WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Advisory Board of the National Air and Space Museum The Smithsonian’s Advisory Boards provide advice, expertise, and assistance to the Institution’s leadership on the widely diverse programs and operations of the Smithsonian. Advisory Board members help ensure…
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President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the U.S. AbilityOne Commission: Matthew R. Beebe, Commissioner, Department of Defense Angela Billups, Commissioner, Department of Veterans Affairs Megan Dake, Commissioner, Department of the Army Carol L. Dobak, Commissioner, Department of Education Robert D. Hogue, Commissioner, Department of the Navy Tara…
Bills Signed: H.R. 2278 and S. 848
On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, the President signed into law: H.R. 2278, which designates the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route to link the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. The President was joined by Members of the Board…
Readout of AUKUS Joint Steering Group Meetings
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America recently held the inaugural meetings of the AUKUS Trilateral Joint Steering Groups, which were established as part of the governance structure of AUKUS in September 2021. The Joint Steering Group for Advanced Capabilities met on December 9 and the Joint Steering Group for Australia’s Nuclear-Powered…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:33 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I wanted to start with a word about the horrific news out of Lewiston, Maine, last night, where we saw another tragic shooting that has taken at least 18 lives, injured many others, and left countless…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:37 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I know that was a long two minutes. My team would not let me come out. We were bonding in Lower Press. Okay. As you saw, the President made a bit of news today on our…
Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Conversation on Climate on “A Matter of Degrees” Podcast
Cowell TheatreSan Francisco, California 3:15 P.M. PDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Great to be home. (Laughs.) Hi, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you all. Hi. DR. STOKES: Well, I should hang out with you more often. People really like you. (Laughter.) Vice — Vice President Harris, we’re deeply honored that you could join us for this special live…
President Biden Announces Six Key Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following six individuals to serve in key roles: Jonathan Eric Kaplan, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Singapore Francisco O. Mora, Nominee for Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the…
Ashton Carter, PhD (1954-2022)
Ashton Carter, PhD, was a physicist and technologist who served as the 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense. While serving in the Obama-Biden administration’s Cabinet, he built and restored bridges between the Pentagon and America’s private-sector technology and innovation ecosystem, designed and executed the Department of Defense’s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region, launched a national…
Ambassador Susan E. Rice Virtual Remarks to Government Alliance on Race and Equity
As Prepared For Delivery: Thank you for that warm welcome, Glenn, and for the really excellent work that GARE and Race Forward have been doing to put equity front and center in our policymaking. I also want to thank you for sharing your insights at our White House Equity Convening last week. You’ve been a…
