Tag: Joe Biden

Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Trump dismisses the impeachment inquiry on Biden-Ukrainian contacts, as “a joke”

A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a “joke” the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm in accusing the US president of a “mafia-style shakedown” of his Ukrainian counterpart.
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 13:39 UTC
Trump pays tribute to the Armed Forces with a speech from the Lincoln Memorial

With tanks on display and jets flying overhead, President Donald Trump praised the military and urged young people to join the armed forces on Thursday in a celebration of Independence Day that critics said the president had politicized.
Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 08:29 UTC
Trump to launch reelection bid on Tuesday in Orlando, Florida

As President Donald Trump prepares to formally launch his re-election bid on Tuesday, his allies are trying to tamp down headlines that depict his campaign as trailing top Democrats, beset by withering leaks and unable to keep internal tensions from spilling into public view.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 09:22 UTC
US Former vice-president joins the Democratic presidential contest

Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, betting that his working-class appeal and ties to Barack Obama’s presidency will help him overcome questions about his place in today’s increasingly liberal Democratic Party.
Saturday, January 23rd 2016 - 08:01 UTC
Macri and Obama could meet at the end of March, reestablishing formal bilateral dialogue

Mauricio Macri expects to meet with Barack Obama at the end of next March when the Argentine president attends in Washington the summit on Nuclear Security of which Argentina is a member. The event takes place between 31 March and first April, and if the meeting effectively takes place, it would mean the return of the formal dialogue between the two countries, rather frozen under his predecessor Cristina Fernandez.
Friday, January 22nd 2016 - 04:15 UTC
US announced support for Argentina at multilateral development banks

The United States is ending its policy of opposing most lending to Argentina from multilateral development banks, the US Treasury Department announced. US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew informed Argentine Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay of the move on Thursday when the two met in Davos, Switzerland, the department said in a statement.
Monday, December 7th 2015 - 07:03 UTC
'A great number of US corporations will be reinvesting in Argentina', forecasts ambassador Mamet

United States ambassador to Argentina, Noah Mamet, in a lengthy interview with the La Nacion daily, praised the election of Mauricio Macri and figures of his cabinet and stressed that the US government was anxious to begin working together.
Wednesday, July 1st 2015 - 05:52 UTC
Obama and Rousseff agree their nations are 'natural partners' and working on an 'upward trajectory'

President Barack Obama and visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff sought Tuesday to cast their nations as “natural partners” collaborating closely on critical issues like climate and regional diplomacy, glossing over recent tensions over spying that have strained relations between the first and seventh world economies.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:34 UTC
Rousseff expected at the White House next June 30: a long delayed bilateral agenda waits

Next June 30 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will visit Washington D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama, a highly anticipated event given tensions between the two governments over the past two years.
Wednesday, March 25th 2015 - 07:35 UTC
Obama and Rousseff look to improved relations with a visit to the White House

The Obama administration has again invited Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff for a state visit to Washington, a diplomatic breakthrough that both sides hope will lead over time to greater trade between the two biggest economies in the Americas.