Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2022 Q1)

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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the first quarter of 2022, from January 1 to March 31, 2022. For a complete itinerary of his travels, see List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2022). To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency. For the Q2 timeline see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2022 Q2).

Timeline

January 2022

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Saturday, January 1
  • Joe Biden begins his first full year as President
Sunday, January 2
Monday, January 3
Tuesday, January 4
Wednesday, January 5
Thursday, January 6
President Biden delivers remarks on the first anniversary of the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
Friday, January 7
  • President Biden travelled to see the aftermath of the recent Colorado wildfire and met with those impacted.[3]
President Biden in a town-hall following the Colorado wildfires.
Saturday, January 8
  • President Biden spoke at the memorial service of former majority leader, Nevada senator Harry Reid.[4]
President Biden at the memorial service of Harry Reid
Sunday, January 9
Monday, January 10
Tuesday, January 11
President Biden speaking in Georgia to promote the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
Wednesday, January 12
Thursday, January 13
President Biden speaks at a meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus.
Friday, January 14
Saturday, January 15
Sunday, January 16
Monday, January 17
Tuesday, January 18
Wednesday, January 19
  • During a news conference, President Biden talks about the Russo-Ukrainian crisis and mentions the possibility of a "minor incursion" by Russia.[9]
President Biden at a news conference
Thursday, January 20
  • President Biden completes his first year in office.
  • Following criticism by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba on President Biden's comments he made Wednesday, Biden and press secretary Jen Psaki say Russian units moving across the Ukrainian border would be an invasion and would result in an economic response.[10][11]
Friday, January 21
  • President Biden holds a virtual bilateral meeting with Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida.[12]
President Biden meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Saturday, January 22
Sunday, January 23
Monday, January 24
Tuesday, January 25
Wednesday, January 26
Thursday, January 27
President Biden and Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre
Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement with President Biden.
Friday, January 28
President Biden at the Fern Hollow Bridge
Saturday, January 29
Sunday, January 30
Monday, January 31
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar at the White House.[15]
  • The Biden administration said that it began deporting Venezuelan migrants to Colombia without a chance to seek asylum after entering the United States from Mexico.[16]
President Biden and Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar
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February 2022

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Tuesday, February 1
President Biden greets Senator Chuck Grassley
Wednesday, February 2
  • President Biden announces that he would be sending approximately 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany in early February and sending part of an infantry Stryker squadron of about 1,000 troops based in Germany to Romania.[19]
Thursday, February 3
  • President Biden confirms that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi detonated an explosive vest in a confrontation with American troops in northwest Syria, killing himself and 12 other people, including members of his own family.[20]
President Biden announces the death of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Friday, February 4
President Biden after signing the executive order pertaining to labor practices
Saturday, February 5
Sunday, February 6
Monday, February 7
President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Tuesday, February 8
President Biden standing with Tritium CEO Jane Hunter
Wednesday, February 9
President Biden speaks during a meeting with energy executives
Thursday, February 10
President Biden speaks at Germanna Community College
President Biden hosts Democratic lawmakers for a meeting
Friday, February 11
President Biden speaks during a video conference with NATO leaders
Saturday, February 12
President Biden at Camp David, where he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Sunday, February 13
  • President Biden speaks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, assuring him that if Russia were to invade Ukraine the United States would respond "swiftly and decisively". President Zelenskyy asks for increased financial and military aid in addition to inviting President Biden to visit Ukraine.[57][58]
Monday, February 14
Tuesday, February 15
President Biden speaks to the National Association of Counties
Wednesday, February 16
Thursday, February 17
  • President Biden says to reporters that Russia will invade Ukraine "within a few days" while he left for a trip in Ohio.[68]
Friday, February 18
  • One day after his trip to Ohio, Biden provides an update in the Roosevelt Room about the situation between Russia and Ukraine.[69]
President Biden speaks about the situation in Ukraine
Saturday, February 19
Sunday, February 20
Monday, February 21
  • President Biden signs an executive order to prohibit investment between U.S. individuals and the two breakaway regions of Eastern Ukraine (which was recognized as independent by Russia on the same day).[70]
President Biden signs Executive Order 14065
Tuesday, February 22
  • President Biden announces the United States response to Russia invading Ukraine.[71]
President Biden speaks about the situation in Ukraine
Wednesday, February 23
Thursday, February 24
President Biden delivers remarks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Friday, February 25
Saturday, February 26
Sunday, February 27
Monday, February 28
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March 2022

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Tuesday, March 1
President Biden delivers his first official State of the Union Address (transcript)
Wednesday, March 2
Thursday, March 3
Friday, March 4
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Finnish president Sauli Niinistö at the White House. During the meeting, President Biden made a phone call with Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson.[76]
President Biden and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö
Saturday, March 5
Sunday, March 6
Monday, March 7
Tuesday, March 8
President Biden announces a ban on Russian oil imports.
Wednesday, March 9
Thursday, March 10
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Colombian president Iván Duque Márquez at the White House.[81]
  • Vice President Harris begins her trip to Poland and Romania.[82]
  • Vice President Harris holds a joint press conference with President of Poland Andrzej Duda.[83]
President Biden and Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez
Friday, March 11
  • Vice President Harris holds a joint press conference with Romanian president Klaus Iohannis.[84]
Vice President Harris and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis
Saturday, March 12
Sunday, March 13
Monday, March 14
Tuesday, March 15
President Biden signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022
Wednesday, March 16
  • President Biden delivers remarks about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech and U.S. military aid in Ukraine.[87]
President Biden speaks about U.S. economic aid to Ukraine
Thursday, March 17
President Biden and Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Friday, March 18
  • President Biden holds a virtual bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.[89]
President Biden meets virtually with Chinese leader Xi
Saturday, March 19
Sunday, March 20
Monday, March 21
  • President Biden gives a proclamation on Greek Independence Day.[90]
  • President Biden gives a statement that Russia has the potential to plant cyberattacks in the US.[91]
Tuesday, March 22
  • White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID-19 again.[92]
Wednesday, March 23
Thursday, March 24
  • President Biden releases a statement on the death of former secretary of state Madeleine Albright.[94]
  • President Biden attends an extraordinary NATO summit and meets with multiple world leaders.
President Biden at the NATO summit in Brussels
Friday, March 25
President Biden and Polish President Andrzej Duda receive a briefing on Ukraine
Saturday, March 26
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the United Efforts to Support the People of Ukraine
Sunday, March 27
Monday, March 28
  • President Biden submits a $5.79 trillion plan that calls for Congress to provide military and financial aid to Ukraine.[97]
President Biden at the announcement of the budget for fiscal year 2023
Tuesday, March 29
President Biden and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
President Biden signs the Emmett Till Antilynching Act.
Wednesday, March 30
  • The Biden administration announces the launch of COVID.gov, a website that helps citizens access vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.[100]
  • President Biden receives his second COVID-19 booster shot and warns that the U.S. will not have enough vaccines to ensure free access for all Americans by fall if Congress does not approve $22.5 billion in additional funding.[101]
President Biden receives a second COVID-19 booster shot
Thursday, March 31
  • President Biden orders the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's petroleum reserve every day for six months. Biden will also call on Congress to impose financial penalties on oil and gas companies that lease public land without producing energy.[102]
President Biden speaks about efforts to reduce energy prices.
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