This is a list of presidential trips made by Joe Biden during 2021, the first year of his presidency as the 46th president of the United States. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, travel and many in-person meetings were curtailed and replaced with telephone calls and virtual meetings. [1] [2]
This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president. International trips are included. The number of visits per state or territory where he traveled are:
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Virginia | Arlington | January 20 | President Biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery following his inauguration. He was joined by Vice President Harris and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. [3] | |
Maryland | Bethesda | January 29 | President Biden traveled to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to visit wounded troops. This was President Biden's first trip aboard Marine One. [4] |
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Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | February 5–8 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport, President Biden visited his Delaware home for the weekend. First trip on Air Force One, flying the Boeing C-32 aircraft usually used as Air Force Two. [5] On Sunday, he attended Mass at his home parish, St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |
Virginia | Arlington | February 10 | President Biden visited the headquarters of the Department of Defense at The Pentagon with Vice President Harris and Secretary of Defense Austin. | |
Maryland | Bethesda | February 11 | President Biden visited the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health. | |
Wisconsin | Milwaukee | February 16 | Arriving via Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, President Biden participated in a town hall event organized by CNN at the Pabst Theater with Anderson Cooper. First official presidential trip, and first trip aboard the Boeing VC-25 normally used as Air Force One. [6] | |
Michigan | Portage | February 19 | Arriving via Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, President Biden visited the COVID-19 vaccine maker Pfizer in Portage with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. [7] | |
Texas | Houston | February 26 | Arriving via Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Texas and surveyed damage sustained during the February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm. They were greeted by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee upon arrival. Locations visited include Harris County Emergency Operations Center, Houston Food Bank, and the NRG Stadium COVID-19 vaccination facility. [8] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | February 27–28 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. On Sunday, President Biden attended Mass at his home parish, St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |
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Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | March 1 | President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden continued their weekend stay at their Delaware home, before returning to Washington, D.C., on Monday. | |
March 12–14 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, [9] President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. On Saturday, President Biden attended Mass with his grandchildren Natalie and Hunter of the late Beau Biden at his home parish, St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |||
Pennsylvania | Chester | March 16 | Arriving via Philadelphia International Airport, President Biden made his first visit to his native state since becoming president. It is the first stop of his "Help is Here Tour," promoting the recently signed American Rescue Plan. He visited a small business which received benefits from the recently passed legislation. [10] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | March 16–17 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden spent the night at his Delaware home following his visit to Pennsylvania. [10] On Wednesday, he attended Mass in honor of St. Patrick’s Day at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |
Georgia | Atlanta | March 19 | Arriving via Dobbins Air Reserve Base and flying to DeKalb–Peachtree Airport on Marine One, President Biden traveled to Atlanta with Vice President Harris to get an update from health and medical experts in the fight against COVID-19 at CDC headquarters. [11] They also met with Georgia Asian American leaders at Emory University in the aftermath of the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings. [12] President Biden then traveled to Camp David for the weekend. | |
Ohio | Columbus | March 23 | Arriving via John Glenn Columbus International Airport, President Biden traveled to Columbus as part of his "Help is Here Tour". He toured and delivered remarks at The James Cancer Hospital. [13] [14] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | March 26–28 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport, President Biden and his son Hunter Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. On Saturday, President Biden attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |
Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | March 31 | Arriving via Pittsburgh International Airport, President Biden visited Pittsburgh as part of his "Help is Here Tour." He delivered remarks at the Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center. |
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Virginia | Alexandria | April 6 | President Biden visited a COVID-19 vaccination site at Virginia Theological Seminary. [15] | |
Arlington | April 14 | President Biden visited Section 60 of the Arlington National Cemetery to pay his respects to U.S. troops killed since the "war on terror". [16] | ||
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | April 16–18 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden visited his Delaware home for the weekend. On Saturday, he played a round of golf at Wilmington Country Club with Steve Ricchetti. [17] On Sunday, he and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden attended the confirmation of his grandson Hunter, the son of the late Beau Biden, at St. Joseph on the Brandywine. [18] | |
