East Room 4:05 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Please — please sit down. My dad used to have an expression: Quit while you’re ahead. (Laughter.) I tell you what, I can’t tell you how pleased I am to have you all here, and…
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Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on Senior Administration Official Trip to Israel and the West Bank
This week, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Israel and the West Bank, joined by Deputy Assistant to the President and Middle East and North Africa Coordinator Brett McGurk and the State Department’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert. In Israel, Mr. Sullivan will meet with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Representative Lucy McBath
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:43 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, President Biden, as you all know, has met with countless survivors of gun violence and families mourning loved ones. And the message he hears most often is: Do something. Today, President Biden will build upon…
Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris on the Federal Government’s Response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene
Roosevelt Room 1:21 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, folks, Kamala and I have just received a briefing from senior leaders across our administration from Hurricane Helene and — and Hurricane Milton. And to state the obvious, I’m sure you feel the same way, our heart goes out to all those folks who — who’ve lost not…
Joint Statement on the Virtual Meeting of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Israeli National Security Advisor Dr. Eyal Hulata convened a virtual meeting on January 26 of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group (SCG). They were joined by senior representatives from their respective foreign policy, defense, and intelligence agencies. The two sides discussed upcoming military training exercises, and welcomed American observation…
Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on the Hostage Situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas
This morning, we are grateful that four people held hostage in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas are safe and going home to their families. We thank the brave men and women in federal, state, and local law enforcement, and we stand in solidarity with the Congregation Beth Israel community and the entire Jewish community. While…
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…
Remarks by President Biden Before the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations HeadquartersNew York, New York 11:08 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, my fellow leaders, in the last year, our world has experienced great upheaval: a growing crisis in food insecurity; record heat, floods, and droughts; COVID-19; inflation; and a brutal, needless war — a war chosen by one man,…
Joint Statement on Meeting of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Israeli National Security Advisor Dr. Eyal Hulata led a December 22 meeting in Jerusalem of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group. The U.S. and Israeli delegations included senior officials from across their respective foreign policy, defense, and intelligence agencies. The officials discussed the exceptional level of engagement and consultation…
FACT SHEET: The 2024 G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy
President Biden and G7 leaders stood united at the G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy, taking bold action to meet the tests of our time: supporting Ukraine’s fight for freedom and driving up the costs of Russia’s war, pushing back on unfair economic practices, tackling the climate crisis and food and health insecurity, harnessing critical technologies…