The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the second quarter of 2021, from April 1 to June 30, 2021. For a complete itinerary of his travels, see List of presidential trips made by Joe Biden (2021). To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency. For the Q3 timeline see timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2021 Q3).
Timeline April 2021
Date Events Photos/videos Thursday, April 1 President Biden holds the first meeting of his cabinet to discuss his infrastructure plan. Friday, April 2 President Biden speaks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the latter's anti-corruption efforts and reports of a Russian military build-up in eastern Ukraine. Saturday, April 3 President Biden orders an investigation into a car attack at a United States Capitol security checkpoint on Friday, which killed William Evans, a Capitol Police officer. Sunday, April 4 President Biden issues a presidential proclamation on the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust. Monday, April 5President Biden delivers remarks about the tradition of Easter and continues the Easter Egg Roll tradition, albeit adapted to the ongoing pandemic. President Biden reveals his plan to raise corporate taxes to 28%, which Democratic senator Joe Manchin threatened to block. Tuesday, April 6 President Biden announces that all adults should be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine appointments by April 19, 2021. Wednesday, April 7 President Biden speaks with King Abdullah II of Jordan. Thursday, April 8 In an executive order, President Biden instructs the Department of Justice to draft a red flag law and propose rules on ghost guns and pistol stabilizing braces. Friday, April 9 President Biden offers his condolences on the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. President Biden releases his presidential portrait, taken by Chief Official White House Photographer Adam Schultz. President Biden creates the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, a nonpartisan commission to study the question of reforming the Supreme Court, such as by increasing the number of justices. Saturday, April 10 Sunday, April 11 Monday, April 12 President Biden discusses the American Jobs Plan with Democratic and Republican members of Congress. Tuesday, April 13 President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attend the viewing of remains of slain U.S. Capitol police officer William Evans at the U.S. Capitol. President Biden speaks with Russian president Vladimir Putin to propose a summit meeting. Wednesday, April 14 President Biden speaks with Afghan president Ashraf Ghani. President Biden speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. President Biden formally announces the full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, ending America's longest war. Thursday, April 15 President Biden announces sanctions on Russia over a cyber attack. Joe and Jill Biden publish their tax returns. Friday, April 16 President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House. Suga is the first foreign leader to visit Biden since his inauguration. Saturday, April 17 Sunday, April 18 Monday, April 19 President Biden releases a statement on the death of former vice president Walter Mondale. Tuesday, April 20 President Biden holds a national address hours after Derek Chauvin is found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. Wednesday, April 21 President Biden offers to fly George Floyd's family to Washington as he promises police reform. President Biden speaks with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. Thursday, April 22 President Biden meets with 40 world leaders in the 2021 Leaders Summit on Climate. Friday, April 23 President Biden hosts the 2nd and final day of the 2021 Leaders Summit on Climate. Saturday, April 24 President Biden becomes the first U.S. president to formally recognize the Ottoman killings of Armenians during World War I as genocide. Sunday, April 25 Monday, April 26 President Biden speaks with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. President Biden signs an executive order establishing the White House Task Force on Worker Organising and Empowerment. Tuesday, April 27 President Biden delivers remarks on COVID-19 after an announcement by the CDC about wearing masks. Wednesday, April 28 President Biden unveils the American Families Plan. President Biden delivers his first address before a joint session of the members of Congress, on the eve of his first 100 days in office. Thursday, April 29 President Biden visits Duluth, Georgia, to mark the first 100 days of his administration. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit former president Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter at their home in Plains, Georgia. Friday, April 30 President Biden visits Philadelphia to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amtrak. Biden offers condolences to the 45 victims of the 2021 Meron stampede by calling Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
May 2021
