James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:13 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Happy Tuesday. So, my colleague, Admiral John Kirby, is here today to answer any questions on — about the President — President Putin and President Xi meeting in Moscow today. And so — and any…
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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Anchorage, AK
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Anchorage, Alaska 2:01 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. As you know, we’re on our way to Anchorage, Alaska. And then from there, we’ll be heading to, as you all know, to Hiroshima, Japan, where the President is going to be meeting with the G7 — will…
FACT SHEET: Quad Leaders’ Tokyo Summit 2022
In Tokyo, President Biden, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida of Japan will advance the Quad’s ambitious and diverse agenda, including through a major new initiative to improve maritime domain awareness across the Indo-Pacific. The leaders of the Quad nations—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—will…
Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official Previewing President Biden’s Second Day in the Republic of Korea
Via Teleconference 9:12 A.M. KST MODERATOR: Good morning, everybody. I hope you all had a restful night in Seoul. Apologies for the delay. Thanks so much for joining us today on this background call. As mentioned on the invite, this call will be on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and embargoed until the call’s…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan in Joint Press Conference
Akasaka PalaceTokyo, Japan 2:16 P.M. JST PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA: (As interpreted.) Well, thank you. We are immensely pleased with President Biden’s first visit to Japan as the President of the United States. The United States is Japan’s only ally who shares the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law. It goes…
FACT SHEET: President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Today, the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) met for the second time in the Biden-Harris Administration. A member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking also joined the meeting and spoke about the Council’s 2022 report, which includes insights and recommendations for how the Federal Government can…
Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan
President Biden met virtually today with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan to highlight the strength of the U.S.-Japan relationship and to advance our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, which is critical to the lives of the American and Japanese peoples. President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida agreed that the U.S.-Japan…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Bali, Indonesia
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Bali, Indonesia 7:30 P.M. ICT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, everybody. Okay, as you all know, we’re on our way to Bali, Indonesia, where the President is going to be attending the G20. As you see, Jake Sullivan, our National Security Advisor, is here to talk about that — that stop and any…
Remarks by President Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea in Joint Press Conference
The People’s HouseSeoul, Republic of Korea (May 21, 2022) 4:18 P.M. KST PRESIDENT YOON: (As interpreted.) Mr. President Biden, it is my honor to welcome you to the Republic of Korea. At this summit, we shared the goal of developing the ROK-U.S. alliance into a global, comprehensive, strategic alliance, and we discussed relevant actions to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:05 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, just have two quick things at the top. We’ve seen the breaking news reports of the tornado damage in Selma. First, our hearts and thoughts go out to the Selma community and everyone impacted by…