(Reuters, 2.Apr.2024) — U.S. officials are open to ending President Joe Biden’s pause on approvals of liquefied natural gas exports to get a Ukraine aide package passed in Congress but want to wait to see the entire proposal before making any decisions, two White House sources said on Tuesday. Biden, […]
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The White House Previews Day Two of Biden’s Middle East Trip
(The White House, 13.Jul.2022) — The following details come from The White House briefing room regarding a background press call previewing day two of the US President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East MODERATOR: Good evening, everyone. Apologies for our delay in this, and we appreciate everyone’s flexibility and bearing […]
Chevron, Waiting It Out in Venezuela, Tells US Now Is the Time to Pump Oil
(WSJ, 22.Mar.2022) — For months, Biden administration officials snubbed top executives and lobbyists for Chevron Corp. who had pressed officials in Washington to ease sanctions so the company could boost production in Venezuela, where the U.S. has banned such activities since 2019. Then Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine. Now the Biden administration […]
Background Press Call Previewing the Visit of President Duque of Colombia
(The White House, 10.Mar.2022) — Background press call via teleconference by senior administration officials from The White House previewing the visit of President Ivan Duque of Colombia. MODERATOR: Thank you, Grace. And, everyone, thank you for joining us this evening for today’s background call previewing President Duque’s visit to the […]