U.S. Department of State HeadquartersHarry S. Truman BuildingWashington, D.C. 2:45 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, it’s great to be here with you. And I’ve been looking forward a long time to be able to call you “Mr. Secretary.” Good afternoon, everyone. It’s an honor to be back at the State Department under the…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, August 11, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:25 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay, a couple of items for you at the top. The President has said that the challenges of our time — the challenge of our time is to demonstrate that democracies can deliver by improving the lives of their own people and…
Remarks by President Biden on the Colonial Pipeline Incident
Roosevelt Room 12:27 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. I want to update everyone on the ransomware cyberattack that impacted on the Colonial Pipeline over this past week. As of yesterday evening, Colonial has begun restarting the flow of refined products in their pipeline. This morning, Colonial reported that fuel is beginning to flow to a majority…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Sameera Fazili, and Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness Peter Harrell, February 24, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:37 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Well, we are very excited that later today the President will sign an executive order that takes a whole-of-government approach to securing critical U.S. supply chains, ensuring we can withstand crises and create good-paying jobs in the process. The COVID-19 pandemic has…
G7 Apulia Leaders’ Communiqué
Preamble We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), gathered in Apulia to reaffirm our enduring unity and determination to meet global challenges at a crucial moment in history and as the international community confronts multiple interconnected crises. We reiterate our shared belief in democratic principles and free societies, universal human rights, social progress,…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, July 6, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:04 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Tuesday. Happy July Fourth week. Okay, a couple of updates for you all at the top here. After the President is briefed by his COVID-19 Response Team this afternoon, he will speak to the American people about the strong progress that…
Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
South Court Auditorium 4:12 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon again. Tomorrow, we will cross 250 million vaccine shots administered since I took office. I think it’s a pretty consequential achievement for the nation. I promised I’d keep you up to date every 50 million shots, and today I have an important update. Last week,…
Remarks by President Biden on Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
State Dining Room 9:59 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, folks. Well, finally: Infrastructure Week. (Laughter.) I’m so happy to say that: Infrastructure Week. (Laughs.) Folks, yesterday — I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to suggest that we took a monumental step forward as a nation. We learned that our economy created 5.6 million jobs…
Remarks by President Biden to Department of Defense Personnel
The PentagonArlington, Virginia 3:20 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, Mr. Secretary, thank you. And good afternoon to everyone. I want to thank Secretary Austin for welcoming the Vice President and me to the Pentagon today. It’s good to be back. Before I begin, I have some welcome news that the Saudi government has released a…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, September 1, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:46 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Okay, just a couple items for you all at the top. Another update on the hurricane. The continuing focus on the ground is on power restoration, as nearly 1 million customers in Louisiana — more than 40 percent of…
