Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2023 Q2)

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the second quarter of 2023, from April 1 to June 30, 2023. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency.

Timeline

April 2023

Week 115
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Saturday, April 1
Sunday, April 2
Week 116
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
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, April 10	President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host the White House Easter Egg Roll.^[1]	President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the White House Easter Egg Roll
Tuesday, April 11	President Biden arrives in Belfast, Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.^[2]	President Biden arrives in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Wednesday, April 12	President Biden meets with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and delivers remarks at Ulster University.^[3]	President Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Thursday, April 13	Irish President Michael D. Higgins welcomes President Biden to Áras an Uachtaráin and holds a bilateral meeting with him.^[4] President Biden meets with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Farmleigh House.^[5] President Biden delivers an address to the Irish parliament, becoming the fourth US president to do so.^[6]	President Biden addresses the Houses of the Oireachtas
Friday, April 14	President Biden delivers remarks in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.^[7]	President Biden delivers remarks at St Muredach's Cathedral, Ballina
Saturday, April 15
Sunday, April 16
Week 118
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, April 17
Tuesday, April 18
Wednesday, April 19
Thursday, April 20	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House.^[8]	President Biden and Colombian President Gustavo Petro
Friday, April 21
Saturday, April 22
Sunday, April 23
Week 119
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, April 24
Tuesday, April 25	President Biden formally announces his reelection campaign for president in the upcoming 2024 election.^[9] South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, accompanied by his wife Kim Keon-hee, begins a five-day state visit to the US, the second during the Biden presidency.^[10]
Wednesday, April 26	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at the White House.^[11] 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.^[12]	President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol
Thursday, April 27
Friday, April 28
Saturday, April 29	President Biden attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, hosted by Roy Wood Jr..^[13]	President Biden at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
Sunday, April 30

May 2023

Week 120
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, May 1	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Filippino President Bongbong Marcos at the White House.^[14]	President Biden and Filippino President Bongbong Marcos
Tuesday, May 2
Wednesday, May 3
Thursday, May 4
Friday, May 5
Saturday, May 6	First Lady Jill Biden attends the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla which President Biden chose not to attend.^[15]	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 killed 8 people.^[16]
Week 121
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.^[17]	President Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Saturday, May 13	President Biden delivers the commencement address at Howard University and receives an honorary Doctor of Letters from the university.^[18]	President Biden at Howard University
Sunday, May 14
Week 122
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.^[19]
Thursday, May 18	President Biden arrives in Hiroshima, Japan for the 49th G7 summit.^[20] Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomes President Biden at the Hiroshima Prefecture ahead of the G7 summit and holds a bilateral meeting with him.^[21]	President Biden meets with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida in Hiroshima
Friday, May 19	President Biden attends the 49th G7 summit in Hiroshima.^[22]	G7 leaders at the 49th G7 summit
Saturday, May 20	President Biden attends the QUAD Leaders Summit with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sideline of the G7 summit.^[23]	President Biden with prime ministers Albanese, Kishida and Modi
Sunday, May 21
Week 123
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, May 22
Tuesday, May 23
Wednesday, May 24
Thursday, May 25	President Biden announces the nomination of Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Rose Garden.^[24]	President Biden announces the nomination of General C.Q. Brown
Friday, May 26	President Biden celebrates the NCAA champion LSU Tigers and UConn Huskies championship.^[25]	President Biden celebrates the LSU Tigers NCAA championship   President Biden celebrates the UConn Huskies NCAA championship
Saturday, May 27
Sunday, May 28
Week 124
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, May 29	President Biden performs a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery and delivers the Memorial Day address at the Memorial Amphitheater.^[26]	President Biden at Arlington National Cemetery
Tuesday, May 30
Wednesday, May 31	The House passes the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 by a vote of 314–117.^[26]

June 2023

Week 124
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.^[27]	President Biden at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement ceremony
Friday, June 2	President Biden addresses the nation on prime-time television concerning the ongoing debt ceiling crisis.^[28]	President Biden addresses the nation on the debt ceiling crisis
Saturday, June 3	President Biden signs the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 into law.^[28]	President Biden signing the bipartisan budget agreement into law
Sunday, June 4
Week 125
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, June 5	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the White House.^[29] President Biden celebrates the Super Bowl Kansas City Chiefs championship.^[30] 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.^[31] A Federal Appeals Court ruled that the Biden administration still cannot implement certain immigration policies at the southern border.^[32]	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
Thursday, June 8	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the White House.^[33]	President Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Friday, June 9
Saturday, June 10
Sunday, June 11
Week 126
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^[34] 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.^[34]
Tuesday, June 13	President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House.^[citation needed] President Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou at the White House.^[citation needed]	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 delivers remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford.^[citation needed]	President Biden and Senator Chris Murphy
Saturday, June 17
Sunday, June 18
Week 127
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.^[35]
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.^[36] President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host their third state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.^[37]	President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Friday, June 23
Saturday, June 24	President Biden delivers a speech denouncing GOP abortion restrictions.^[38]
Sunday, June 25
Week 128
Date	Events	Photos/Videos
Monday, June 26
Tuesday, June 27	President Biden has a private lunch with former President Barack Obama^[39]
Wednesday, June 28
Thursday, June 29
Friday, June 30

