Via Teleconference MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us this afternoon for our gaggle. Again, this will still be on the record. But this time, we have our National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan joining us. So I’ll turn over — turn it over to him for opening remarks. MR. SULLIVAN: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining. John Kirby…
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Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Via Teleconference 5:33 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hi. Good afternoon everyone, and thanks very much for joining us on short notice. Today’s call is going to be on background, attributed to “senior administration officials.” And the contents of this call are going to be embargoed until its conclusion. Our speakers today are going to…
Richard M. Nixon
The biography for President Nixon and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from California. After successfully ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving international relations with the U.S.S.R.…
Remarks by President Biden on the American Rescue Plan’s Special Financial Assistance Program
3:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cleveland! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. (The orchestra concludes playing “Hail to the Chief.”) Thank you to the orchestra. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Well, let me start off by saying — I’d get in trouble with my mother, were she here, if I didn’t say, “Excuse my back…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Hey, hey. All right. A couple things for — for you all at the top, and then we’ll get going. So, in an hour, President Biden will meet with leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents 22,000 workers of — at —…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room (August 31, 2023) 3:05 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Thank you for your patience today. As you saw, the President went to FEMA to thank the workers there — and their hard work over not just this past couple of days,…
Remarks by President Biden at the Virtual Leaders Summit on Climate Session 5: The Economic Opportunities of Climate Action
East Room 9:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, welcome back. Thank you all again — all the world leaders who’ve joined us — thank you for joining. And, John, thank you for putting this together. We’ve made great progress, in my view, so far. And I’m grateful to all the leaders who have announced new commitments to…
President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine More Individuals to Serve as Ambassadors
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals – including four career members of the Senior Foreign Service – as ambassadors to represent the United States on the world stage: Julie Chung, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sharon L. Cromer,…
Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official Previewing New Initiatives from the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit
Via Teleconference 9:40 A.M. EDT MODERATOR: Thank you. And thanks, everyone, for joining. We’re going to do a quick call to preview some of the new initiatives we’re going to be announcing at the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit. This call is on background. It is attributable to a “senior administration official.” And the contents of this…
FACT SHEET: Japan Official Visit with State Dinner to the United States
Today, President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Kishida of Japan for an Official Visit with State Dinner to celebrate the deep and historic ties between our two countries. This visit also reflects the upward trajectory of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as it evolves into a global partnership that promotes a shared vision of progress and prosperity for…
