WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following seven individuals to serve in key roles: Xochitl Torres Small, Nominee for Under Secretary of Rural Development, Department of Agriculture Laura Daniel-Davis, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of Interior Hampton Dellinger, Nominee for Assistant Attorney General for…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
3:41 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m sorry it took me a couple more — less [more] than a two-minute warning; more like a five-minute warning. You guys would appreciate it: I bumped into Simone Biles and I thought I’d say hello to her. (Laughter.) I think you guys would have done the same. …
On-the-Record Press Call by National Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez on Official Travel to Brazil and Argentina
2:32 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to a briefing to discuss the National Security Advisor’s trip to Brazil and Argentina. We weren’t able to be joined by the National Security Advisor today, so we are joined by National Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez. This call is on the…
Executive Order on Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in Uniform
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. All Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States (“Armed Forces”) should be able to serve. The All-Volunteer Force thrives when it is composed of…
CARBIS BAY G7 SUMMIT COMMUNIQUÉ
We, the leaders of the Group of Seven, met in Cornwall on 11-13 June 2021 determined to beat COVID-19 and build back better. We remembered everyone who has been lost to the pandemic and paid tribute to those still striving to overcome it. Inspired by their example of collaboration and determination, we gathered united by…
FACT SHEET: The American Families Plan Advances Equity and Racial Justice
On his first day in office, President Biden signed an Executive Order directing the whole of the federal government to advance equity and racial justice. Today, the President announced a historic new set of investments to deliver on his vision of a more equitable America through the American Families Plan. The American Families Plan will…
President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key national security positions in his Administration. Brenda Sue Fulton, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense Donald Lu, Nominee for Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State…
President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, on Earth Day, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve and further the Biden Administration’s commitment to a modern sustainable infrastructure and clean energy future. Carlos Monje, Nominee for Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Department of Transportation Amit Bose, Nominee for Administrator of the Federal…
President Biden Announces 17 Key Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following 17 individuals to serve in key roles: Michael Carpenter, Nominee for U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), with rank of Ambassador Claire Cronin, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ireland Jack Markell, Nominee for Representative…
Joint Statement on the Visit to the United Kingdom of the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America at the Invitation of the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, M.P., the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Today, President Biden visited the U.K. at the invitation of the Prime Minister and in advance of the G7 Summit. The President and the Prime Minister set out a global vision in a new Atlantic Charter to deepen cooperation in democracy and human rights, defence and security, science and innovation, and economic prosperity, with renewed…
