Palacio Nacional de la CulturaGuatemala City, Guatemala 11:45 A.M. CST PRESIDENT GIAMMATTEI: (As interpreted.) Thank you very much. You may take your seats, please. Truth be said, for the government and people of Guatemala, the visit by Madam Vice President of the United States represents the opportunity to be able to work on a…
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Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:37 A.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thanks for joining us. Before I turn to Drs. Walensky, Fauci, and Murthy I want to reinforce the importance of the six-part “Path Out of the Pandemic” action plan President Biden announced yesterday. Stepping back, the more transmissible Delta variant is driving a surge in…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 3:04 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. In a moment, I’ll turn to Drs. Walensky, Fauci, and Murthy. I’ll start by discussing the progress we’re making on testing, vaccination, and boosters — three critical parts of the President’s six-point plan to accelerate our path out of the pandemic. First,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 27, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:07 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, I have no toppers today. Don’t be so disappointed. And I know we have a hard out for some people to gather, so we will all keep you updated on when that needs to happen. But, Zeke, why don’t you kick us off? Q …
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, October 26, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:15 A.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. Today, joining us — needs hardly an introduction — our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, who will be previewing the President’s trip — second foreign trip — later this week. And he’ll take some questions afterwards, and then I will do…
Remarks by President Biden at the National Association of Counties 2022 Legislative Conference
Washington HiltonWashington, D.C. 1:20 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Folks, my name is Joe Biden. (Laughter.) And I used to be a county councilman. (Applause.) And I ran for the Senate because it was too damn hard being in the council. (Laughter.) It’s great to be…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 25, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:48 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Tuesday. So, I know the COVID briefing is at 1:30, so I’m going to try to get through as many people as possible between now and then. I just have one item at the top. After an update from our COVID-19 team…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:17 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Over the past few days, we have seen the traumatizing impact of the gun violence epidemic in our country: At Morgan State University in Baltimore, where a joyful Homecoming Week was interrupted by violence. In Holyoke,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 2, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:07 A.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good morning. Okay, so we don’t have a long time this morning because of a gather. If people want to stay, I’m happy to answer additional questions, but we wanted to get it in before the President left for his trip to…
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 2:37 P.M. EDT MR. ZIENTS: Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. Before I turn to Drs. Walensky and Fauci, I want to provide an important update on the progress we’re making across a number of fronts in our fight against the virus, starting with vaccinations. We know vaccines are the very best…