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The Biden Administration was the administration of the United States federal government led by President Joe Biden from 20 January 2021 to 20 January 2025. It was the immediate predecessor to the current Trump Administration.

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2021-01-20 1
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2025-01-20 1
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Opposition is to recognition through UN Security Council action ahead of negotiations, not to Palestinian statehood itself; the US continued to state support for an eventual two-state solution.

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1. Joe Biden (Wikipedia)
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Executive Order 14024, Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation (Wikisource)
The White House (text hosted by Wikisource)Position On: Sanctions on Russia, Section 1, signed April 15, 2021
Quote, Position On: Sanctions on Russia, Section 1, signed April 15, 2021
constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.
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Explanation of Vote at a UN Security Council Meeting on Palestinian Membership (US Mission to the United Nations)
United States Mission to the United NationsPosition On: Recognition of the State of Palestine, Explanation of vote, 18 April 2024
Quote, Position On: Recognition of the State of Palestine, Explanation of vote, 18 April 2024
This vote does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood, but instead is an acknowledgement that it will only come from direct negotiations between the parties.
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Remarks by President Biden on the United Efforts of the Free World to Support the People of Ukraine (Biden White House Archives)
The White House (Biden Administration archive)Position On: NATO Membership, Warsaw, Poland, 26 March 2022
Quote, Position On: NATO Membership, Warsaw, Poland, 26 March 2022
We will defend every single inch of NATO territory with the full force of our collective power.
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