Over one year ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness. While “infrastructure week” was a punchline under his predecessor, President Biden is delivering an “infrastructure decade” that is producing real results to change people’s lives for the better, creating good-paying jobs, and boosting American...
On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my congratulations to the people of Sri Lanka on the 75th anniversary of your independence on February 4. In 75 years as a sovereign and free country, Sri Lanka has weathered crises and conflicts, and overcome extraordinary challenges. This past year has demonstrated the resilience...
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will travel to South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia February 5-19. In South Africa, Assistant Secretary Phee will participate in the University Partnerships Initiative Summit at the Future Africa Campus of the University of Pretoria to show U.S. support for advancing higher education across the continent of...
Companies have committed to invest over $4 billion in Wisconsin since President Biden Took Office For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s economic plan – including his American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and...
Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne A. Witkowsky will travel to Bogotá and Cali, Colombia, February 6-8 for discussions with Colombian partners, community groups, and civil society organizations related to long-term stability and Colombia’s 2016 Peace Accord. In Bogotá, Assistant Secretary Witkowsky will meet with senior-level Colombian government officials to reaffirm...
On behalf of the Government and people of the United States of America, I extend my warm regards to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand as you commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, on February 6. We also send our deepest sympathies to all Kiwis in...
The United States Capitol Good evening. Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Members of Congress. My Fellow Americans. In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation. He said, “I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union.” Hitler was on the march. War was raging in Europe. President Roosevelt’s purpose was to wake up the […]
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The following joint statement was released by the Governments of the France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Begin Text: We, the governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, take note of the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Iran has implemented a substantial change in...
MR PRICE: The Secretary and Foreign Minister Park are now signing the protocol to amend and extend the U.S.-Republic of Korea Science and Technology Agreement. The first iteration of the agreement was signed in 1992. A new one was signed in 1999 and has been renewed since then. However, this amended version adds important new components...
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Poland’s national security advisors – Marcin Przydacz, Head of the International Policy Bureau, and Jacek Siewiera, Head of the National Security Bureau – today in Washington. They highlighted the two countries’ deep and strong partnership, and Poland’s steadfast leadership...