Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, hello. You know, I was over in the other area of campus to meet with some of the extraordinary fellow classmates of yours who are studying STEM, and I wanted to just come by — obviously, a surprise visit — to talk with you all real quickly about…
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President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate nine career members of the Senior Foreign Service as ambassadors to represent the United States on the world stage: Larry Edward André, Jr. – Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia Elizabeth Moore Aubin – Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Steven…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Unveils Strategy for Global Vaccine Sharing, Announcing Allocation Plan for the First 25 Million Doses to be Shared Globally
As we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic at home and work to end the pandemic worldwide, President Biden has promised that the United States will be an arsenal of vaccines for the world. To do that, the Administration will pursue several additional measures beyond our robust funding for COVAX: Donating from the U.S. vaccine…
A Proclamation on Remembering the 500,000 Americans Lost to COVID-19
As of this week during the dark winter of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 500,000 Americans have now died from the virus. That is more Americans who have died in a single year of this pandemic than in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War combined. On this solemn occasion, we reflect on their loss…
Lyndon B. Johnson
The biography for President Johnson and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy’s running mate. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th United States President, with a vision to…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Event | Las Vegas, NV
Pearson Community CenterLas Vegas, Nevada 7:04 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Nevada! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello. What a great crowd. Melvin, thank you for that introduction. And thank you, Congressman Steven Horsford, a great friend and an incredible leader of the Congressional Black Caucus. Where is he? (Applause.) There is he. Well, you know, it’s been — he’s been…
Remarks and Q&A by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the 2024 World Economic Forum | Davos, Switzerland
Davos, Switzerland 5:07 P.M. CET MR. SULLIVAN: Thank you so much, Børge. And I’m grateful for the opportunity to say a few words today at this incredibly complex moment. I think everyone who serves in positions of responsibility in foreign policy and national security likes to say that their time in the seat is the…
President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations for National Security
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Defense, and Department of State. Stacey Dixon for Principal Deputy Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Ely Ratner for Assistant Secretary of Defense, Indo-Pacific Security Affairs,…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Leverages Historic U.S. Climate Leadership at Home and Abroad to Urge Countries to Accelerate Global Climate Action at U.N. Climate Conference (COP28)
Since day one, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have treated climate change as the existential threat of our time. After spearheading the most significant climate action in history at home and leading efforts to tackle the climate crisis abroad, the United States heads into the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the President’s Upcoming Bilateral Engagement
6:22 P.M. EST MODERATOR: Hi, everybody. Thanks for joining us this evening. Happy to be hosting this one on a Thursday night, not a Friday night, for the first time in a while. Just a quick reminder of our ground rules here. This call is embargoed until 8:00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, November 10th. The…
