FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen the U.S.-Guatemala Relationship and Address the Root Causes of Migration from Guatemala

Vice President Kamala Harris will welcome President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala to the White House on March 25, 2024 to recognize the enduring friendship and strategic partnership between Guatemala and the United States. During the visit, the leaders will take stock of the progress we have made to address the drivers of irregular migration, including…

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, June 6, 2022

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:34 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hey!  Okay.  Good afternoon, everybody.  Okay, I have one thing at the top for everybody. So, I know a lot of people have been asking about the Summit of Americas.  And you probably saw: Tonight, at six o’clock, there’ll be a background call with…

CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory Highlights Biden-Harris Administration’s Conservation, Environmental Justice Investments during New Mexico Visit

Today, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory wrapped up a three-day visit to New Mexico, where she highlighted historic investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance environmental justice, tackle the climate crisis, and support conservation and restoration efforts across public, private, and Tribal lands and waters. On Wednesday, Chair…

United States – Aotearoa New Zealand Joint Statement

A 21st-Century Partnership for the Pacific, the Indo-Pacific, and the World President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is honored to welcome Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of Aotearoa New Zealand to the White House. The leaders reaffirmed the strategic partnership between the United States and New Zealand, as expressed in the 2010 Wellington Declaration and the 2012…

Background Press Call By Senior Administration Officials On the Summit of the Americas

11:05 A.M. EST MODERATOR:  Thank you, Tom.  And good morning, everyone.  This is an on-background briefing to discuss the Summit for the Americas announcement that we made Tuesday evening and the Biden-Harris administration’s priorities in the Western Hemisphere.  For your reference today, our speaker is [senior administration official], but from this point on, we ask…

FACT SHEET:  President Biden to Galvanize Global Action to Strengthen Energy-Security and Tackle the Climate Crisis through the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate

President Biden today will reconvene leaders of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) to galvanize actions that will strengthen energy security, enhance the resilience of global food security, and tackle the climate crisis.  These actions are all the more urgent following Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, which has disrupted energy markets, strained…

Remarks by Vice President Harris at the Munich Security Conference | Munich, Germany

Hotel Bayerischer HofMunich, Germany 2:38 P.M. CEST VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS:  Good afternoon.  Good afternoon.  (Applause.)  Thank you, thank you. Thank you, Christoph.  Thank you.  Thank you for your leadership. Before I begin today, we’ve all just received reports that Aleksey Navalny has died in Russia.  This is, of course, terrible news, which we are working…

United States-Republic of Korea Leaders’ Joint Statement

President Yoon Suk Yeol welcomes President Joseph R. Biden to the Republic of Korea (ROK), marking the earliest meeting in a ROK President’s term in office with the President of the United States (U.S.). Founded in our shared sacrifice and honed by our deep security ties, the Alliance between the Republic of Korea and the…

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 10, 2021

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:50 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Happy Tuesday.  Okay. Q    Happy Tuesday. MS. PSAKI:  Happy Tuesday.  That’s quite a sign over there. Okay, a couple of items for all of you at the top.  President Biden promised to reach across the aisle and deliver results for families across the country.  And, today,…

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