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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the second quarter of 2023, from April 1 to June 30, 2023. For a complete itinerary of his travels, see List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2023). To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency. For the Q3 timeline see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2023 Q3).

Timeline

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April 2023

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Week 115

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Saturday, April 1
Sunday, April 2

Week 116

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, April 3
Tuesday, April 4
Wednesday, April 5
Thursday, April 6
Friday, April 7
Saturday, April 8
Sunday, April 9

Week 117

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, April 10
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the White House Easter Egg Roll
Tuesday, April 11
  • President Biden speaks with the family of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after calling the reporter’s detention in Russia “totally illegal”.[4]
  • President Biden leaves Washington for Belfast, Northern Ireland alongside his son Hunter Biden and his sister Valerie Biden. This is the first stop of his four-day, two-country trip.[5]
  • Northern Ireland police says that four devices, described as pipe bombs, were found in a cemetery based in the Creggan area of Derry, on the same day ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to the country. Derry City and Strabane area commander Superintendent Nigel Goddard says that the main line of inquiry into the incident was attributed to the New IRA (a paramilitary group).[6]
  • President Biden arrives in Belfast, Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.[7]
President Biden arrives in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Wednesday, April 12
President Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Thursday, April 13
President Biden addresses the Houses of the Oireachtas
Friday, April 14
  • President Biden departs Dublin, arriving in Knock, Ireland, in County Mayo.[13]
  • President Biden delivers remarks in Ballina, County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland, where he ends his trip with a speech in the same city, home of his paternal ancestors.[14][15]
President Biden delivers remarks at St Muredach's Cathedral, Ballina
Saturday, April 15
Sunday, April 16

Week 118

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, April 17
Tuesday, April 18
  • President Biden signs an executive order related to childcare and eldercare during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, D.C.[16]
Wednesday, April 19
Thursday, April 20
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House.[17][18]
President Biden and Colombian President Gustavo Petro
Friday, April 21
Saturday, April 22
Sunday, April 23
  • President Biden confirms that United States embassy staff and their families were evacuated by US forces from Sudan’s war-torn capital Khartoum due to the conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).[19]

Week 119

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, April 24
Tuesday, April 25
Wednesday, April 26
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at the White House.[24] This day marks the 70th anniversary of the United States-South Korea alliance.[25]
  • President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host their second state dinner in honor of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, Kim Keon-hee.[26]
  • Hunter Biden’s lawyers meet with United States Department of Justice (DOJ) officials to discuss the long-running criminal investigation into the president’s son.[27]
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Kim Keon-hee
Thursday, April 27
From left: Evan Ryan, Antony Blinken, Jodie Haydon, Anthony Albanese, Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff at the Department of State
Friday, April 28
Saturday, April 29
President Biden at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
Sunday, April 30

May 2023

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Week 120

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, May 1
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Filippino President Bongbong Marcos at the White House.[30] Marcos is the first Filippino leader to visit the White House in 10 years.[31]
President Biden and Filippino President Bongbong Marcos
Tuesday, May 2
Wednesday, May 3
  • The GOP-led House Oversight Committee issues a subpoena demanding the FBI produce a record related to an alleged "criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national".[32]
Thursday, May 4
Friday, May 5
Saturday, May 6
First Lady Jill Biden and King Charles III
Sunday, May 7
  • President Biden renews calls for a ban on assault weapons after the Dallas, Texas shooting which left nine people dead, including the gunman.[34][35]

Week 121

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, May 8
Tuesday, May 9
Wednesday, May 10
Thursday, May 11
Friday, May 12
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the White House.[36]
President Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Saturday, May 13
President Biden at Howard University
Sunday, May 14

Week 122

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, May 15
Tuesday, May 16
Wednesday, May 17
  • President Biden cancels a planned visit to Australia for a summit of Quad leaders from the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, citing ongoing negotiations over the US debt ceiling.[39]
Thursday, May 18
President Biden meets with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida in Hiroshima
Friday, May 19
G7 leaders at the 49th G7 summit
Saturday, May 20
President Biden with prime ministers Albanese, Kishida and Modi
Sunday, May 21

