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| date: '2024-09-25' | ||
| published_time: 2024-09-25 21:49:46-04:00 | ||
| source_url: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/09/25/remarks-by-president-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-at-the-united-nations-general-assembly-leaders-reception-new-york-ny/ | ||
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| title: "Remarks by President\_Biden and First Lady Jill\_Biden at the United Nations\ | ||
| \ General Assembly Leaders\u2019 Reception | New York,\_NY" | ||
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| THE FIRST LADY: Good evening. (Applause.) | ||
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| Aren’t all of our U.S. military musicians spectacular? (Applause.) Thank | ||
| you for all that you — for joining us this evening. It’s great to be | ||
| with so many friends here. | ||
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| For Joe, diplomacy is personal. It’s why, for more than 50 years, he’s | ||
| created deep personal bonds with world leaders. He shows up for our | ||
| allies and our partners. He listens and is always eager to debate | ||
| complex international issues to find common ground. | ||
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| Serving as first lady has be- — of the United States is the honor of my | ||
| life. This is our — (applause). Thank you. | ||
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| This is our fi- — our United Nations — our final United Nations General | ||
| Assembly as president and first lady. So, tonight, I want to take this | ||
| moment to celebrate Joe and honor the relationships he’s built with all | ||
| of you — (applause) — to honor these relationships with all of you to | ||
| shape a brighter future for people around the world. | ||
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| Please join me in welcoming my husband, President Joe Biden. (Applause.) | ||
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| THE PRESIDENT: (Laughs.) That was worth the trip. (Laughter.) | ||
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| Well, welcome, everyone. I’m delighted to see you all. You know, my | ||
| fellow leaders and friends we’ve honored here, it’s an honor to welcome | ||
| you here tonight. | ||
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| I should start off by saying we owe a special thanks tonight to — to | ||
| Mayor Bloomberg. He’s not the mayor right now, but he’s still the mayor. | ||
| (Laughter.) Mr. Mayor, thank you for all you’ve done. | ||
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| I want to begin by quoting someone who I wish was here tonight: my mom, | ||
| Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden. (Applause.) Growing up, my mom had an | ||
| expression. She had a lot of expression. She had a backbone like a | ||
| ramrod. But my mom, she used to say, “Joey, remember, never bow, never | ||
| bend, never yield, and never give up.” | ||
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| Folks, as I said yesterday at the United Nations, I recognize the | ||
| challenges the world faces: Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, war, hunger, | ||
| poverty, climate change. But my message to you tonight is this: We must | ||
| never, ever, ever bow, bend, yield, or give up. And most importantly, we | ||
| must never lose faith — lose faith in our abilities to do so much. | ||
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| I was first elected to the United States Senate when I was 29 years old, | ||
| 280 years ago. (Laughter.) Since then, I’ve seen the impossible become — | ||
| the impossible become reality, for real. I’ve seen the Berlin Wall come | ||
| down. I’ve seen Poland leave the (inaudible) — I shouldn’t go on, I | ||
| guess. But I’ve seen apartheid end. I’ve seen humanity pull together to | ||
| prevent a nuclear war. I’ve seen war criminals and dictators face | ||
| justice and accountability for human rights violations. And I’ve seen | ||
| countries in the Middle East make peace. We must always remember. | ||
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| In America, I was (inaudible) — I spent a lot of time with Xi of China, | ||
| and we were in the Tibetan Plateau, and it was one of my 90-some hours | ||
| alone with him. And he looked at me; he said, “Can you define America | ||
| for me?” This is an absolutely true story. He said, “Can you define | ||
| America for me?” I said, “Yes. In one word: possibilities — | ||
| possibilities.” (Applause.) We believe anything is possible. No, I | ||
| really mean it. Remember, nothing is impossible. | ||
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| And, folks, look, in our time, we turn the page on the — on the — on a | ||
| whole range of issues. We turned the page. Nothing is impossible, as I | ||
| said, but we turned the page on the worst pandemic in a century. We | ||
| defended Ukraine as a tyrant threatened to wipe it off the map. We made | ||
| the largest investment in history to fight climate change, the | ||
| existential threat to humanity. | ||
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| And, folks, time and again — and I mean this sincerely — time and again, | ||
| our nation and our world found a way forward. But make no mistake: It | ||
