Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2023 Q4)

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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the fourth quarter of 2023, from October 1 to December 31, 2023. 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.

October 2023

Date Events Photos/videos
Sunday, October 1
Monday, October 2
Tuesday, October 3
Senator Butler is sworn in by Vice President Harris
Wednesday, October 4
Thursday, October 5
Friday, October 6
President Biden and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Saturday, October 7
  • President Biden condemns the Hamas attacks in Israel, saying that he is ready to offer "all appropriate means of support to the Government and people of Israel".[4]
President Biden delivers remarks on the Hamas attacks in Israel
Sunday, October 8
Monday, October 9
Tuesday, October 10
  • At the White House, President Biden delivers remarks on the terrorist attacks in Israel.[5] In a speech, the Democrat says that his dministration will provide additional military assistance to Israel, which has since declared war on Hamas.[6]
  • President Biden solidifies United States support for Israel and its right to defend itself.[citation needed]
President Biden delivers remarks on the Hamas attacks in Israel
Wednesday, October 11
President Biden meets with Jewish Community leaders
Thursday, October 12
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel to express strong solidarity, but he also urges protection of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.[8]
Friday, October 13
  • President Biden meets virtually with relatives of American citizens held hostage in Gaza.[9]
  • Following his brief visit to Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Amman, Jordania. This is reportedly the first face-to-face meeting between a US official and the Palestinian Authority's leader since the Hamas' attack on Israel started on 7 October 2023.[10]
President Biden meets virtually with relatives of Americans held hostage
Saturday, October 14
President Biden at the Human Rights Campaign national dinner
Sunday, October 15
Monday, October 16
Tuesday, October 17
Wednesday, October 18
  • No candidates in the October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election reach the threshold of 217 needed to be elected speaker after second round of voting. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries leads the ballot with 212 votes. [citation needed]
  • President Biden travels to Tel Aviv to express support for Israel in the Gaza war, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and first responders and victims impacted by the Hamas attacks.[14]
  • President Biden announces a deal to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, after a call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[14]
  • The United States vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for Israel to allow humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip.[15]
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Thursday, October 19
  • President Biden addresses the nation on prime-time television in the Oval Office for a second time concerning the ongoing Gaza and Ukraine wars.[citation needed]
President Biden addresses the nation on the Gaza and Ukraine wars
Friday, October 20
  • No candidates in the October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election reach the threshold needed to be elected speaker after third round of voting. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries leads the ballot with 210 votes.[16]
Saturday, October 21
Sunday, October 22
Monday, October 23
Tuesday, October 24
President Biden delivers remarks
Wednesday, October 25
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House.[19]
  • President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host their fourth state dinner in honor of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his wife, Jodie Haydon.[19]
  • Republican Mike Johnson is elected as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives after 4 rounds of voting, which previous 3 rounds were all failed to elect Republican Jim Jordan as Speaker.[20][21]
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon
Thursday, October 26
  • Vice President Harris and Secretary Blinken host a state luncheon for Prime Minister Albanese at the Department of State.[citation needed]
  • Incumbent U.S. Representative Dean Phillips filed paperwork to run against President Biden for the Democratic nomination for president.[22]
From left: Evan Ryan, Antony Blinken, Jodie Haydon, Anthony Albanese, Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff at the Department of State
Friday, October 27
Saturday, October 28
Sunday, October 29
  • In an interview with CBS, Vice President Kamala Harris that US troops will not be sent to Israel or Gaza.[23]
Monday, October 30
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a Halloween event
Tuesday, October 31
  • President Biden issues a sweeping executive order to regulate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) amid growing concern about its potential impact on everything from national security to public health.[25]

