Funding Builds on Efforts to Enhance Climate Change Resilience as President Biden Visits FEMA Ahead of Hurricane Season Today, President Biden will meet with members of his homeland security and climate teams at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C. to receive an update on preparations for the 2021…
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Frances Colón, PhD
Frances Colón, PhD, is a neuroscientist who served as Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State during the Obama-Biden administration. Experience in international and domestic policy, including climate change, global scientific cooperation, and advancement of women and girls in STEM. At the Department of State, coordinated climate change policy for the…
U.S.-EU Summit Statement
Towards a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership The United States and the European Union represent 780 million people who share democratic values and the largest economic relationship in the world. We have a chance and a responsibility to help people make a living and keep them safe and secure, fight climate change, and stand up for democracy…
Remarks by President Biden at Campaign Event | San Francisco, CA
Private ResidenceSan Francisco, California 5:52 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Please. Thank you. (Applause.) Jerry, for the longest time after being elected, I’d hear “Hail to the Chief” played, and I’d turn around and wonder: Where the hell was he? (Laughter.) Look, I want to thank Gordon and I want to thank George for that introduction…
William Dally, PhD
William Dally, PhD, is a computer scientist who invented hardware architectures that power parallel computing, modern supercomputers, and artificial intelligence as we know it today. Former Chair of Stanford University’s computer science department, often ranked #1 in the U.S. Author of more than 250 papers and 4 textbooks, and holds 120 patents. Inventor in the…
Statements from the White House Office on Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group II Report
Dr. Alondra Nelson, performing the duties of Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Deputy Director for Science and Society: “Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report documenting the consequences of climate change for our planet, our nation, and our communities. It provides two clear…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, December 9, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:12 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. All right, Happy Friday. Okay, so we are rounding out another big week here at the White House and a lot of great news for the American people. The President traveled to Arizona, underscoring how his economic plan continues to create…
Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022
By Jane Lubchenco, Deputy Director for Climate and the Environment; Heather Tallis, Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Science; and Eli Fenichel, Assistant Director for Natural Resource Economics and Accounting It is human nature that we often appreciate things only when they are gone. A personal loss. Money spent. Time we can’t get back. It…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:52 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome back from your Thanksgiving holiday. Hope everyone had a restful and wonderful holiday. Okay, I’m going to be really quick at the top. As you see, we have a guest — as you know, we have a guest from National…
Memorandum on Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. My Administration has made combating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
