Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Cincinnati, Ohio 12:31 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: So, welcome to our trip to Cincinnati. This is my last gaggle on Air Force One, so I have a lot of things to get off my chest. (Laughter.) I’m just kidding. Okay, I wanted to give you guys a sense of the…
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What They Are Saying: Science is Back: Scientists, Academics & Key Policymakers Applaud Dr. Lander’s Senate Confirmation to Serve as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Tomorrow, Dr. Lander Will Be Sworn In To Become the First-Ever OSTP Director and Presidential Science Advisor to Serve in the President’s Cabinet, Elevating Science and Technology as Central Drivers of Solutions to Critical National Challenges Today, key leaders in public policy, science and academia welcomed Dr. Eric Lander as the 11th Director of the…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Restores Protections for Three National Monuments and Renews American Leadership to Steward Lands, Waters, and Cultural Resources
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s effort to better protect, conserve, and restore the lands and waters that sustain the health of communities and power our economy, President Biden will sign three proclamations restoring protections for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments. By restoring these national monuments, which were significantly…
Background Press Call on the President’s National Security Memorandum on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
Via Teleconference 1:42 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. We appreciate your patience with us as we’re running a few minutes behind. Today we’ll have a few speakers discuss the National Security Memorandum on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Other Harmful Practices that the President signed this morning. As a reminder, this call is…
Joint Statement on the Visit to the United Kingdom of the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America at the Invitation of the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, M.P., the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Today, President Biden visited the U.K. at the invitation of the Prime Minister and in advance of the G7 Summit. The President and the Prime Minister set out a global vision in a new Atlantic Charter to deepen cooperation in democracy and human rights, defence and security, science and innovation, and economic prosperity, with renewed…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Suga of Japan at Press Conference
5:05 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, good afternoon. The Prime Minister has brought the sun out, so he can do about anything. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for being here. It’s been my pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Suga to the White House. This is our first in-person meeting here — the first head of…
Readout of the White House’s Meeting with Airline Leaders
Today, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, National Economic Council (NEC) Director Brian Deese, and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy held a virtual meeting with more than a dozen passenger and freight airline leaders to discuss shared priorities around supporting the economic recovery, tackling the climate crisis, stopping the spread of COVID-19, and ensuring strong safety…
Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada Before Virtual Bilateral Meeting
Roosevelt Room 4:16 P.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Mr. Prime Minister, it’s good to see you. And I wish I could reciprocate the hospitality you gave me when I visited Ottawa as Vice President in 2016. The sooner we get this pandemic under control, the better. And I look forward to seeing you in person in…
Quad Leaders’ Joint Statement: “The Spirit of the Quad”
1. We have convened to reaffirm our commitment to quadrilateral cooperation between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. We bring diverse perspectives and are united in a shared vision for the free and open Indo-Pacific. We strive for a region that is free, open, inclusive, healthy, anchored by democratic values, and unconstrained by coercion. We recall that our joint efforts toward this positive vision…
Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
The United States and the world face a profound climate crisis. We have a narrow moment to pursue action at home and abroad in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of that crisis and to seize the opportunity that tackling climate change presents. Domestic action must go hand in hand with United States international leadership, aimed…
