AUGUST 30, 2021 - I want to thank our commanders and the men and women serving under them for their execution of the dangerous retrograde from Afghanistan as scheduled – in the early morning hours of August 31, Kabul time – with no further loss of American lives. The past 17 days have seen o…
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 -The United States and European Union announced today the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions to be launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November in Glasgow. President Biden and European Commission President Ursula vo…
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 - On Wednesday September 22 President Biden will convene a virtual COVID Summit on the margins of the UN General Assembly.
On September 17, 2021, President Biden convened the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF), as a follow-up to the convening of that group during his Leaders Summit on Climate in April. Participants underscored the urgency of strengthening climate ambition ahead of the UN Climate C…
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 - Today, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, White House Coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome Jack Markell, and staff from the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships met with a diver…
AUGUST 27, 2021 - The President met this morning in the Situation Room with his national security team, including our commanders and diplomats in the field. The Vice President joined by secure video teleconference. They advised the President and Vice President that another terror attack in K…
AUGUST 27, 2021 - This week, I received the report on the 90-day sprint I asked our intelligence community to conduct into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. I am grateful for the thorough, careful, and objective work of our intelligence professionals, and while this review has concluded,…