalaceHelsinki, Finland 5:39 P.M. EEST MODERATOR: Thank you. Please be seated. Welcome to this joint press conference by President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, and President of the United States, Joe Biden. We will begin with statements by the presidents. PRESIDENT NIINISTÖ: Thank you, and good afternoon. Excellent that we have this…
Remarks by Vice President Harris and Vice President Osinbajo of Nigeria Before Bilateral Meeting
Vice President’s Ceremonial OfficeEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:25 P.M. EDT VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS: Well, Mr. Vice President, welcome. It is my honor to receive you and to — to talk with you today about many important matters that face Nigeria and the United States and our partnership and what we are committed to doing together. There is…
President Biden and President Lopez Obrador Joint Statement
The United States and Mexico affirm our broad and deep cooperation and commitment to building a more prosperous and secure future for the people of North America. As we face unprecedented global and regional challenges that require the concerted efforts of both our nations, we uphold democracy, inclusive growth, transparency, rule of law, and human…
FACT SHEET: Tackling Climate Change and Creating Clean Energy Jobs in the Americas
Our hemisphere is facing the devastating impacts and costs of climate change. We must tackle the climate crisis and harness the opportunity for countries in the region to create good-paying jobs, grow clean energy economies, and build resilient communities. At the Summit of the Americas, President Biden will affirm the U.S. commitment’s to building an enduring…
Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit. President Biden expressed appreciation for the Chancellor’s leadership of the G7, and the importance of coordinating responses to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, climate, and economic and democratic resilience. The leaders underlined their commitment to Ukraine’s…
Readout of the White House Summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy
Executive Summary The Biden-Harris Administration is developing a strategy to accelerate fusion energy– a clean energy technology that uses the same reaction that powers the Sun and stars. On March 17, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) co-hosted the first-ever White House summit…
Countries Follow U.S. Lead and Set Global Goal to Protect at Least 30% of Lands and Waters by 2030
CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory highlighted U.S. progress on conservation and biodiversity at COP15 in Montreal At the U.N. Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Canada (COP15), governments across the globe reached an historic agreement to collectively commit to conserving at least 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030, a goal that President Biden committed the United…
