had English, Irish, and French Huguenot ancestry. Jean was of Irish descent, while Joseph Sr. The oldest child in a Catholic family, he has a sister, Valerie, and two brothers, Francis and James. Mary's Hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden (née Finnegan) and Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. On April 25, 2023, Biden announced his intention to run for a second term as president in 2024.īiden at Archmere Academy in the late 1950s He responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and authorizing foreign aid and weapons shipments to Ukraine. He signed AUKUS, a security pact, together with Australia and the United Kingdom. troops from Afghanistan that had been negotiated and begun under the previous administration, ending the war in Afghanistan, during which the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban seized control. In foreign policy, Biden restored America's membership in the Paris Agreement on climate change.
He appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. He signed the American Rescue Plan Act, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified protections for same-sex marriage and repealed the Defense of Marriage Act. As president, he has addressed the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession. history, the first to have a female vice president, and the first from Delaware. On January 20, 2021, at the age of 78, Biden became the oldest president in U.S. In the 2020 presidential election, Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, defeated incumbents Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Biden was a close counselor to Obama during his two terms as Obama's vice president. Barack Obama chose Biden as his running mate in the 20 presidential elections. Biden ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 19. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, including the contentious hearings for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. He chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1987 to 1995 drafted and led the effort to pass the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act and oversaw six U.S. Biden was the chair or ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years. history after he was elected in 1972, at age 29. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. He studied at the University of Delaware before earning his law degree from Syracuse University. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.īorn in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden moved with his family to Delaware in 1953. ( / ˈ b aɪ d ən/ ( listen) BY-dən born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. And the United States will continue to work closely with Nigeria, as a friend and partner, to deliver a more peaceful and prosperous future for our world.Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Elected leaders owe it to their people to show that democracy can deliver for their needs. As Africa’s largest democracy and economy, Nigeria’s success is the world’s success. As we further deepen our partnership with Nigeria, I look forward to drawing even more on the ideas and energy of this dynamic connection between our countries.
The people-to-people connections between our two countries run particularly deep, nurtured by a vibrant Nigerian Diaspora in the United States. My administration has worked to strengthen ties between the United States and Nigeria, and I look forward to continuing this work with President Tinubu to support economic growth, advance security, and promote respect for human rights. On behalf of the people of the United States, I send warm wishes to the government and people of Nigeria as they inaugurate a new President.
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