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…
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Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with FEMA and Emergency Preparedness Team on Extreme Weather Preparation and Response Efforts
President Biden met today with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall, FEMA Acting Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery David Bibo, and other members of his emergency preparedness team to discuss FEMA’s ongoing efforts to prevent, prepare for and respond to extreme weather events, including hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme heat, and wildfires, as…
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…
Remarks by President Biden in a Reception for Tina Kotek
Pacific Northwest Carpenter’s InstitutePortland, Oregon 2:19 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you — hello, hello, hello? Is this working — there we go. Thank you. Please, have a seat if you have one. (Laughs.) I — Gov, a little premature, I know, but you’re going to be our next governor. (Applause.) You know, I wrote…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception
Private ResidenceWashington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. Look, you’re all standing. I’ll try to make this as short and to the point as I can. Folks, I never quite thought of it the way my hostess just explained what she thinks about why people do what they do. You know, I —…
Readout of the First National Climate Task Force Meeting
Today, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy convened the first-ever National Climate Task Force meeting as outlined by President Biden’s January 27 executive order on tackling the climate crisis. The Task Force is chaired by the National Climate Advisor and includes Cabinet-level leaders from 21 federal agencies and senior White House officials to kickstart the Biden-Harris…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:12 P.M. EDT Q Hey hey! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey hey! Ho ho! Hello. Q Hello! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. We’ve made it to the middle of the week. All right, good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, today we announced that President Biden will travel next week to…
Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Competitiveness and Resilience (CoRe) Partnership
Read more about the U.S. Japan Climate Partnership here The United States and Japan pledge to revitalize our Alliance and make practical commitments to fulfill its potential. Together we will advance innovation, end this pandemic and protect the world from future ones, combat the climate crisis, and enhance our people-to-people ties. Through these concrete initiatives, the…
FACT SHEET: One Year into Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Major Progress in Building a Better America
One year ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness. While “infrastructure week” was a punchline under his predecessor, President Biden is delivering an “infrastructure decade.” One year into implementation, the Biden-Harris Administration is already following through on its promise to deliver results by rebuilding…
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota 3:36 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Whoa. (Laughter.) Sarah, thank you for that introduction. I was saying to Sarah in the back, because I — when I was Sarah’s age, the idea that I’d be standing, waiting to introduce a President — it didn’t matter who it was — I would find it…
