At its core, St. Patrick's Day is about friendship. Today we celebrate that friendship connecting millions of Irish and American people – one that has shaped our past, strengthened our present, and inspires our future.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

MY TOP ALBUMS OF 2023

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The choices we make today will determine the direction of our future for generations to come.

So, will we relentlessly pursue our vision or allow others to drag the world into danger and division?

America cannot, and will not, let that happen.

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“The United States needs to prepare for a new era of strategic competition—in particular by deterring and responding to great-power aggression,” writes U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
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Hamas’s terrorist attacks against Israel.
The need for humanitarian assistance in Gaza.
Russia’s ongoing brutal war against Ukraine.

We are at a global inflection point that is bigger than party or politics.

Tonight, I'll address the nation at 8:00 PM ET from the Oval Office.

Saddened to hear this news. David Dollar was an exceptional scholar of the Chinese economy and also a wonderful and kind colleague at Brookings Foreign Policy. He will be missed.

Incredible game. #RugbyWorldCup

The 32 Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation countries are a diverse group, but the Atlantic ties us together. With this new grouping, we’ll forge deeper connections among our countries & work together on critical issues from science & tech to the environment to economic growth.

We launched the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation with 32 countries across 4 continents. It is the first time so many Atlantic countries have come together to work on shared priorities like science & technology, ocean economy, & climate change. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

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Russia suspending participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative will worsen food insecurity and harm millions of vulnerable people around the world. The Initiative has helped bring down food prices, which spiked as a result of Russia’s brutal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Today is my last day as DoD Policy. I first got to know Secretary Austin more than a decade ago (see the picture on the left of us in Baghdad in 2011). It's been the honor of a lifetime to serve with him again, alongside the extraordinary men and women of OSD Policy.

Tune in as I deliver remarks alongside G7 leaders to announce a new Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Kemal was a kind & brilliant colleague & an exemplary public servant. I fondly remember working with him at The Brookings Institution on the Eurocrisis. He taught us all a great deal and he will be missed.

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