April 24–25 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. Upon arrival, President Biden attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |||
Georgia | Plains, Duluth | April 29 | Arriving via Lawson Army Airfield and flying to Jimmy Carter Regional Airport on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at their home in Plains. [19] They then flew to Duluth, GA on Marine One via Gwinnett County Airport for a drive-in rally at Infinite Energy Arena to mark the 100th day of his administration and as part of his "Getting America Back on Track Tour" to promote the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. [20] They returned to Washington, D.C., via Dobbins Air Reserve Base. | |
Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | April 30 | Arriving via Philadelphia International Airport, President Biden traveled Philadelphia as part of his "Getting America Back on Track Tour" to promote the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. He delivered remarks an event marking the 50th anniversary of Amtrak at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station. He then traveled from Philadelphia to Wilmington. [21] | |
Delaware | Wilmington | April 30 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. [22] |
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Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | May 1–2 | President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden continued their weekend stay at their Delaware home before returning to Washington, D.C., on Sunday. On Saturday, President Biden attended Mass at his home parish, St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville and played a round of golf at the Fieldstone Golf Club. | |
Virginia | Yorktown, Portsmouth | May 3 | Arriving via Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited Yorktown Elementary School. They also delivered remarks at the Portsmouth Campus of Tidewater Community College as part of his "Getting America Back on Track Tour". [23] [24] | |
Louisiana | Lake Charles, New Orleans | May 6 | Arriving via Chennault International Airport, President Biden delivered remarks to promote the American Jobs Plan as part of his "Getting America Back on Track Tour". Then flying to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, President Biden toured Carrollton Water Plant in New Orleans. [25] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | May 15–17 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. On Sunday, President Biden attended Mass at his home parish, St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville and played a round of golf at the Wilmington Country Club. | |
Michigan | Dearborn | May 18 | Arriving via Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, President Biden visited and delivered remarks at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn ahead of the company's unveiling of the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning. [26] | |
Connecticut | New London | May 19 | Arriving via Quonset State Airport and flying to the United States Coast Guard Academy on Marine One, President Biden delivered the commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy graduation. [27] | |
Delaware | Wilmington | May 25 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden and his son Hunter Biden made a brief visit to Delaware to attend the funeral service of President Biden's former Senate staff. [28] | |
Ohio | Cleveland | May 27 | Arriving via Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, President Biden visited and delivered remarks on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College. [29] | |
Virginia | Alexandria, Hampton | May 28 | President Biden visited a business in Alexandria and he and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam delivered remarks to celebrate the significant progress Virginia has made in the fight against COVID-19. President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden flew to Joint Base Langley–Eustis and delivered remarks. They flew from Hampton to Wilmington. [30] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville, New Castle | May 28–31 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for Memorial Day weekend. [31] On Sunday, President Biden delivered remarks on Memorial Day at Veterans Memorial Park at the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Then, he and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden later visited the burial site of their late son Beau Biden at their home parish, St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville, on the sixth anniversary of his death. [32] | |
Virginia | Arlington | May 31 | President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. He was joined by Vice President Harris, Secretary of Defense Austin and Chairman General Milley. President Biden delivered the Memorial Day address at the Memorial Amphitheater. [33] |
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Oklahoma | Tulsa | June 1 | Arriving via Tulsa International Airport, President Biden delivered remarks to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre at Greenwood Cultural Center. [34] He was joined by HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond. [35] | |
Delaware | Rehoboth Beach | June 2–4 | Arriving via Cape Henlopen State Park on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware beach home and celebrated her 70th birthday on June 3. [36] On Thursday, they went on a bike ride at Cape Henlopen State Park. They flew on Marine One to Dover Air Force Base and returned to Washington, D.C., on Air Force One on Friday. | |
United Kingdom | Mildenhall, St Ives, Bodelva, Windsor | June 9–13 | President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden traveled to the United Kingdom to attend the 47th G7 summit at the Carbis Bay Hotel near St Ives. They stopped at RAF Mildenhall to meet with United States Air Force personnel and their families stationed there. They flew to St Ives via Newquay Airport where he stayed at Tregenna Castle. On June 10, President Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Both Biden and Johnson would issue a revision of the Atlantic Charter which had previously been issued by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill eighty years prior. [37] [38] On June 11, he participated in a meeting with G7 leaders and members of the Royal Family at the Eden Project at Bodelva. On June 13, he traveled to Windsor Castle arriving at Heathrow Airport and flying on Marine One to meet with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, before flying to Brussels for the night. [39] [40] | |
