(October 12, 2022) Good afternoon. Thank you, Dean Hellman, and thanks to Paul Scharre and the teams at Georgetown and the Center for New America Security for bringing us all together today. And Meghan, thank you for hosting our conversation, though I may want to wait until after the grilling to say thank you. We…
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Remarks by President Biden and President Macron of France in Joint Press Conference
East Room 1:18 P.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, it’s great to see you all today. President Macron and I have had a chance to spend some time together. We went to a private dinner last night with our wives, and we’re — just came to tell you that, and we’re leaving. (Laughter.) No. But we’re…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Across the Federal Government
On his first day in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. That Order emphasized the enormous human costs of systemic racism and persistent poverty, and provided a powerful and unprecedented mandate for all federal agencies to launch a whole-of-government approach to equity.…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Nearly $200 Billion of Private Sector Investments from the Asia-Pacific into the United States Since Taking Office
Bidenomics and President Biden’s Investing in America agenda – including historic legislation signed into law, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS and Science Act, and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, have catalyzed companies from around the world—and especially the Asia-Pacific— to make significant investments in American communities. These investments, driven by a range of companies across…
Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership
We—the governments of Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and the United States of America—meet on the occasion of the first-ever U.S.- Pacific Islands Summit, held at the White House in Washington, D.C. from…
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference | Madrid, Spain
Institución Ferial de MadridMadrid, Spain 2:56 P.M. CEST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you. If you have a seat, please sit down. You’d think someone else walked in the room. Thank you very much for taking the time to be here. I think we can all agree that this has been a historic NATO…
The Spirit of Camp David: Joint Statement of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States
We, the leaders of Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United States, convened at Camp David to inaugurate a new era of trilateral partnership. We do so at a time of unparalleled opportunity for our countries and our citizens, and at a hinge point of history, when geopolitical competition, the climate crisis, Russia’s…
FACT SHEET: United States Advances Shared Interests with G20 World Leaders and Delivers for the American People
For the first time ever, G20 Leaders agree to establish a historic Global Minimum Corporate Tax At the G20 Summit in Rome, President Biden coordinated with fellow Leaders on shared interests, including the climate crisis, global health and pandemic preparedness, and the global economic recovery, using the power of diplomacy to address key issues that…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:18 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Come on, guys. Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, thank you. All right. Okay. Give the girl some love here. All right. So I wanted to start with some news at the top. Earlier…
FACT SHEET: U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington, DC
President Biden will welcome the leaders of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) for a historic U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit, held for the first time in Washington D.C. and at the White House, to re-affirm the United States’ enduring commitment to Southeast Asia and underscore the importance of U.S.-ASEAN cooperation in ensuring security, prosperity, and respect…
