Tag: Statements and Releases
Joint US-EU Press Release on the Global Methane Pledge
The United States and European Union announced today the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions to be launched at the [...]
Meeting of the Major Economies on Energy and Climate September 17, 2021: Chair’s Summary
On September 17, 2021, President Biden convened the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF), as a follow-up to the [...]
Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on COVID-19 Summit
On Wednesday September 22 President Biden will convene a virtual COVID Summit on the margins of the UN General Assembly.This meeting is about expandin [...]
Readout of President Biden’s Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate
Today, President Biden convened the U.S.-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to urge fellow leaders of major economies to commit to faster [...]
Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate related to the Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia
Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Madam President:)Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the [...]
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Actions in Response to Ongoing Crisis in Northern Ethiopia
“My Administration will continue to press for a negotiated ceasefire, an end to abuses of innocent civilians, and humanitarian access to those in need [...]
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Executive Order Regarding the Crisis in Ethiopia
The ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia is a tragedy causing immense human suffering and threatens the unity of the Ethiopian state. Nearly on [...]
Readout of the President’s Conversation with Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer
This afternoon, the President, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader Schumer had a positive discussion by phone about the progress they are each achieving when i [...]
Readout of Senior White House Meeting with Faith Leaders on Efforts to Relocate Afghan Allies
Today, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, White House Coordinator for Operation Allies [...]
President Biden Announces Members of the Community Development Advisory Board
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve on the Community Development Advisory Board [...]