Belgium | Brussels | June 13–15 | Arriving via Brussels Airport, President Biden stayed at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels. On June 14, President Biden held multilateral meetings with the leaders of the Baltic States, Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, and Turkish President Recep Erdoğan, and participated in the 2021 Brussels summit. On June 15, he met with King Philippe of Belgium and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the Royal Palace of Brussels. [41] He also participated in a EU–U.S. summit with European Council president Charles Michel and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the Europa Building, before departing for Geneva in the afternoon. [42] | |
Switzerland | Geneva | June 15–16 | Arriving via Geneva Airport, President Biden held a bilateral meeting with Swiss President Guy Parmelin and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis at the InterContinental Geneva where he stayed for the night. On June 16, President Biden attended the summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Villa La Grange, before returning to Washington, D.C., that evening. [43] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | June 18–20 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden visited his Delaware home for the weekend. On Saturday, he attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. He also confirmed the older of his two dogs Champ had died peacefully at home. On Sunday, he played a round of golf with his grandson Hunter, the son of the late Beau Biden at the Fieldstone Golf Club. | |
North Carolina | Raleigh | June 24 | Arriving via Raleigh–Durham International Airport, President Biden visited a mobile vaccination unit and meets with frontline workers and volunteers. President Biden delivered remarks on highlighting the importance of getting vaccinated and kicking off a community canvassing event at Green Road Community Center. | |
Wisconsin | La Crosse | June 29 | Arriving via La Crosse Regional Airport, President Biden toured and delivered remarks on highlighting the benefits the bipartisan infrastructure framework that would deliver to communities across the country at La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility. |
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Florida | Surfside | July 1 | Arriving via Miami International Airport, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited the site of the Surfside condominium building collapse. | |
Michigan | Traverse City, Central Lake | July 3 | Arriving via Cherry Capital Airport and flying to Antrim County Airport on Marine One. President Biden toured a local cherry farm with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as part of "America's Back Together" tour to celebrate the country's progress against COVID-19. He also stopped at a local ice cream shop before departing for Wilmington. | |
Delaware | Wilmington | July 3–4 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport, President Biden visited his Delaware home for Independence Day weekend. He played golf at Wilmington Country Club before returning to Washington, D.C., on Sunday. | |
Illinois | Crystal Lake | July 7 | Arriving via O'Hare International Airport and flying to McHenry County College on Marine One, President Biden delivered remarks on the Build Back Better Plan agenda. [44] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | July 9–11 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport, President Biden visited his Delaware home for weekend. On Saturday, he attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. On Saturday and Sunday, he played golf at Fieldstone Golf Club. | |
Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | July 13 | Arriving via Philadelphia International Airport, President Biden delivered remarks on protecting the sacred, constitutional right to vote at National Constitution Center. | |
Ohio | Cincinnati, Delhi | July 21 | Arriving via Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, President Biden visited IBEW / NECA Electrical Training Center to discuss his Build Back Better Plan agenda. He then participated in a town hall event organized by CNN at Mount St. Joseph University with Don Lemon in Delhi. [45] | |
Virginia | Arlington | July 23 | President Biden held a campaign event for former Virginia Governor and Virginia Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe at Lubber Run Park for the upcoming 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. [46] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | July 23–25 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden visited his Delaware home for weekend. On Saturday, he played golf at Fieldstone Golf Club and he attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. [47] | |
Pennsylvania | Kennett Square | July 24 | President Biden visited the residence of his younger sister Valerie Biden Owens in Kennett Square for dinner. He then returned to Wilmington. [47] | |
Virginia | McLean | July 27 | President Biden visited and addressed the Intelligence Community workforce and its leadership at office of the Director of National Intelligence. | |
Pennsylvania | Macungie | July 28 | Arriving via Lehigh Valley International Airport, President Biden visited and delivered remarks on American Manufacturing at Mack Truck - Lehigh Valley Operations Manufacturing Facility to promote buying American-made products. [48] | |
Maryland | Bethesda | July 29 | President Biden traveled to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Marine One to visit and pick up First Lady Dr. Jill Biden following a procedure on her injured foot. | |
