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  East Room 5:22 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good job.  I think they just filed your application. THE VICE PRESIDENT:  I think he’s going to get in.  (Laughter.)  Oh, you make us so proud.  You make us so proud.  You’ll get in.  You going to get in.  (Laughter.)  And you’re going to be a wonderful Bison. ...

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms and snowstorm from December 12 to December 25, 2022. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible...

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy Antonio Tajani in New York.  They discussed shared efforts to aid Ukraine’s self-defense and support the Ukrainian people amid Russia’s aggression. The Secretary thanked Italy for its leadership on providing...

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.  Nearly 50 years ago, this body was created to foster security and a true and lasting peace across Europe.  Thirty-five nations – including the United States and the Soviet Union – came together to affirm a set of bedrock principles designed to secure that peace, including sovereignty, territorial...

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Mr.  President, Mr.  Secretary-General, fellow council members: One year and one week ago – on February 17th, 2022 – I warned this council that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine. I said that Russia would manufacture a pretext, and then use missiles, tanks, soldiers, cyber attacks to strike pre-identified targets, including Kyiv, with...

Today’s announcement between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the Windsor Framework is an essential step to ensuring that the hard-earned peace and progress of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement is preserved and strengthened. I appreciate the efforts of the leaders and officials on all sides who worked tirelessly to find a way forward...

MR PATEL:  Hey everybody, good morning and thanks so much for joining us today.  As indicated, this call is to preview Secretary Blinken’s upcoming travel to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and India.  This call is on the record and will be embargoed until the call’s conclusion. Joining me today for this briefing is – are two assistant...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:15 P.M. EDT (White House Easter Bunny enters Press Briefing Room to greet press.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  All right, hop on out of here.  Hop on out of here.  (Laughs.) Q    Bye!  Bye Easter Bunny! MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  (Laughs.)  So — so for the second year in a row — Thank […]

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Today, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Ambassador Susan Rice, Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor, met with the historic five Black Speakers of the House from state legislatures across the country: Speaker Chris Welch of Illinois, Speaker Rachel Talbot...

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Brasilia, Brazil, from February 26-28, Panama City, Panama from March 1-3, and Houston, Texas from March 6-7.  In Brazil, Secretary Kerry will advance the U.S.-Brazil Climate Change Working Group that  Presidents Biden and Lula relaunched during their February 10 meeting.  He will meet with senior government...