In response to continued illegal and reckless Houthi attacks against vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, the armed forces of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conducted additional strikes against eight targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in accordance with the inherent right of…
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President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following leaders to serve as key leaders in his administration: Doug McKalip, Nominee for Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the United States Trade Representative Kenneth Merten, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Bulgaria Jessica Davis Ba, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary…
Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate regarding the War Powers Report
Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of United States Armed Forces equipped for combat. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa
Via Teleconference MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Good evening for those of you in the region. This is [moderator]. This call will be on background for attribution to “senior administration officials.” For awareness, not for reporting, on the line are [senior administration official], [senior administration official], and [senior administration official]. The contents of the call will…
FACT SHEET: President Biden and G7 Leaders Announce Further Efforts to Counter Putin’s Attack on Food Security
Biden-Harris Administration is Driving a Multi-Pronged Response to Global Food Security Crisis President Biden and G7 leaders will announce that they will contribute over $4.5 billion to address global food security, over half of which will come from the United States. President Biden will announce $2.76 billion in additional U.S. Government funding commitments to help…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Upcoming Visit of President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa
Via Teleconference 2:36 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. This is [senior administration official]. This call will be on background, for attribution to a “senior administration official.” For awareness, not for reporting, on the line is [senior administration official]. The contents of the call will be embargoed until 5:00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, Friday, September 16th. …
FACT SHEET: Advancing Technology for Democracy
The first wave of the digital revolution promised that new technologies would support democracy and human rights. The second saw an authoritarian counterrevolution. Now, the United States and other democracies are working together to ensure that the third wave of the digital revolution leads to a technological ecosystem characterized by resilience, integrity, openness, trust and…
FACT SHEET: U.S-Africa Partnership in Health Cooperation
The United States Government is proud to work in partnership with governments and institutions in Africa, including the African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), to advance shared public health goals. As we continue to work to end the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we remain committed to…
Remarks by President Biden Before the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly | New York, NY
United Nations HeadquartersNew York, New York 10:17 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, and my fellow leaders, about a week ago I stood on the other side of the world in Vietnam on soil once bloody with war. And I met a small group of veterans, Americans and Vietnamese, who wit- — and…
2nd Global COVID-19 Summit Commitments
The second Global COVID-19 Summit, co-hosted by United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal, convened over partners and organizations from around the world to accelerate collective efforts to get shots into arms, enhance access to tests and treatments, protect the health workforce, and finance and build health security for future pandemics and other health crises.…
