Muqata’a Presidential CompoundBethlehem, West Bank 1:24 P.M. EEST PRESIDENT ABBAS: (As interpreted.) Formidable President Biden, we welcome you as a dear guest of Palestine, in the city of Bethlehem, the cradle of our Lord Jesus Christ, on your official visit, which expresses your interest in achieving peace in the land of peace. And today’s meeting,…
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Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid of the State of Israel
Waldorf AstoriaJerusalem, Israel 2:34 P.M. IDT PRIME MINISTER LAPID: Mr. President, in March, 1965, on Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous march from Selma to Montgomery, walking beside him in the front row was a Jewish rabbi — Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. When he returned home this — that day, Rabbi Heschel wrote in his diary,…
Remarks by Vice President Harris at a DNC Finance Reception
Private Residence San Francisco, California THE VICE PRESIDENT: Let me thank Carol and Shelby and Reid for just — for so long being such dear friends and for all that you have done to support me personally and the Democratic Party. It’s extraordinary. And there are people in this room — I look at you…
Gabe Uy
Gabriel Uy is an Associate Director in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He manages state legislature outreach and supports the Administration’s Afghan relocation efforts with the National Security Council and Operation Allies Welcome. A member of the Army National Guard since 2014, Uy served on active duty tours with U.S. Army Africa/Southern European…
Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Andrew G. Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2024, vice Lanhee J. Chen, term expired. Stacy Lynn Dean, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services,…
President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: David Pressman, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary Heide B. Fulton, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Calvin Smyre, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to…
Readout of Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment Meeting with Grassroots Worker Organizers
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh held a roundtable discussion with a diverse group of young, grassroots worker organizers to discuss their extraordinary efforts to organize unions in their workplaces, and how their efforts can inspire workers across the country to make the choice to join or organize a union. The…
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Releases Fiscal Year 2019-20 Federal Prize and Citizen Science Authority Report
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a report on the Implementation of Federal Prize and Citizen Science Authority for Fiscal Years 2019-20. This new report details recent Federal efforts to stimulate innovation and partnership and expand the American public’s participation in science. These developments are aligned with Biden-Harris Administration’s…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 29, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:12 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. A couple items for you at the top. President Biden is committed to doing everything he can to address — (staffer pulling chair seat down) — some sticky seats over there — MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Sorry. (Laughter.) MS. PSAKI: — to address…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 8, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:38 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Happy Friday. MS. PSAKI: Happy Friday. Is there more to say on this historic day? (Laughter.) Okay. So, I want to first start by outlining our security assistance to Ukraine, and there’s been a lot of good questions about this, and…
