Today, in his address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced over $2.9 billion in new assistance from the U.S. Government to address global food insecurity. President Biden’s announcement builds on the $6.9 billion in U.S. government assistance to support global food security already committed this year.…
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Joint Statement of the United States and Japan
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan meet at a historic moment for our Alliance, the Indo-Pacific, and the world. Our cooperation today is unprecedented, rooted in our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific and a peaceful and prosperous world, guided by our shared…
Statement by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden’s Travel to G7 and NATO Summits
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will travel to Schloss Elmau in southern Germany on June 25 to attend the G7 Leaders’ Summit. The President and G7 leaders will discuss a range of the most pressing global issues, including the G7’s unwavering support for a democratic, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine, economic and democratic resilience, tackling the…
Phnom Penh Statement on US – Japan – Republic of Korea Trilateral Partnership for the Indo-Pacific
Today in Phnom Penh, Cambodia at the East Asia Summit, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea (ROK), and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States reaffirmed our trilateral partnership guided by shared values, driven by innovation, and committed to shared prosperity and security. The Leaders commended the unprecedented level of trilateral coordination. Together, in their second trilateral meeting this…
Readout of U.S.-ROK Joint Committee Meeting
Today, May 19, 2023, the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) convened in Seoul for the 11th Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on science and technology to further strengthen the partnership between our scientific communities. Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology…
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Biden Champions Conservation, Takes Action to Protect Lands and Waters
Leaders across the country are celebrating President Biden’s boldest steps to date to protect the power and promise of America’s extraordinary natural wonders. At the White House Conservation in Action Summit this week, President Biden announced action to: With these new actions, President Biden is further delivering on the most ambitious land and water conservation…
Readout of Vice President Harris’s Call with President Ali of Guyana
Vice President Kamala Harris today spoke with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen partnerships with Caribbean nations, and to underscore the continued importance the United States places on the U.S.-Guyana relationship. In April, the Vice President convened a virtual meeting with Caribbean leaders and in…
A White House call for real-time, standardized, and transparent power outage data
By Denice Ross, U.S. Chief Data Scientist, OSTP Tom Wilson, Assistant Director for Electricity, OSTP Chris Irwin, Program Manager in the Office of Electricity, DOE Our society increasingly depends on electricity, but more frequent extreme weather events are disrupting Americans’ access to power, especially in underserved communities. We need robust, comprehensive, and transparent power outage…
FACT SHEET: The United States Strengthens Cooperation with Middle East Partners to Address 21st Century Challenges
Today, President Biden met in Jeddah with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates – the Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Iraq, and the Kingdom of Jordan (together known as the GCC+3). Named the “Jeddah Security and Development Summit,” this was the first summit of its kind among these nine countries. Throughout, the…
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Abiding Commitment to Democratic Renewal at Home and Abroad
President Biden has called the struggle to bolster democratic governance at home and abroad the defining challenge of our time. That is because democracy—transparent and accountable government of, for, and by the people—remains the best way to realize lasting peace, prosperity, and human dignity. Internationally, the United States continues to strengthen democratic resilience and respect…
