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…
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Remarks by President Biden on Building Healthy Communities and Advancing Environmental Justice
Rose Garden 2:26 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, thank you, Catherine. I appreciate that very much. And I’m sure you all love sitting in the sun here. (Laughter.) But it could be worse; it could be raining. It’s a beautiful day, as that old phrase used to go — “a beautiful day in…
Remarks by President Biden at Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Reception
Private Residence New York, New York 7:32 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all very much. If you have a seat, please take it. I got in trouble, as the press will tell you, a couple of years ago. I said, “Why don’t you all sit down.” No one had chairs. (Laughter.) And so,…
Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership
We—the governments of Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and the United States of America—meet on the occasion of the first-ever U.S.- Pacific Islands Summit, held at the White House in Washington, D.C. from…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi En Route Grand Canyon Village, AZ
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Grand Canyon Village, Arizona 7:16 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. A couple things at the top. Good afternoon, everyone. Next week — next week marks the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. And today we’re headed out West, where the President will hold events in Arizona and New Mexico to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:15 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Happy Monday, everyone. Q Hello. Q Happy Monday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, okay. I just have two things at the top before I turn it over to our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. So, I wo- — I would like to share some encouraging…
FACT SHEET: Key Deliverables for the 2021 North American Leaders’ Summit
Today President Biden met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico for the North American Leaders’ Summit. They reiterated our strong ties and integration, and willingness to chart a new path for our partnership at a time when we face incredibly complex global challenges. The Leaders pledged…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:18 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, a couple things at the top. So, from day one, President Biden has treated climate change with the urgency it requires. Against the backdrop of extreme heat we’ve seen across America, tomorrow President Biden will…
Remarks by President Biden at a Reception for Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman
Union TrustPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (October 20, 2022) 6:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) My name is Joe Biden. I’m Jill Biden’s husband. (Laughter and applause.) I married a — I married a Philly girl. (Laughter.) And I tell you what — she is, like most of you, a rabid, rabid, rabid Phillies fan. (Laughter…
Remarks by President Biden at the COP26 Leaders Statement
Scottish Event CampusGlasgow, Scotland 2:55 P.M. GMT THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, to state the obvious, we meet with the eyes of history upon us and the profound questions before us. It’s simple: Will we act? Will we do what is necessary? Will we seize the enormous opportunity before us? Or will we condemn future…