During the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (COP28) today, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled the first-ever U.S. Ocean Justice Strategy to advance environmental justice for communities that rely on the ocean and Great Lakes for economic, cultural, spiritual, recreational, and food security purposes. For the first time, the federal government is outlining how it will integrate…
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Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with Prime Minister Marape of Papua New Guinea
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris met with Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea on the margins of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in San Francisco, California. The Vice President underscored the U.S. commitment to the Pacific Islands region, and the Vice President praised Papua New Guinea’s role as a regional leader and member of APEC. The Vice President thanked Prime Minister Marape for hosting the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at U.S.-Caribbean Leaders Meeting
Atlantis Conference Center Paradise Island, Bahamas THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Prime Minister Davis. And I congratulate you and your country on its upcoming 50th anniversary of independence. It is my understanding, to your point, that I am the highest elected official from the United States to visit the Bahamas since you gained independence 50…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Hosts Inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’ Summit
Today, President Biden hosted the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’ Summit to establish an enduring forum for bolstering regional competitiveness and mobilizing high-standard investment in our hemisphere. President Biden and Leaders of the eleven other inaugural Americas Partnership countries – Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route London, United Kingdom
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route London, United Kingdom 3:21 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, hey, hey! Q Hey! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. So before we — before we start, I wanted to wish Steve Holland a happy birthday. Q Oh! Thank you! Q Woohoo! Q Thank you. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy birthday, my friend. We have…
FACT SHEET: Accelerating the U.S. – Africa Partnership After the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
Since the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022, President Biden kicked off an extraordinary year of U.S. engagement with Africa and made progress in delivering on our high-profile commitments announced during the Summit. The Biden-Harris Administration is over-delivering on our commitment to invest $55 billion in Africa over three years. Over the last year, the…
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The call follows the two leaders’ meeting in Woodside, California in November 2023. The two leaders held a candid and constructive discussion on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including areas of cooperation and areas…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Leverages Historic U.S. Climate Leadership at Home and Abroad to Urge Countries to Accelerate Global Climate Action at U.N. Climate Conference (COP28)
Since day one, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have treated climate change as the existential threat of our time. After spearheading the most significant climate action in history at home and leading efforts to tackle the climate crisis abroad, the United States heads into the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Delivers on Major Trade and Investment Deals Following the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
In December 2022, President Biden hosted leaders from across the African continent for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC. At the Summit, business and government leaders committed to catalyze trade and investment deals and partnerships which will create jobs and foster shared prosperity for people across the African continent and the United States. Today…
Remarks by President Biden at the U.S.-Nordic Leaders’ Summit | Helsinki, Finland
Presidential PalaceHelsinki, Finland 2:20 P.M. EEST PRESIDENT NIINISTÖ: Mr. President, dear Joe, you’re most welcome to this Nordic family meeting. PRESIDENT BIDEN: Good to be back. PRESIDENT NIINISTÖ: You know all of us, and we know you. We have understood and heard you referring many times on discussions so — by you and President Obama, and saying…
