It’s Thursday…
President Biden’s public schedule for 12/05/2024:
| 12:35 AM The White House Closed Press The President arrives at The White House |
| 10:00 AM The White House Closed Press The President receives the President’s Daily Brief |
| 10:00 AM The White House Closed Press In-Town Pool Call Time |
| 6:00 PM The Ellipse Open Press The President participates in the National Christmas Tree Lighting; The Vice President and The Second Gentleman attend |
President Biden Participates in the National Christmas Tree Lighting @6:00 PM D.C., time:
Travel to Angola Tweets
From Wednesday…
I mean it from the bottom of my heart: The future of the world is in Africa.
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 4, 2024
The United States is proud to be Angola's partner in writing that future. pic.twitter.com/KkPiwng2rY
The video clip is 49 seconds long.
Mr. President, thank you very much. It’s good to see you again and thank you for having me here today. I mean that sincerely.
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I’m proud — (clears throat) — excuse me — very proud to be the first American president to visit Angola. And I’m deeply proud of everything we have done together to transform our partnership thus far. And there’s so much ahead of us, so much we can do.
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Investing in solar energy projects. It’s going to help Angolans generate 75 percent of its clean energy by next year — by next year.
Upgrading Internet and communications infrastructure to connect all of Angola to high-speed Internet networks. As we’re doing that at home ourselves, I compare it to when Franklin Roosevelt took electricity to rural America. It didn’t exist in rural America. The government provided it.
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And — (clears throat) — excuse me — and increasing our agriculture production so Angolans can feed themselves and, quite frankly, the rest of the world and making a profit doing it — providing work, providing opportunities, providing muscle to your economy.
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And you’ve heard me say it before, Mr. President. The United States is all in on Africa. All in on Africa. And I think a testament to that assertion I’ve made to you when I saw you and I’ve made publicly before — you’ve heard me say it before, but the United States is all in — all in on Angola. We’ve already, in — my administration alone has invested over $3 billion in Angola thus far. The future of the world is here in Africa and Angola.
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So, I want to thank you very much for your personal welcome. I want to thank all of your colleagues for treating us so well since we’ve been here. And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.
The future of the world is in Africa. That’s not hyperbole. It’s going to be a billion people very shortly in this continent — a very diverse continent. And by — in another 20 years, you’re going to be the largest country in the world — continent in the world. And so, you’re — we need you to succeed. This isn’t all selfless. The more you succeed, the more we succeed, the more the world succeeds.
Remarks by President Biden and President João Lourenço of Angola Before Bilateral Meeting | Luanda, Angola. 12/03/2024.
The Lobito Port Terminal I toured today marks the start of the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor – a bridge between the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean, and a global hub for goods that communities rely on.
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 4, 2024
It represents endless possibilities for the people of Angola and the region. pic.twitter.com/EM2dFMmgEF
From the White House…
12/01/2024:
12/02/2024:
- Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby En Route Luanda, Angola; the YouTube is 46 minutes and 5 seconds long.
- FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Trip to Angola
12/03/2024:
- Remarks by President Biden Honoring the Past and Future of the Angolan-U.S. Relationship | Belas, Angola; the YouTube is 19 minutes and 59 seconds long.
- FACT SHEET: Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment in the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor
12/04/2024:
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