The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit is an extension of longstanding U.S. leadership and investment in ending hunger, malnutrition, and poverty and building more sustainable, equitable, and resilient food systems. During the UN General Assembly, President Biden previewed the United States’ commitment to $10 billion in multi-year initiatives to strengthen food security and nutrition for…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 14, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. Hello. Hello. Okay, just a couple of items for you at the top. Today we learned that last week’s initial unemployment claims fell to another pre-pandemic low, down below 300,000 for the first time in almost 20 months. The four-week average similarly…
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces Initiatives to Deepen the U.S. Partnership with Tanzania
The partnership between the United States and Tanzania is rooted in more than six decades of economic, development, health, and security cooperation. The United States and Tanzania stand together as friends and partners, based on the principle of mutual respect and aspirations for a more peaceful and prosperous future. The United States firmly supports Tanzania’s…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Chicago, IL
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Chicago, Illinois 4:32 P.M. PDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Hello, everybody. Okay, first up, this week marks two years since the start of the conflict in northern Ethiopia, a war that has led to an extraordinary humanitarian crisis, more deaths than the war in Ukraine, and millions displaced. We therefore…
Remarks by President Biden and King Felipe VI of the Kingdom of Spain Before Bilateral Meeting | Madrid, Spain
Palace of MoncloaMadrid, Spain 6:02 P.M. CEST KING FELIPE VI: Mr. President, welcome. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. (Speaks Spanish.) (No translation provided.) Mr. President, as I said earlier on when I welcomed you at the Torrejón Air Force Base, it is truly a wel- — a pleasure to welcome you to Spain, to our…
Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Šimonytė of Lithuania Before Bilateral Meeting
Vice President’s Ceremonial OfficeEisenhower Executive Office Building 1:48 P.M. EST VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS: Madam Prime Minister, welcome to Washington. And I look forward to our discussion. Before I do address the subject of our meeting today, I will comment on Russia’s continued brutality against Ukraine, including the latest barrage of missile strikes this week. Since launching an unprovoked…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the President’s Upcoming Bilateral Engagement
6:22 P.M. EST MODERATOR: Hi, everybody. Thanks for joining us this evening. Happy to be hosting this one on a Thursday night, not a Friday night, for the first time in a while. Just a quick reminder of our ground rules here. This call is embargoed until 8:00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, November 10th. The…
FACT SHEET: Marking the One Year Anniversary of the National Security Memorandum on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Labor Abuses
One year ago, on June 27th, 2022, President Biden signed the historic National Security Memorandum on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Labor Abuses (NSM-11). Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is providing a status update on actions taken under National Security Memorandum-11 to address the problem of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, including by…
Joint Statement Following Meeting Between President Biden and President of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in Jeddah
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. met today with President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in a bilateral meeting during the Summit of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan. President Biden offered his personal…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Working Lunch at U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit
State DepartmentWashington, D.C. 11:44 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Welcome to everyone. I’m looking forward to the time we will spend together today. And I welcome you. And I — you will see the President later today, but I cannot emphasize enough the importance to the United States of being a part of…