| didn’t happen by accident. Nothing was inevitable. It took people like | ||
| all of you assembled here tonight refusing to give up, rejecting the | ||
| forces that pull us apart, believing that change is possible, and | ||
| fighting to make it so every single day. That’s what you in this room | ||
| assembled have done. | ||
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| Ladies and gentlemen, that’s our change. Together, we can broker deals, | ||
| end wars and suffering. We can stop the spread of disease and dangerous | ||
| weapons alike. We can make AI | ||
| empower people, not shackle them. We can cut our emissions and achieve | ||
| our climate ambitions. We can leave our children, literally, a better | ||
| world. | ||
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| That’s our obligation, and we can. We can do this. | ||
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| I can say to you — and I mean this sincerely — I’ve never more | ||
| optimistic in my life because of all of you, and I mean it from the | ||
| bottom of my heart. | ||
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| So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Keep it up. | ||
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| And every time I’d walk out of my grandpop’s house up in Scranton, he’d | ||
| yell, “Joey, keep the faith.” My grandmother would go, “No, Joey, spread | ||
| it.” Spread it. Spread it. Spread it. (Applause.) | ||
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| Folks, remember, nothing is beyond our capacity when we work together. | ||
| Nothing at all. | ||
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| So, thank you, thank you, thank you for all you’re doing. I appreciate | ||
| it very, very much. | ||
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| It’s an honor to be with you. Thank you. (Applause.) | ||
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| date: '2024-09-25' | ||
| modified_time: 2024-09-25 21:29:56-04:00 | ||
| published_time: 2024-09-25 21:20:23-04:00 | ||
| source_url: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/25/joint-statement-by-president-biden-and-president-macron/ | ||
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| title: "Joint statement by President\_Biden and President\_Macron" | ||
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| It is time for a settlement on the Israel-Lebanon border that ensures | ||
| safety and security to enable civilians to return to their homes. The | ||
| exchange of fire since October 7th, and in particular over the past two | ||
| weeks, threatens a much broader conflict, and harm to civilians. We | ||
| therefore have worked together in recent days on a joint call for a | ||
| temporary ceasefire to give diplomacy a chance to succeed and avoid | ||
| further escalations across the border. The statement we have negotiated | ||
| is now endorsed by the United States, Australia, Canada, European Union, | ||
| France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the | ||
| United Kingdom, and Qatar. We call for broad endorsement and for the | ||
| immediate support of the Governments of Israel and Lebanon. | ||
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| date: '2024-09-25' | ||
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| published_time: 2024-09-25 21:23:59-04:00 | ||
| source_url: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/25/joint-statement-by-the-united-states-australia-canada-european-union-france-germany-italy-japan-saudi-arabia-united-arab-emirates-qatar/ | ||
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| title: "Joint Statement by the United\_States, Australia, Canada, European Union,\ | ||
| \ France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the United\ | ||
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| The situation between Lebanon and Israel since October 8th, 2023 is | ||
| intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional | ||
| escalation. This is in nobody’s interest, neither of the people of | ||
| Israel nor of the people of Lebanon. | ||
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| It is time to conclude a diplomatic settlement that enables civilians on | ||
| both sides of the border to return to their homes in safety. | ||
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| Diplomacy however cannot succeed amid an escalation of this conflict. | ||
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| Thus we call for an immediate 21 day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel | ||
| border to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a | ||
| diplomatic settlement consistent with UNSCR 1701, and the implementation | ||
| of UNSCR 2735 regarding a ceasefire in Gaza | ||
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| We call on all parties, including the Governments of Israel and Lebanon, | ||
| to endorse the temporary ceasefire immediately consistent with UNSCR | ||
| 1701 during this period, and to give a real chance to a diplomatic | ||
| settlement. | ||
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| We are then prepared to fully support all diplomatic efforts to conclude | ||
| an agreement between Lebanon and Israel within this period, building on | ||
| efforts over the last months, that ends this crisis altogether. | ||
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