On Tuesday March 29th, President Biden will welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore to the White House. The two Leaders will reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-Singapore Strategic Partnership. The President will review efforts to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific and discuss Russia’s unjustified war against Ukraine with the Prime Minister. The…
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Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials to Preview the President’s Engagements at UNGA
4:06 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for joining today’s call to preview the President’s participation in the United Nations General Assembly tomorrow. As a reminder today, today’s call is on background. It is attributable to “senior administration officials.” The call is embargoed until Tuesday, September 19th, at 5:00 a.m.…
Remarks by President Biden at the Summit on Fire Prevention and Control
South Court AuditoriumEisenhower Executive Office Building 2:56 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Doctor, thank you very, very much. It’s very gracious of you. I appreciate it. And the U.S. Fire Administration is doing a great job. Look, I want to take this opportunity to thank you all, to — for an opportunity to speak at this…
Launching A Transformative Decade of Climate Action
Remarks Delivered by OSTP Deputy Director for Energy Sally M. Benson at the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Thank you very much for the invitation to have a conversation with you today. It’s wonderful to be back on a University campus – filled with creative people tackling the…
A Proclamation on National Child’s Day, 2022
Every child deserves to be safe and loved — anchored by a supportive family, a welcoming community, and a Nation devoted to their education, health, safety, and well-being. On National Child’s Day, we renew our commitment to making America the best place in the world to grow up. America’s youngest generation is set to…
Expanding and Improving Climate Information and Services for the Public
By: Eric S. Lander, PhDThe President’s Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Richard W. Spinrad, PhDUnder Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Deanne CriswellAdministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Every day, Americans make decisions that affect their resilience…
The Path Toward Responsible and Equitable Digital Assets Innovation
By: Dr. Alondra Nelson, head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Deputy Assistant to the President More of the American public than ever before is using digital assets to pay for things or to speculate, with approximately one-in-six saying they’ve invested in, traded, or used cryptocurrencies. Initially created to decentralize our financial…
FACT SHEET: Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States
Read the full strategy here “We envision an Indo-Pacific that is open, connected, prosperous, resilient, and secure—and we are ready to work together with each of you to achieve it.”President Joe Biden East Asia SummitOctober 27, 2021 The Biden-Harris Administration has made historic strides to restore American leadership in the Indo-Pacific and adapt its role…
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Advances Environmental Justice
For far too long, too many communities across America have faced environmental injustices – from bearing the brunt of toxic pollution, underinvestment in infrastructure and critical services, and disproportionate exposure to the impacts of climate change. Since day one, President Biden has committed to using every lever at his disposal to address these inequities, advance…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Continues Efforts to Address Growing Wildfire Threat
Early season wildfires have already created a path of destruction across our country, with the total number of acres burned so far this year 72% above the 10-year average. Forecasters are predicting higher than normal fire potential for much of the West this year, in large part driven by the climate crisis which has exacerbated…
