In his first address to the State Department as President, he said alliances were America’s greatest asset and that the U.S. would engage with adversaries and competitors diplomatically when it was in the country’s interest
In his first address to the State Department as President, Joe Biden outlined his administration’s foreign policy priorities, reiterating that America was back and engaging the world, but acknowledging the world had changed in the last few years. The new President said alliances were America’s greatest asset. He said the U.S. would engage with adversaries and competitors diplomatically when it was in the country’s interest, highlighting strategies in the Russia and China contexts.
Mr. Biden also used the speech to announce the end of U.S. support to the Saudi-led war in Yemen and the appointment of foreign service officer Tim Lenderking as special envoy to Yemen. However, he said, the U.S. would continue to support Saudi Arabia in defending its…
