East Room 5:16 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Thank you all. Please have a seat. Today, it’s been my great honor — and I mean that — to welcome a dear friend back to the White House. And before I say anything else, Chancellor Merkel, I want to express to you and to the people of Germany my…
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Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Competitiveness and Resilience (CoRe) Partnership
Read more about the U.S. Japan Climate Partnership here The United States and Japan pledge to revitalize our Alliance and make practical commitments to fulfill its potential. Together we will advance innovation, end this pandemic and protect the world from future ones, combat the climate crisis, and enhance our people-to-people ties. Through these concrete initiatives, the…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Sets 2030 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Target Aimed at Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs and Securing U.S. Leadership on Clean Energy Technologies
Building on Past U.S. Leadership, including Efforts by States, Cities, Tribes, and Territories, the New Target Aims at 50-52 Percent Reduction in U.S. Greenhouse Gas Pollution from 2005 Levels in 2030 Today, President Biden will announce a new target for the United States to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net…
On-the-Record Press Call by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the President’s Trip to Europe
Via Teleconference 12:48 P.M. EDT MS. HORNE: Thank you, Operator. Hi, everyone, and thanks for joining us on short notice. Today’s call will be on the record, and our speaker will be National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Jake, I’ll turn it over to you for some opening comments, and then we’re happy to take your…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, September 8, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:55 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Okay. The Queen has been — the — I’m so sorry. Good afternoon, everybody. It’s been a long morning. All right, let’s do this again. The President has been briefed and will be updated throughout the day on the concerning news out of the…
Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official Previewing the Visit of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi of the Republic of Iraq
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hey, everyone. Again, thank you for participating in today’s call, which is on background and attributable to a “senior administration official.” The contents of the call are embargoed until Monday, July 26th, at 5:00 a.m. For awareness only, you’ll be speaking with [senior administration official]. With that, I turn it over to…
FACT SHEET: The United States-Canada Partnership
The United States and Canada share a unique bond. As friends, neighbors, NATO Allies and partners, this relationship is deeply rooted in our shared values, our shared history and our shared vision for the future. From national security to global affairs to environmental protection to free trade, our two countries work closely together. Our bilateral…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
12:38 P.M. EDT (A costumed Easter Bunny approaches the podium.) Q Awww! Q Happy Easter! (The Easter Bunny gestures to take questions from the press.) Q How has Easter been for you this year? Q Are you the President of the United States? (The Easter Bunny shakes its head.) Q Are you the Vice President…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan, June 30, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:23 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Q Good afternoon. Q Good to see you. MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Good to see you, too. Okay, it is so great to welcome back our Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Regan. He’s here to talk more about the bipartisan…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 5, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:37 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Okay. All right. Just one update for all of you at the top. The President is always — is obviously quite focused on the American Jobs Plan that he just announced last week. As you all know, he’s already had two bipartisan congressional meetings…