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Maryland | Lanham | August 4 | President Biden visited the Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5 Training Facility. [49] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | August 6–10 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden visited his Delaware home for a long weekend until Tuesday. On Saturday, he played golf at Fieldstone Golf Club and attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |
Wilmington | August 12–13 | Flying from Fort Lesley J. McNair to Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the night. On Friday, they traveled to Camp David for a weekend vacation. | ||
Dover | August 29 | President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden flew to Dover Air Force Base with Secretary of Defense Austin to receive the remains and meet with the families of fallen American service members who died in the Kabul Airport Suicide Bombing. [50] |
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Maryland | Bethesda | September 2 | President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden traveled to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to visit wounded service members from the Kabul Airport Suicide Bombing. [51] | |
Louisiana | LaPlace, Galliano | September 3 | Arriving via Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and flying to Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport on Marine One, President Biden toured a neighborhood and delivered remarks on the response to Hurricane Ida in LaPlace and inspected and surveyed the damage from the storm. He then flew to South Lafourche Airport and then met with local leaders from impacted communities at the Lafourche Parish in Galliano. | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville, New Castle | September 3–6 | Arriving via Philadelphia International Airport and flying to Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden visited his Delaware home Labor Day weekend. On Saturday, he attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville and he played a round of golf at the Fieldstone Golf Club. On Monday, he stopped by at International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. | |
New Jersey | Hillsborough Township, Manville | September 7 | Arriving via John F. Kennedy International Airport and flying to Central Jersey Regional Airport on Marine One, President Biden received a briefing from local leaders on the impacts of Hurricane Ida at Somerset County Emergency Management Training Center. He toured a neighborhood on the response to Hurricane Ida in Manville. [52] | |
New York | Queens | Arriving via LaGuardia Airport on Marine One, President Biden toured the Queens neighborhood of East Elmhurst and delivered remarks on the response to Hurricane Ida in Queens. [52] | ||
New York City | September 10–11 | Arriving via LaGuardia Airport, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spent the night at InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel. On September 11, they participated in a memorial ceremony at the World Trade Center Memorial. They were joined by former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and former First Ladies Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. [53] | ||
Pennsylvania | Shanksville | September 11 | Arriving via Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and flying to the Flight 93 National Memorial on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony in honoring the victims of United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed into a field in Somerset County on September 11, 2001. They were joined by Vice President Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush. [53] They also stopped at Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department. | |
Virginia | Arlington | Arriving at The Pentagon on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial. They were joined by Vice President Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Secretary of Defense Austin. | ||
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | September 11–13 | Flying from The Pentagon to Brandywine Creek State Park on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. On Sunday, President Biden attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville and he played a round of golf at the Fieldstone Golf Club with former Delaware Senator Ted Kaufman. | |
Idaho | Boise | September 13 | Arriving via Boise Airport, President Biden visited and received a briefing from Federal and state fire agency officials at National Interagency Fire Center. [54] | |
California | Mather, Long Beach | September 13–14 | Arriving via Sacramento Mather Airport, President Biden received a briefing from local, state, and Federal emergency response personnel on the impacts of Caldor Fire and surveyed damage from the fire. He delivered remarks on his Administrations response to recent wildfires, and how the investments he is proposing in his bipartisan infrastructure deal and Build Back Better Plan agenda. He then flew to Long Beach Airport with California Governor Gavin Newsom and held a campaign event for him at Long Beach City College for the upcoming recall election. He spent the night at The Westin Long Beach Hotel. | |
Colorado | Arvada | September 14 | Arriving via Denver International Airport, President Biden visited and delivered remarks on Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Plan agenda at National Renewable Energy Laboratory. | |
Delaware | Rehoboth Beach | September 17–20 | Arriving via Dover Air Force Base and flying to Cape Henlopen State Park on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware beach home for the weekend. On Saturday, they attended mass at St. Edmond Catholic Church. On Sunday they went on a bike ride at Cape Henlopen State Park. They flew back to Washington, D.C., on Marine One on Monday. | |
New York | New York City | September 20–21 | Arriving via John F. Kennedy International Airport, President Biden was greeted by New York Governor Kathy Hochul upon arrival. He then flew to Manhattan Harbor on Marine One and held bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and he spent the night at InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel. On September 21, President Biden addressed at the United Nations General Assembly at the Headquarters of the United Nations. He held bilateral meetings with Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Iraq president Barham Salih. |
