Politics

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Typhoon Mawar beginning on May 22, 2023, and continuing. The President’s action makes Federal funding available to commonwealth and […]

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Today, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates at the White House to reiterate the enduring U.S.-UAE strategic partnership and discuss a range of global and regional issues.  Mr. Sullivan welcomed the UAE’s leadership in the run-up to the COP-28 Summit in the UAE, and its commitment to becoming […]

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Oval Office 7:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, when I ran for President, I was told the days of bipartisanship were over and that Democrats and Republicans could no longer work together. But I refused to believe that, because America can never give into that way of thinking. Look, the only way American […]

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Cairo, Egypt It’s truly my honor to be here at Al-Azhar. Thank you to the Grand Imam for welcoming us today. And Dr. Daoud, Dr. Saddik, Ambassador Moussa, and Dr. Nossair: I am also grateful for your welcome and work on today’s program.  This is my second trip to Umm al-Dunya, my first to Cairo. And I […]

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Marrakech, Morocco Thank you, Manal. And thank you for using your music and your voice to empower young people in Morocco and our world.  Ambassador Talwar—Puneet—since Joe’s time in the Senate, you’ve been such a great partner to him. Thank you to you and your amazing team for everything you do to continue building connections between […]

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Lisbon, Portugal Thank you, Ambassador Levine. Randi, for many years now, you and Jeff have been such good friends to Joe and me—and it’s wonderful to be here with you and your family. Thank you for your service here in Portugal.  Back in February when Randi personally invited me to this celebration of the 60th […]

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Oval Office 1:45 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, welcome. I am delighted to have Madam Prime Minister here today. Great to see you again. We were just talking about the last time we met. I had the opportunity, which was a great opportunity — unrelated to anything having to do with foreign policy — that […]

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Vice President Kamala Harris met today at the White House with World Bank President Ajay Banga.  This meeting was the first official U.S. engagement since President Banga took office.  The Vice President underscored the Biden-Harris Administration’s strong support for World Bank efforts to make investments and spur policy reforms that reduce poverty and advance achievement of […]

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