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Jul. 3 - The United States will ship 4 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia as it battles a coronavirus outbreak, the US national security adviser told the Indonesian foreign minister on Friday (Jul 2).
In a call with Retno Marsudi, Jake Sullivan said the doses would be shipped via the COVAX global vaccine sharing program "as soon as possible", a White House statement said.
Sullivan said the donation "underscored the United States’ support for the people of Indonesia as they fight a surge in COVID-19 cases".
The two officials also discussed US plans to increase assistance for Indonesia’s broader COVID-19 response efforts, the statement said... more
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July 2, 2021
President Biden Holds Naturalization Ceremony at White House
President Biden held a naturalization ceremony in the White House East Room. Joining the president was Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Tracy Renaud. During the ceremony, Secretary Mayorkas administered the oath of allegiance to 21 candidates representing 16 countries who applied to become U.S. citizens.
President Biden Holds Naturalization Ceremony at White House
President Biden held a naturalization ceremony in the White House East Room. Joining the president was Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Tracy Renaud. During the ceremony, Secretary Mayorkas administered the oath of allegiance to 21 candidates representing 16 countries who applied to become U.S. citizens.
Remarks by President Biden in a Naturalization Ceremony with Essential Workers and Military Service Members
July 02, 2021 • Speeches and Remarks
East Room
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. (Applause.) Please, please be seated.
Before I begin, any family of the people who just got sworn in here today? If you are, stand up. Congratulations to you all as well. Congratulations. Congratulations. It’s a good day, isn’t it?
All right. You get to — and, by the way, if you’re around on Sunday, we’re going to — you’ll see the fireworks — Fourth of July, our Independence Day. (Laughter.)
Mr. Secretary, thank you for administering the oath. I know how meaningful this event is to you personally and professionally. And I thank you and the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tracy — where is Tracy? She — there you go, Tracy. Thank you very much — appreciate it — for joining us in this service.
Look, today — today’s special guests — to all of you: It is my honor to congratulate the 21 of you for — who earned the title of — that our democracy, in every — is equal to being President — it’s of the same consequence: citizen — citizen of the United States of America.
You have each come to America from different circumstances and different reasons and 16 different nationalities.
But like previous generations of immigrants, there is one trait you all share in common: courage. It takes courage to get up and leave everything you know and go to another place, no matter where it is. You know, the only homes you’ve ever known, the lives, the loved ones who weren’t able to come — for a new start in the United States of America... more
July 02, 2021 • Speeches and Remarks
East Room
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. (Applause.) Please, please be seated.
Before I begin, any family of the people who just got sworn in here today? If you are, stand up. Congratulations to you all as well. Congratulations. Congratulations. It’s a good day, isn’t it?
All right. You get to — and, by the way, if you’re around on Sunday, we’re going to — you’ll see the fireworks — Fourth of July, our Independence Day. (Laughter.)
Mr. Secretary, thank you for administering the oath. I know how meaningful this event is to you personally and professionally. And I thank you and the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tracy — where is Tracy? She — there you go, Tracy. Thank you very much — appreciate it — for joining us in this service.
Look, today — today’s special guests — to all of you: It is my honor to congratulate the 21 of you for — who earned the title of — that our democracy, in every — is equal to being President — it’s of the same consequence: citizen — citizen of the United States of America.
You have each come to America from different circumstances and different reasons and 16 different nationalities.
But like previous generations of immigrants, there is one trait you all share in common: courage. It takes courage to get up and leave everything you know and go to another place, no matter where it is. You know, the only homes you’ve ever known, the lives, the loved ones who weren’t able to come — for a new start in the United States of America... more
July 2, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. A variety of topics were discussed including the supply chain, troop withdraw from Afghanistan, vaccine hesitancy, sexual assault in the military, defunding the police, and voting rights. Joining the press secretary was White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, who addressed the June jobs report, calling it “strong and encouraging.”
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. A variety of topics were discussed including the supply chain, troop withdraw from Afghanistan, vaccine hesitancy, sexual assault in the military, defunding the police, and voting rights. Joining the press secretary was White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, who addressed the June jobs report, calling it “strong and encouraging.”
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, July 2, 2021
July 02, 2021 • Press BriefingsJames S. Brady Press Briefing Room
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. All right. So, today, it’s Jobs Day. We have our special guest, NEC Director Brian Deese, joining us, who will give us an overview and then take some of your questions.
With that, I’ll turn it over to Brian.
MR. DEESE: Well, I was going to say it’s a sign of the progress that we’re making that the last time that I came here the briefing room was significantly less full than it is right now. (Laughter.)
So, we are making — making progress across the board in all ways, except I guess now you guys are significantly more squished.
So — so, yeah, happy to spend a couple of minutes with you guys to just provide a little bit more context. You all heard the President discussing the employment report that we got today, so I just wanted to provide a little bit of additional context on how we are looking at that data in the context of what we’ve seen over the course of the last couple of weeks and the last week in particular... more
July 02, 2021 • Press BriefingsJames S. Brady Press Briefing Room
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. All right. So, today, it’s Jobs Day. We have our special guest, NEC Director Brian Deese, joining us, who will give us an overview and then take some of your questions.
With that, I’ll turn it over to Brian.
MR. DEESE: Well, I was going to say it’s a sign of the progress that we’re making that the last time that I came here the briefing room was significantly less full than it is right now. (Laughter.)
So, we are making — making progress across the board in all ways, except I guess now you guys are significantly more squished.
So — so, yeah, happy to spend a couple of minutes with you guys to just provide a little bit more context. You all heard the President discussing the employment report that we got today, so I just wanted to provide a little bit of additional context on how we are looking at that data in the context of what we’ve seen over the course of the last couple of weeks and the last week in particular... more
U.S. and Russia Refuse to Back Down as Black Sea Tensions Rise
Jul. 3 - NATO and Russian forces are both refusing to change course in the Black Sea, where recent military confrontations have raised fears of a sudden violent escalation dragging in the U.S., Russia, the European Union and Ukraine.
In recent weeks, Russian forces have confronted British and Dutch ships sailing close to Crimean territorial waters, a region annexed by Moscow in 2014, and considered Russian by Moscow. However, NATO allies have never accepted the annexation, while also condemning the Kremlin's 2014 invasion of Ukraine.
Russia claimed to have fired warning shots at the British destroyer HMS Defender—a claim denied by British defense officials—and Russian jets reportedly conducted mock attack runs against Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen... more
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Jul. 3 - NATO and Russian forces are both refusing to change course in the Black Sea, where recent military confrontations have raised fears of a sudden violent escalation dragging in the U.S., Russia, the European Union and Ukraine.
In recent weeks, Russian forces have confronted British and Dutch ships sailing close to Crimean territorial waters, a region annexed by Moscow in 2014, and considered Russian by Moscow. However, NATO allies have never accepted the annexation, while also condemning the Kremlin's 2014 invasion of Ukraine.
Russia claimed to have fired warning shots at the British destroyer HMS Defender—a claim denied by British defense officials—and Russian jets reportedly conducted mock attack runs against Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen... more
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