Week 123

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, May 22
Tuesday, May 23
Wednesday, May 24
Thursday, May 25
President Biden announces the nomination of General C.Q. Brown
Friday, May 26
President Biden celebrates the LSU Tigers NCAA championship
President Biden celebrates the UConn Huskies NCAA championship
Saturday, May 27
Sunday, May 28

Week 124

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, May 29
President Biden at Arlington National Cemetery
Tuesday, May 30
Wednesday, May 31

June 2023

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Week 124

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Thursday, June 1
  • President Biden falls down at the Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs, CO.
  • The Senate passes the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 by a vote of 63–36 to suspend the country's debt limit until January 1, 2025, in a race to avoid the country's first default.[49][50]
President Biden at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement ceremony
Friday, June 2
  • President Biden addresses the nation on prime-time television in the Oval Office for a first time concerning the ongoing debt ceiling crisis.[51]
President Biden addresses the nation on the debt ceiling crisis
Saturday, June 3
President Biden signing the bipartisan budget agreement into law
Sunday, June 4

Week 125

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, June 5
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the White House.[52]
  • President Biden celebrates the Super Bowl Kansas City Chiefs championship.[53]
  • House Oversight Chairman James Comer will move ahead this week with efforts to view an internal law enforcement document known as an FD-1023. According to Republicans, the document includes an unverified allegation that Joe Biden, while vice president, was involved in a bribery scheme involving a foreign national.[54]
  • A Federal Appeals Court ruled that the Biden administration still cannot implement certain immigration policies at the southern border.[55]
President Biden and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
President Biden celebrates the Super Bowl Kansas City Chiefs LVII championship
Tuesday, June 6
Wednesday, June 7
  • Members of the Freedom House Caucus, the most right-wing caucus of the Republican Party, block the United States House of Representatives for the second day in a row, in protest against Kevin McCarthy's leadership.[56]
Thursday, June 8
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the White House.[57]
  • President Biden sends additional firefighters and aid to Canada in fighting the wildfires.[58]
President Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Friday, June 9
Saturday, June 10
Sunday, June 11

Week 126

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, June 12
  • President Biden underwent a root canal, delaying his meeting with NATO Secretary, Jens Stoltenberg, to Tuesday, June 13[59]
  • President Biden misses attending College Athlete Day on the South Lawn at the White House due to his root canal; Vice President Harris attends in his place instead.[59]
Tuesday, June 13
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House.[60]
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou at the White House.[61]
President Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
President Biden and Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou
Wednesday, June 14
Thursday, June 15
Friday, June 16
President Biden and Senator Chris Murphy
Saturday, June 17
  • President Biden speaks before an audience of union members in Philadelphia in what is his first rally since he declared his bid for a second term.[63]
Sunday, June 18

Week 127

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, June 19
Tuesday, June 20
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, begins a four-day state visit to the US, the third during the Biden presidency.[64]
  • Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, agrees to plead guilty to a pair of tax-related misdemeanors and enter into a pretrial diversion agreement that would enable him to avoid prosecution on one felony gun charge, potentially ending the yearslong probe.[65]
Wednesday, June 21
Thursday, June 22
  • President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.[66]
  • President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host their third state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[67]
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Friday, June 23
  • Vice President Harris and Secretary Blinken host a state luncheon for Indian Prime Minister Modi at the Department of State.[68][69]
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US and Indian business leaders in Washington, on the final day of a state visit.[70]
Antony Blinken, Narendra Modi, and Kamala Harris at the Department of State
Saturday, June 24
Sunday, June 25

Week 128

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Date Events Photos/Videos
Monday, June 26
Tuesday, June 27
Wednesday, June 28
Thursday, June 29
Friday, June 30
  • The United States Supreme Court blocks President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program and limits LGBTQ protections in a separate case.[74]

See also

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Notes

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