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Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | October 2–4 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for weekend. Upon arrival, President Biden played a round of golf at the Fieldstone Golf Club with Steve Ricchetti. On Sunday, he attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville, then he stopped for brunch at Brew HaHa at the Powder Mill Square. | |
Michigan | Howell | October 5 | Arriving via Capital Region International Airport, President Biden visited and delivered remarks on his bipartisan infrastructure bill and Build Back Better Plan agenda at International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 training facility. [55] | |
Illinois | Elk Grove Village | October 7 | Arriving via O'Hare International Airport, President Biden was greeted by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker upon arrival. He then delivered remarks on the importance of COVID-19 vaccine requirements at Clayco construction side. | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | October 8–11 | Arriving via Brandywine Creek State Park on Marine One, President Biden visited his Delaware home for Columbus Day weekend. On Sunday, he attended Mass with his granddaughters Natalie of the late Beau Biden and Finnegan Biden of Hunter Biden at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |
Pennsylvania | Kennett Square | October 11 | President Biden attended his nephew's wedding at the residence of his younger sister Valerie Biden Owens in Kennett Square. He then returned to Wilmington. | |
Connecticut | Hartford, Storrs | October 15 | Arriving via Bradley International Airport and flying to the University of Connecticut on Marine One, President Biden delivered remarks promoting his Build Back Better Plan agenda and importance of child care at Capitol Child Development Center. He also delivered remarks at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut. | |
Pennsylvania | Scranton | October 20 | Arriving via Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, President Biden delivered remarks promoting his bipartisan infrastructure deal and Build Back Better Plan agenda at Electric City Trolley Museum. | |
Maryland | Baltimore | October 21 | Arriving via Fort McHenry on Marine One, President Biden participated in a town hall event organized by CNN at the Baltimore Center Stage with Anderson Cooper. | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Middletown, Greenville | October 22–25 | Arriving via Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. On Saturday, they attended their granddaughter Natalie Biden’s field hockey game at St. Andrew's School and also they attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. On Sunday, President Biden hosted Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin at his home to discuss his domestic agenda. [56] On Monday, he traveled to New Jersey via Air Force One. | |
New Jersey | Plainfield, Kearny | October 25 | Arriving via Newark Liberty International Airport and flying to Cedar Brook Park on Marine One, President Biden visited and highlight his Build Back Better Plan agenda at East End Elementary School. He delivered remarks on promoting his Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Plan agenda at NJ TRANSIT Meadowlands Maintenance Complex. | |
Virginia | Arlington | October 26 | President Biden held a campaign event for former Virginia Governor and Virginia Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe at Virginia Highlands Park for the upcoming 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. | |
Vatican City | Vatican City | October 29 | Arriving via Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spent the night at the Ambassador's residence at Villa Taverna. On Friday, they visited and had an audience with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace. President Biden also held a bilateral meeting with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. [57] | |
Italy | Rome | October 28–November 1 | President Biden held bilateral meetings with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at Chigi Palace, and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Embassy of France. On October 30, President Biden participated in the G20 Summit at La Nuvola in Rome. He met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, took the customary photo with other world leaders, and attended an event on supporting women-owned businesses. He met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, and outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the path to resuming negotiations for a return to the Iran nuclear deal and their shared concerns about the state of Iran's nuclear program. The President and First Lady attended mass at San Patrizio. They attended gala dinner with other Heads of State at Quirinal Palace. On October 31, President Biden held a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and hosted event on global supply chain resilience through the pandemic and recovery on the margins of G20. [58] |
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United Kingdom | Glasgow | November 1–2 | Arriving via Edinburgh Airport, President Biden participated in COP26 at the Scottish Event Campus. He met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. He delivered the COP26 Leader Statement. He held a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. He then attended reception with Prime Minister Johnson at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. He spent the night at Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club. On November 2, President Biden delivered remarks on U.S. plan to preserve global forests at the Action on Forests and Land-Use. He participated a meeting on Build Back Better World. He also delivered remarks on highlighting the progress of the Global Methane Pledge. And also delivered remark on Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment before returning to Washington later that evening. [59] | |