See also

• Presidential transition of Joe Biden
• List of executive actions by Joe Biden
• List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (international trips)
• Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election

Notes

References

1. "Biden kicks off Easter egg roll with talk of reelection bid". Associated Press. April 10, 2023.
2. Holland, Steve; Humphries, Conor (April 11, 2023). "Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark peace deal anniversary". Reuters.
3. "Joe Biden hails Northern Ireland young people on Belfast visit". BBC News. April 12, 2023.
4. "Biden meets Michael D Higgins and plants tree at Áras an Uachtaráin". The Irish Times. April 13, 2023.
5. Hunt, Conor (April 13, 2023). "Biden hails 'stronger relations' between US and Ireland". RTÉ.
6. "Joe Biden declares 'I am home' in historic address to Irish parliament". Independent.co.uk. April 14, 2023.
7. "Joe Biden in Ireland: President says Mayo is 'part of my soul'". BBC News. April 14, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
8. "Biden Warmly Embraces Colombia's Terrorist in Chief". National Review. April 25, 2023.
9. "President Joe Biden launches 2024 re-election campaign". BBC News. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
10. "Medal of Honor recipient's remains ID'd 73 years after Korean War". April 26, 2023.
11. "US South Korea State Visit Comes During Challenging Times". April 26, 2023.
12. "Yoon's 'American Pie' Stuns Biden". April 27, 2023.
13. Baker, Peter; Robertson, Katie (April 30, 2023). "Biden Gets a Chance to Mock Fox News, and Gleefully Takes It". The New York Times.
14. Rogers, Katie (May 1, 2023). "Biden Meets Marcos in Washington Amid Tensions With China". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
15. "Jill Biden: Charles' coronation was 'just amazing to see'". NBC News. Associated Press. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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17. Long, Colleen; Madhani, Aamer (May 18, 2023). "Biden commends Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for collaboration on migration". ABC News. from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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22. "President Biden attends G7 Summit in Hiroshima". U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan. May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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26. "House passes Fiscal Responsibility Act, 314-117". June 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
27. Yilek, Caitlin (June 2, 2023). "Senate passes debt ceiling bill, sending measure to Biden to avert default". CBS News. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
28. Alexandra, Hutzler (June 3, 2023). "Biden signs bipartisan debt ceiling deal". ABC News. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
29. @POTUS (June 5, 2023). "Proud to have Denmark as a NATO Ally and partner as we continue to protect our shared values and confront global challenges" (Tweet). Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Twitter.
30. @POTUS (June 5, 2023). "This season, the Chiefs showed us the power of one of the most elusive things: unity. Despite their different backgrounds, players worked together with a distinct style – in constant motion with a joy for the game, love for each other, and love for the great city they represent" (Tweet). Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Twitter.
31. Murray, Sara; Treene, Alayna (June 5, 2023). "House chairman to move forward with push to hold FBI director in contempt, even after viewing internal document". CNN. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
32. Atterbury, Andrew (June 6, 2023). "Florida notches another legal win over Biden on immigration". Politico. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
33. @POTUS (June 8, 2023). "Today, I'll welcome the Prime Minister of one of America's closest Allies: the United Kingdom. Looking forward to it, PM @RishiSunak" (Tweet). Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
34. Min Kim, Seung (June 12, 2023). . AP NEWS. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
35. Jones, Keith (June 28, 2023). "Biden and Modi sign "ground breaking" military-technology agreements, hail enhanced Indo-US alliance". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
36. "Biden welcomes Indian Prime Minister Modi for state visit". ABC News. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
37. Osgood, Brian (June 21, 2023). "What's behind Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
38. Rogers, Katie; Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (June 24, 2023). "Stymied by Congress, Biden Seeks to Rally Voters on Abortion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
39. Pager, Tyler (August 2, 2023). "Obama warns of Trump's political strengths in private talk with Biden".

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