November 2023

Date Events Photos/videos
Wednesday, November 1
Vice President Harris delivering remarks at the 2023 AI Safety Summit
Thursday, November 2
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader at the White House.[27]
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Chilean President Gabriel Boric at the White House.[27]
President Biden and Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader
President Biden and Chilean President Gabriel Boric
Friday, November 3
  • President Biden hosts the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders' Summit at the White House.[28]
  • President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit Lewiston, Maine to honor the victims of the mass shooting.[29]
President Biden with national leaders of Latin America at the White House
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a memorial in Lewiston, Maine
Saturday, November 4
Sunday, November 5
Monday, November 6
President Biden delivers remarks
Tuesday, November 7
Wednesday, November 8
Thursday, November 9
Friday, November 10
Saturday, November 11
President Biden, Vice President Harris and Secretary McDonough at Arlington National Cemetery
Sunday, November 12
Monday, November 13
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House.[34]
President Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo
Tuesday, November 14
Wednesday, November 15
President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping
Thursday, November 16
President Biden with APEC leaders
President Biden with IPEF leaders
Friday, November 17
President Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Saturday, November 18
Sunday, November 19
  • President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travel to Norfolk to celebrate a "Friendsgiving" with military personnel and families.[40]
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Naval Station Norfolk
Monday, November 20
President Biden celebrates his 81st birthday
President Biden delivers remarks at the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation
Tuesday, November 21
Wednesday, November 22
Thursday, November 23
President Biden in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Friday, November 24
Saturday, November 25
Sunday, November 26
Monday, November 27
  • First Lady Dr. Jill Biden unveils the White House holiday decor for the third time.[45][46]
  • In a statement during the first meeting of the new White House Council on Strengthening Production Chains, the White House reports that the government of the United States announces measures to strengthen production chains.[47]
The White House Christmas Tree
Tuesday, November 28
  • President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the memorial service for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.[48]
Wednesday, November 29
Thursday, November 30
President Biden and Angolan President João Lourenço
President Biden at the National Christmas Tree Lighting

December 2023

Date Events Photos/videos
Friday, December 1
Saturday, December 2
Sunday, December 3
Monday, December 4
Tuesday, December 5
  • President Biden delivers the statement at an event to raise money for the 2024 presidential campaign near the city of Boston.[51]
Wednesday, December 6
  • President Biden holds a virtual meeting with G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[52]
  • President Biden attends the White House Tribal Nations Summit and signs an executive order to improve access to federal funding for tribal communities.[53]
President Biden in a virtual meeting
President Biden at the White House Tribal Nations Summit
Thursday, December 7
Friday, December 8
Saturday, December 9
Sunday, December 10
Monday, December 11
Tuesday, December 12
President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Wednesday, December 13
Thursday, December 14
Friday, December 15
  • United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemns Hong Kong authorities for announcing bounties against five pro-democracy activists based overseas, including a US citizen, calling on the international community to oppose "transnational repression".[63]
Saturday, December 16
Sunday, December 17
Monday, December 18
Tuesday, December 19
President Biden Delivers Remarks at a Memorial Service for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Wednesday, December 20
Thursday, December 21
Friday, December 22
  • President Biden commutes the sentences of 11 individuals serving time for nonviolent drug offenses and pardons additional marijuana offenses.[65][66]
  • The United States abstains on a UN Security Council resolution that called on all parties involved "to authorize and facilitate the immediate, safe and unhindered delivery of large-scale humanitarian assistance" to Gaza.[67]
  • President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit to Children's National Hospital in Washington to meet young patients and their families.[68]
Saturday, December 23
  • Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips calls for Biden to "thoughtfully exit" the 2024 race.[69]
Sunday, December 24
Monday, December 25
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Camp David on Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 26
Wednesday, December 27
  • President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travel to the US Virgin Islands, vacationing there until after the new year.[71][72]
Thursday, December 28
Friday, December 29
  • The Biden administration bypasses Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel. This is for the second time in a month.[74][75]
Saturday, December 30
Sunday, December 31
  • President Biden celebrates the third New Year's Day countdown of his administration in the Virgin Islands.[76]

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