Delaware | Rehoboth Beach | November 6–8 | Arriving via Cape Henlopen State Park on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware beach home for the weekend. Upon arrival, President Biden attended mass at St. Edmond Catholic Church. | |
Milford | November 10 | Arriving via Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club on Marine One, President Biden attended funeral of former Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner at Church of Nazarene. | ||
Maryland | Baltimore | Arriving via Port of Baltimore on Marine One, President Biden delivered remarks on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. | ||
Virginia | Arlington | November 11 | President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden participated Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor wreath-laying ceremony on the centennial anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day and he delivered the Veterans Day address at the Memorial Amphitheater. | |
New Hampshire | North Woodstock | November 16 | Arriving via Manchester–Boston Regional Airport and flying to Bradley Field on Marine One, President Biden delivered remarks on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the Pemigewasset River bridge of New Hampshire Route 49. | |
Michigan | Detroit | November 17 | Arriving via Detroit Metropolitan Airport, President Biden visited the General Motors Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly Factory ZERO and delivered remarks on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. | |
Maryland | Bethesda | November 19 | President Biden visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for his annual physical examination. | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | November 19–21 | Arriving via Brandywine Creek State Park on Marine One, President Biden visited his Delaware home for weekend and celebrated his 79th birthday. On Saturday, he attended Mass with his daughter Ashley Biden at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |
North Carolina | Fort Liberty | November 22 | Arriving via Pope Field, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden celebrated Thanksgiving with service members and military families as part of the Joining Forces initiative. | |
Massachusetts | Nantucket | November 23–28 | Arriving via Nantucket Memorial Airport, President Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, their son Hunter Biden, their daughter Ashley Biden and their grandchildren traveled to Nantucket for the Thanksgiving Holiday and they stayed at David Rubenstein's home. On November 25, they visited US Coast Guard Station Brant Point. On November 26, they attended Christmas tree lighting ceremony. On November 27, they attended Mass at St. Mary, Our Lady of the Isle Catholic Church. [60] | |
Minnesota | Rosemount | November 30 | Arriving via Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, President Biden delivered remarks on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at Dakota County Technical College. |
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Maryland | Bethesda | December 2 | President Biden flew on Marine One to visit and he delivered remarks on the emerging Omicron variant at the National Institutes of Health. | |
Missouri | Kansas City | December 8 | Arriving via Kansas City International Airport, President Biden delivered remarks on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. [61] | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | December 10–12 | Arriving via Brandywine Creek State Park on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for weekend. Upon arrival, President Biden appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon virtually. On Saturday, he delivered remarks at Chase Center on the Riverfront and he attended Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville. | |
Kentucky | Fort Campbell, Mayfield, Dawson Springs | December 15 | Arriving via Campbell Army Airfield, President Biden visited and surveyed damage from the Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021 via an areal tour. He flew to Mayfield Graves County Airport on Marine One to receive a briefing from local leaders on the impacts of the 2021 Western Kentucky tornado. He then flew to Princeton-Caldwell County Airport on Marine One, toured a neighborhood and delivered remarks in Dawson Springs. | |
South Carolina | Orangeburg | December 17 | Arriving via Columbia Metropolitan Airport, President Biden delivered remarks at a commencement ceremony at SHM Memorial Center on the campus of South Carolina State University. He then traveled to Wilmington via Philadelphia International Airport. | |
Delaware | Wilmington, Greenville | December 17–20 | Arriving via Philadelphia International Airport and flying to Wilmington-New Castle Airport on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited their Delaware home for the weekend. On Saturday, they both attended Mass and visited the burial site of President Biden's first wife Neilia Hunter Biden and first daughter Naomi at their home parish, St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville with their son Hunter Biden on their 49th anniversary of their death. | |
Rehoboth Beach, Wilmington | December 27–31 | Arriving via Cape Henlopen State Park on Marine One, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spent the night at their Delaware beach home. On December 29, they celebrated New Year's Holiday in Wilmington at their Delaware home. [62] [63] [64] On December 30, President Biden held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On December 31, they stopped for brunch of lunch at Banks' Seafood Kitchen. [65] |
Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III was an American politician, lawyer, and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from Wilmington, Delaware. He was the eldest child of President Joe Biden and Neilia Hunter Biden, served as the 44th attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to 2015, and was a major in the Delaware Army National Guard in the Iraq War. He died of glioblastoma at the age of 46 in 2015, at which time he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Delaware in the 2016 gubernatorial election. A portion of the 21st Century Cures Act (2016) was named the "Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot" initiative after him.
