Via Teleconference 11:10 A.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. Today, the main topic of our briefing is our plan for booster shots. So I’ll turn to Drs. Murthy, Walensky, and Fauci in just a moment. First, I want to provide a brief update on our fight against the virus. …
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Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
11:07 A.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thanks for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on the state of the pandemic and the Delta variant. Then, Dr. Fauci will present the data from other countries facing the Delta variant. I will provide an update on how we’re working on a number…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 4, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:37 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. Just two items to highlight for all of you at the top. Two short items. Today, we announced an upcoming Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. This will bring attention to the burden of hunger and diet-related disease, which were…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 10:37 A.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on the state of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci will highlight the latest science, and Dr. Murthy will share an update on our efforts to strengthen confidence in the vaccines. First, I want to…
Report on the U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Root causes of Migration in Central America
Vice President Harris launched the Root Causes Strategy on July 29, 2021, to align U.S. Government efforts to address the economic, governance, and security drivers of irregular migration from Central America. Tackling the persistent challenges that drive irregular migration requires sustained political will and cooperation across a broad range of stakeholders to foster long-term development…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 1:34 P.M. EDT ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Thank you for joining us today. You can see we have a full house. Just this morning, following the President’s direction, the Department of Health and Human Services issued the order to formally direct states, tribes, and territories to make all adults eligible for COVID vaccines no…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, August 31, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:02 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have a few things at the top for everybody. Okay, so I wanted to provide you an update on our efforts to support the people of Jackson and the state of Mississippi. The President spoke…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:05 A.M. EST MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, everybody. It’s been 27 days since the President launched his comprehensive whole-of-government strategy to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Central to the strategy is vaccinating all Americans. When we started this work 27 days ago, we inherited many challenges: There was not enough vaccine supply. …
Remarks by President Biden on the Colonial Pipeline Incident
Roosevelt Room 12:27 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. I want to update everyone on the ransomware cyberattack that impacted on the Colonial Pipeline over this past week. As of yesterday evening, Colonial has begun restarting the flow of refined products in their pipeline. This morning, Colonial reported that fuel is beginning to flow to a majority…
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…
