WASHINGTON – Today, President Joseph R. Biden announced the appointment of Sara Minkara to be the U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights – a role critical to ensuring that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of persons with disabilities around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and political…
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White House Releases State Dinner Guest List
This evening, the President and the First Lady of the United States will host Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ms. Jodie Haydon of Australia for a State Dinner. The following is a complete list of expected guests: THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN THE HONORABLE ANTHONY ALBANESE MP, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA AND MS. JODIE HAYDON Ms.…
President Biden Announces Nominees to Bipartisan Boards and Commissions
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as Republican members of boards and commissions that are required, by statute or longstanding practice, to include bipartisan membership. • Andrew N. Ferguson, Nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission• Melissa Holyoak, Nominee for Commissioner of the Federal…
President Biden Names Twenty-First Round of Judicial Nominees
The President is announcing five new federal judicial nominees, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country —…
Remarks by President Biden on Climate Resilience | Palo Alto, CA
Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive CenterPalo Alto, California 1:15 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Chiena, for that introduction. Governor Newsom, I tell you what: It’s nice to be here, as you said, working on something that’s a positive thing going forward, and not fixing something that happened very — very badly. We’ve spent…
A Proclamation on Law Day, U.S.A., 2022
America is unique among the nations of the world because we were not built around any particular tribe, religion, or ethnicity — instead, we were built around an idea: that all people are created equally and deserve to be treated equally throughout their lives. Though we have never fully lived up to that idea, we…
Remarks by President Biden at the White House Conservation in Action Summit
Department of the InteriorWashington, D.C. 1:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please, please have a seat. Thank you very, very much. Chairman Williams, thanks for that introduction and for your leadership of Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. You know, it was great to meet you last week in Nevada. And thank you, Secretary Haaland, for hosting this…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception
Private ResidenceWashington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. Look, you’re all standing. I’ll try to make this as short and to the point as I can. Folks, I never quite thought of it the way my hostess just explained what she thinks about why people do what they do. You know, I —…
President Biden Makes Twenty-Seventh Judicial Nominations Announcement and Announces New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals
The President is announcing his intent to nominate one new federal judicial nominee who is extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. This is President Biden’s twenty-seventh round of nominees for federal judicial positions, bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 144. President Biden has spent decades…
President Biden Names Eighteenth Round of Judicial Nominees
The President is announcing three new federal judicial nominees, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country —…