Date Events Photos/videos Saturday, May 1 Sunday, May 2 Monday, May 3First Lady Jill Biden and President Biden deliver remarks at Tidewater Community College. President Biden raises the refugee admission limit to 62,500 after criticism. Tuesday, May 4President Biden announces that he plans to vaccinate 70% of American adults against COVID-19 by July 4. President Biden speaks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Wednesday, May 5President Biden declares May 5 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Thursday, May 6 President Biden delivers remarks promoting American Jobs Plan at Lake Charles, Louisiana. Friday, May 7 President Biden delivers remarks on the Economy and Job creation figures for April. Saturday, May 8 Sunday, May 9 Monday, May 10President Biden attends the online Bucharest Nine summit in Bucharest, Romania, hosted by President Klaus Iohannis. The Department of Health and Human Services announces the enforcement of Section 1557 and Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination. Tuesday, May 11President Biden holds a bipartisan meeting with governors of the U.S. Wednesday, May 12Republicans tell President Biden in a meeting in the Oval Office that they're drawing a line to raise taxes to pay for infrastructure. President Biden delivers remarks on the Colonial Pipeline, which he expects good news about it in the next 24 hours, and the COVID-19 vaccine and response program that is partnered with Uber and Lyft. Thursday, May 13President Biden talks about the new CDC guideline that makes fully vaccinated people able to not wear masks. Friday, May 14 Saturday, May 15 President Biden speaks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas regarding Gaza situation. Sunday, May 16 Monday, May 17President Biden and Vice President Harris release their tax returns from 2020. President Biden announces that he will share 20 million doses of the vaccine to the world in the following 6 weeks. President Biden approves the sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel. Tuesday, May 18 President Biden tours the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center ahead of the reveal of the F-150 Lightning. Wednesday, May 19President Biden delivers remarks in the commencement speech at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Thursday, May 20President Biden signs the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. Friday, May 21President Biden holds a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with South Korean president Moon Jae-in at the White House. Moon is the second foreign leader to visit Biden since his inauguration. At the press conference, he awards Korean War veteran Ralph Puckett the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the war. Saturday, May 22 Sunday, May 23 Monday, May 24President Biden condemns the physical or verbal assaults against Jewish Americans caused by the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, despite over 500 Democrats who were former staffers for his campaign urging Biden to hold Israel responsible for the crisis. President Biden and Anthony Fauci host a YouTube Town hall with famous YouTubers (Brave Wilderness, Manny MUA, and Jackie Aina) to promote vaccinations. President Biden signs the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act into law. Tuesday, May 25The family of George Floyd meets with President Biden in a private conversation in the hopes of him signing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on the first anniversary of Floyd's murder, but Biden says he will sign it on a later date. Wednesday, May 26President Biden reveals that earlier in 2021, he ordered a closer intelligence review of two possible scenarios on the origin of COVID-19, including the theory that the virus escaped from a Wuhan lab. Thursday, May 27 Friday, May 28President Biden proposes a 6 trillion dollar budget plan. Saturday, May 29 Sunday, May 30 Monday, May 31 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.
June 2021
Date Events Photos/videos Tuesday, June 1President Biden commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre by telling America to confront its past and cruel acts towards African-Americans in recent months. The Biden administration officially revokes the "Remain in Mexico" policy set by the previous administration. The Biden administration suspends oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Wednesday, June 2President Biden declares June "a national month of action" for people to get vaccinated by Independence Day. Thursday, June 3President Biden announces an executive order that will come into effect by August 2 that will ban Americans investing into 59 Chinese firms, including Huawei. Before it was announced, China said it would retaliate against it. Friday, June 4President Biden delivers remarks on the Economy and Job creation figures for May. President Biden recognizes the 40th year of the AIDS epidemic. Saturday, June 5 Sunday, June 6Vice President Harris arrives in Guatemala at the start of a Central America diplomatic tour. Monday, June 7Vice President Harris arrives in Mexico as part of a Central America diplomatic tour. Tuesday, June 8The Biden administration announces that they will target China with a new strike force to combat unfair trade practices. President Biden ends infrastructure talks with the Republican senator group, led by Shelley Moore Capito. Wednesday, June 9President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden depart Washington D.C. to the United Kingdom for the 2021 G7 summit in Cornwall and their first visit to Queen Elizabeth II. President Biden addresses troops shortly after landing at RAF Mildenhall. Thursday, June 10President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden meet with British prime minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson in Carbis Bay ahead of the G7 summit to be held the next day. Friday, June 11President Biden attends the 47th G7 summit in Carbis Bay.