President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi of Iraq to strengthen bilateral coordination under the Strategic Framework Agreement. Together they discussed expanded initiatives on climate, energy, education, and combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. They committed to a continued security partnership to ensure that ISIS can never resurge and to allow communities recovering…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:39 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, so nice. Okay. So, a short while ago, as many of you saw for yourselves, President Biden convened Cabinet members and agency heads from across his administration for a briefing on the 2023…
Report on the Fourth Convening of the Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls
Earlier this month, on July 13 and 14, the White House hosted the fourth convening of the Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls (Trilateral Working Group) with our partners from the governments of Mexico and Canada, along with Indigenous women leaders from all three countries. The three countries issued a Joint…
President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA and SBA
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden appointed the following individuals to serve in key regional leadership roles at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA): Emily Cole, USDA State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Connecticut John Patterson, USDA State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Ohio Gail Greenman, USDA State…
Background Press Call Previewing President Biden’s Final Day in Japan
Via Teleconference 8:24 A.M. JST MODERATOR: Good morning, everybody. Thanks so much for joining us. And apologies for the delay. As we said in the invite, this call is on background, attributable to senior administration officials and embargoed until the call concludes. Not for reporting but just for your knowledge, joining us again is [senior administration official].…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:03 P.M. EDT Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Oh, it’s usually very quiet in here. You guys are, like, chatting about. Okay. So, good afternoon. As you know, we have two — two guests today. Neera Tanden is here, and we’ll have the — the FEMA Administrator…
Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. yesterday met with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on the margins of the G7 Summit. They discussed the U.S.-South Africa bilateral relationship and underscored the need to expand global COVID-19 vaccine supply and to cooperate on climate goals in Africa and on other bilateral and regional issues. ###
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:10 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Good afternoon. Also, happy belated Father’s Day to all the dads in here. Hopefully, you were well taken care of yesterday. So, a couple of things at the top, and then we’ll get going. So, I want to say a few words…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, January 11, 2023
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:26 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, hey! All right, good afternoon, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay. Q Monday? MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Monday? Wednesday? See! (Laughter.) That is how my week is going. Q Do you mean previous Monday or next Monday? (Laughter.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Ahh, whatever Monday you want is yours.…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Tel Aviv, Israel
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Tel Aviv, Israel 1:22 P.M. IDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Hi, everybody. Okay. I just have a quick domestic thing that I want to hit with you guys. So, later today, in D.C., there will be a classified briefing in the Senate to talk about the national security stakes for the…
