President Joe Biden met with President Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay today at the White House. During their bilateral meeting, President Biden lauded Uruguay as a regional and global model for democratic governance and congratulated him for receiving the Gold Insignia award from the Council of the Americas. President Biden applauded President Lacalle Pou for …
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In June 1969, a courageous group of Americans rose up to protest the violence and marginalization they faced in what became known as the Stonewall Uprising. Police had raided the Stonewall Inn — a gay bar located in New York City — and for the next six days they clashed with LGBTQI+ protestors, who bravely …
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Remarks by President Biden Before the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 • SPEECHES AND REMARKS United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 11:08 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, my fellow leaders, in the last year, our world has experienced great upheaval: a growing crisis …
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Remarks by President Biden at the Inaugural Ceremony of the Ninth Summit of the Americas JUNE 08, 2022 • SPEECHES AND REMARKS Microsoft Theater Los Angeles, California 6:00 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Please be seated. Welcome to Los Angeles. (Applause.) And I probably should stop right here because I’ve followed some difficult acts …
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Remarks by President Biden on the United Efforts of the Free World to Support the People of Ukraine MARCH 26, 2022 • SPEECHES AND REMARKS The Royal Castle in Warsaw Warsaw, Poland 6:16 P.M. CET THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please, if you have a seat, be seated. (Laughter.) If you don’t, …
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Remarks by President Biden Announcing U.S. Ban on Imports of Russian Oil, Liquefied Natural Gas, and Coal MARCH 08, 2022 • SPEECHES AND REMARKS Roosevelt Room 11:25 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, folks. Sorry to keep you waiting. I was on a couple of phone calls. Today I’m announcing the United States is targeting …
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Remarks by President Biden in State of the Union Address MARCH 02, 2022 • SPEECHES AND REMARKS U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2022) 9:08 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, and our First Lady and Second Gentleman, members of Congress and the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court, my fellow Americans: …
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Statement by President Biden on Russia’s Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine FEBRUARY 23, 2022 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a …
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Yesterday, Vladimir Putin recognized two regions of Ukraine as independent states and he bizarrely asserted that these regions are no longer part of Ukraine and their sovereign territory. To put it simply, Russia just announced that it is carving out a big chunk of Ukraine.
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A Proclamation on National Black History Month, 2022 JANUARY 31, 2022 PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is American history, Black culture is American culture, and Black stories are essential to the ongoing story of America — our faults, our struggles, …
Read More» The White House Remarks by President Biden at the COP26 Leaders Statement November, 01 2021 Scottish Event Campus Glasgow, Scotland 2:55 P.M. GMT THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, to state the obvious, we meet with the eyes of history upon us and the profound questions before us. It’s simple: Will we act? Will we do …
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Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Protests in Cuba The White House Briefing Room July 12, 2021 Statement and Releases We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief from the tragic grip of the pandemic and from the decades of repression and economic suffering to which they …
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Allocation Plan for 55 Million Doses to be Shared Globally JUNE 21, 2021 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES These doses are the remaining part of the 80 million President Biden pledged to allocate by the end of June Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing the distribution list for 55 million of …
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JANUARY 20, 2021 The United States Capitol 11:52 AM EST THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for …
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