On July 25, 2023 Mexico’s Secretary of Security Rosa Icela Rodriguez hosted U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Advisor Jody Thomas (virtually) in the second meeting of the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee to propel and expand actions on our shared commitment to combat the trafficking of synthetic drugs. President Joe…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room (September 29, 2023) 12:41 P.M. EDT (Ms. Jean-Pierre steps over a cable on the press dais.) Q That was — that was risky. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Very risky. Q You are feisty today. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I am feisty. It’s Friday, folks. It’s Friday. Happy Friday. Good afternoon. We have the…
The Office of National Drug Control Policy Announces the 2021 Estimate of Poppy Cultivation and Potential Heroin Production in Mexico
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released estimates of poppy cultivation and potential heroin production in Mexico, which showed slight increases for 2021 after three consecutive years of decline. However, overdose deaths involving heroin and border seizures of heroin significantly declined in 2021. “As part of President Biden’s whole-of-government…
Readout of President Biden’s call with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to reaffirm the vision they laid out in the November 2021 North American Leaders’ Summit of a North America that remains the most competitive and dynamic region in the world. At a time of immense global challenges, from Russia’s further invasion of…
White House Drug Policy Director Statement on New Actions to Expand Access to Treatment and Save Lives
Washington, D.C. – Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s historic new actions to expand access to addiction treatment and save lives: “President Biden has made beating the overdose epidemic a key priority of…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception | New York, NY
Private ResidenceNew York, New York(February 7, 2024) 2:38 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: He doesn’t want to admit it, but we go back a long way. MR. LINDEN: It’s true. THE PRESIDENT: And I — it’s means a lot to me. MR. LINDEN: It means a lot to me, sir. THE PRESIDENT: Folks, look, this is pretty informal, but the fact…
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Republic of Korea (ROK) President Yoon Suk Yeol in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The two leaders condemned the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) destabilizing and threatening actions in recent weeks, including military operations near the border area and the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, and discussed…
Bills Signed: S. 233 and S. 2629
On Thursday, May 5, 2022, the President signed into law: S. 233, the “Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021,” which designates the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station; Thank you to Senators Cornyn, Sinema, Cruz, and Tester,…
Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Iran’s Missile and Drone Attacks in Northern Iraq
The United States strongly condemns the drone and missile attack launched against Iraq’s Kurdistan region earlier today. We stand with Iraq’s leaders in the Kurdistan region and Baghdad in condemning these attacks as an assault on the sovereignty of Iraq and its people. Iranian leaders continue to demonstrate flagrant disregard not only for the lives…
A Proclamation on National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2023
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor the diverse history of generations of Latinos, whose aspirations and achievements have shaped the soul of our Nation. I have often said that America can be defined in one word: possibilities. The Hispanic community has always embodied that ideal. It lives in the dreams…
