WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following three individuals to serve as U.S. ambassadors: Michael Battle, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Republic of Tanzania R. Nicholas Burns, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China Rahm Emanuel, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary…
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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Anchorage, Alaska (May 19, 2022) 3:35 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Hey, everybody. Hello, hello. Well, heading to Asia. Okay, I have Jake Sullivan, our National Security Advisor. He’s going to just take a few questions, and then we’ll let him go. MR. SULLIVAN: Sure. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right.…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, September 8, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:16 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. So, today we have two special guests. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese are here to talk to you about what we’re seeing behind increases in grocery food prices and what the Biden-Harris administration is doing…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Infrastructure Act Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu En Route Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11:57 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. All right. As you all know, we’re on our way to Pittsburgh, where the President will visit and deliver remarks at the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh’s East End to discuss how — how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments are helping to rebuild…
Remarks by President Biden and President Macron of the French Republic Before Bilateral Meeting
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…
Remarks by President Biden and President Zelenskyy of Ukraine Before Bilateral Meeting
Oval Office 2:05 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: It’s an honor and a pleasure to welcome President Zelenskyy to the White House, to the Oval Office. As we celebrate 30 years of Ukrainian independence, the partnership between our nations grows stronger, and it’s going to even become stronger than it has been. Ukraine and the United States…
President Biden Announces Key Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles: Mari Carmen Aponte, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Panama Douglas T. Hickey, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Finland George J. Tsunis, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Brussels, Belgium
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Brussels, Belgium 8:05 P.M. BST MS. PSAKI: Thank you for joining us on Air Force One, on our trip to Brussels. And we have joining us our National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who will give us a preview of NATO, take some questions, and I’m also happy to take some once…
President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate nine career members of the Senior Foreign Service as ambassadors to represent the United States on the world stage: Larry Edward André, Jr. – Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia Elizabeth Moore Aubin – Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Steven…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:17 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Over the past few days, we have seen the traumatizing impact of the gun violence epidemic in our country: At Morgan State University in Baltimore, where a joyful Homecoming Week was interrupted by violence. In Holyoke,…
