Cupertino, California Thank you, Tim, for your leadership and friendship. It’s an honor to be here with you at this magnificent campus. I’m grateful to you and Lisa, Carolyn, Semonti, Sumbul, and the health and event teams for helping us host this program today. Honored guests, friends, it has been a pleasure spending time with…
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FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Strengthen America’s Supply Chains, Lower Costs for Families, and Secure Key Sectors
During the inaugural convening of the new White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden will unveil more than 30 new actions to strengthen America’s supply chains As part of his Bidenomics agenda to lower costs for American families, President Biden is announcing nearly 30 new actions to strengthen supply chains critical to America’s…
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces Initiatives to Advance the U.S. Partnership with Zambia
The United States and Zambia maintain a strong relationship based on shared democratic values, growing commercial engagement, longstanding health cooperation, and enduring people-to-people ties. The United States applauds Zambia’s leadership in the region toward transparent and accountable governance as the recent African co-host of President Biden’s Second Summit for Democracy. The Vice President’s travel to Lusaka…
FACT SHEET: Key Deliverables for the 2023 North American Leaders’ Summit
North American cooperation makes our countries safer, our economies more competitive, and our supply chains more resilient. By working together, the countries of North America are better able to address shared challenges, like climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and transnational criminal organizations trafficking and smuggling people and illicit drugs like fentanyl. The North American Leaders’…
Remarks by President Biden at the Summit for Democracy Virtual Plenary on Democracy Delivering on Global Challenges
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 11:42 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Hello, everyone. Let me start by apologizing for the slight cold I have. That’s the only thing that’s happening to me these days. Let me start by thanking everyone for participating in the second Summit of Democracies — for Democracy, I should say. But more importantly,…
Issue Brief: Supply Chain Resilience
Economic shocks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic severely disrupted global supply chains. At the same time, Covid-related shutdowns rapidly rotated consumer demand towards goods and away from in-person services. This collision of pandemic-induced supply shocks and strong demand for goods generated inflationary pressure across the global economy. As suppliers were unable to meet elevated demand,…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Expansion of Global Health Security Partnerships and Releases Annual Progress Report
As the world continues its fight against COVID-19, other ongoing outbreaks are stark reminders of the continued and constant threat posed by infectious diseases. The global Mpox outbreak and an Ebola outbreak in Uganda are just two of the most recent examples of how the risks and impact of emerging infectious diseases are increasing daily,…
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…
Statement by President Biden on the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
I look forward to hosting leaders from across the African continent in Washington, DC on December 13-15, 2022, for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The Summit will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to Africa, and will underscore the importance of U.S.-Africa relations and increased cooperation on shared global priorities. The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit will build…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Marks Progress On One Year Anniversary of the Global Health Worker Initiative
One year ago, the White House launched the Global Health Worker Initiative (GHWI), recognizing that a health workforce that is supported, equipped and protected to provide essential public health functions is integral to reclaiming lost ground from the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for future health threats. This initiative aims to meet an urgent need: the…
