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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom in San Diego, California. The leaders underscored their shared commitment to promote regional security through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral partnership and continued close defense cooperation. The leaders exchanged views on a range of global issues, including the...

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia today in San Diego, California. President Biden reaffirmed the strong bilateral relationship and security alliance between the United States and Australia. The leaders underscored their shared commitment to promote regional security through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral partnership and continued close defense...

Via Teleconference THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Hi, everyone, and thank you for joining.  I’m convening this call to talk about the latest attacks on reproductive rights.  Needless to say, these attacks are extreme and they are endangering the lives of women and people in our country.  And the impact, frankly, goes far beyond reproductive healthcare.  The President...

Via Teleconference MODERATOR:  Thank you.  Hi, everyone.  Sorry for the delay here.  We’re making sure that everyone was able to join the call and hop on.  Welcome to our briefing on the upcoming AUKUS announcement.  As a reminder, today’s call is on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and embargoed until tomorrow, Monday, March 13th, at...

On March 13, 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States announced an arrangement for Australia to acquire a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) capability through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership. On September 15, 2021, our...

In September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced AUKUS – a new security partnership that will promote a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable. The first major initiative of AUKUS was our historic trilateral decision to support Australia acquiring conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs). Today, we announce our pathway to...

Ahead of Equal Pay Day 2023, Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, Wendy Chun-Hoon, Director of the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, and White House senior staff convened legislators on the frontlines of advancing equal pay at the state level. President Biden has taken executive action to tackle...

Aboard Air Force OneEn Route San Diego, California 2:24 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  All right.  I got a quick thing at the top, and then I’ll hand it over to Jake.  So, good afternoon, everyone.  As you all know, we’re headed to San Diego, California, where the President will meet with — with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

The text of the following statement was released by the U.S. Secretary of State and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the C5+1 Ministerial in Astana, Kazakhstan on February 28. Begin Text: On February 28, the U.S. Secretary of State...

Today, the President and First Lady are pleased to announce the schedule for the following springtime events: Spring Garden Tours and the White House Easter Egg Roll.   SPRING GARDEN TOURSThe President and First Lady will continue the annual tradition of opening the White House gardens and South Grounds to members of the public for Spring Garden...