Jill Tracy Biden is an American educator who has been the first lady of the United States since 2021 as the wife of President Joe Biden. She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president. Since 2009, she has been a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College, and is believed to be the first wife of a vice president or president to hold a salaried job during the majority of her husband's tenure.
Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States, has family members who are prominent in law, education, activism and politics. Biden's immediate family became the first family of the United States on his inauguration on January 20, 2021. His immediate family circle was also the second family of the United States from 2009 to 2017, when Biden was vice president. Biden's family is mostly descended from the British Isles, with most of their ancestors coming from Ireland and England, and a smaller number descending from the French.
Peter James Doocy is an American opinion correspondent and a White House correspondent for Fox News.
Jennifer Rene Psaki is an American television political analyst and former government official. A political advisor who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations, she served the Biden administration as the 34th White House press secretary until May 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Obama administration as the White House deputy press secretary (2009); the White House deputy communications director (2009–2011); the spokesperson for the United States Department of State (2013–2015); and the White House communications director (2015–2017). Psaki was a political contributor for CNN from 2017 to 2020. As of March 2023, she hosts the talk-show Inside with Jen Psaki on MSNBC.
Karine Jean-Pierre is an American political advisor who has been serving as the White House press secretary since May 13, 2022. She is the first black person and the first openly LGBT person to serve in the position. Previously, she served as the deputy press secretary to her predecessor Jen Psaki from 2021 to 2022 and as the chief of staff for U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris during the 2020 presidential campaign.
Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021. Biden, a member of the Democratic Party who previously served as vice president for two terms under President Barack Obama, took office after his victory in the 2020 presidential election over the incumbent president, Donald Trump of the Republican Party. Upon his inauguration, he became the oldest president in American history, breaking the record set by Trump.
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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the first quarter of 2021, beginning from his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021, to March 31, 2021. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency. For the Q2 timeline see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.
The foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration emphasizes the repair of the United States' alliances, which Biden argues were damaged during the Trump administration. The administration's goal is to restore the United States to a "position of trusted leadership" among global democracies in order to address challenges posed by Russia and China. Both Biden and his Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have repeatedly emphasized that no other world power should be able to surpass the United States, either militarily or economically. Biden's foreign policy has been described as having ideological underpinnings in mid-twentieth century liberal internationalism, American exceptionalism, and pragmatism.
The Joe Biden administration pledged to pass government ethics reform. The Biden administration also pledged to pass legislation and enforce policies to enforce electoral reform, in response to the influence of special interests and gerrymandering in elections.
U.S. President Joe Biden stated in February 2021 that his administration will pursue cannabis decriminalization as well as seek expungements for people with prior cannabis convictions. As of October 2022, Biden pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law. However, according to the Marshall Project, nobody was released from prison as a result of the October 2022 pardons, as no federal inmates were incarcerated for simple marijuana use at the time.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the second quarter of 2021, from April 1 to June 30, 2021. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the fourth and last quarter of 2021, from October 1 to December 31, 2021. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the first quarter of 2022, from January 1 to March 31, 2022. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.