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Remarks: Joe Biden Holds an Arrival Ceremony for Anthony Albanese of Australia - October 25, 2023
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Joe Biden
00:00:57-00:01:30 (33 sec)No Signal (0.991)
But the only reason anyone down on Earth saw this feat or heard those immortal words was thanks to a team of Australian engineers. As dawn broke at NASA station, just outside of Canberra, they aimed a radio telescope toward the heavens, captured a lone vote -- a loi- -- a lo- -- lone voice among all the stars, and shared it with millions of people watching breathlessly all around the world.
Joe Biden
00:01:30-00:02:00 (30 sec)No Signal (0.901)
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Prime Minister, today, Australia and the United States continue to stand together, continue to innovate, to push [DEL: pact :DEL] [past] the bounds that had been in our way, and make a giant step toward what could be, to race undaunted toward a future we know is possible if -- if we work together.
Joe Biden
00:02:45-00:03:11 (26 sec)Weak (1.076)
And we'll never forget those brave Australians and Americans who, generation after generation, gave their lives to give us a better world. We'll never forget our obligation to them to keep upholding the democratic values for which they gave their lives, to keep forging a better future for generations to come.
Joe Biden
00:04:04-00:04:27 (23 sec)No Signal (0.754)
And today, we're fueling the spark of innovation that has long burned in the hearts of Aussies and Americans. Innovation that will help uplift people in Indo-Pacific and all around the world. Innovation that took us to the Moon and will take us further in the years ahead.
Joe Biden
00:04:41-00:05:08 (26 sec)No Signal (0.777)
Australia and America stand ready. Ready to do the hard work, the historic work, to tackle the challenges we face. Ready to take a giant leap together toward a better future -- one of greater opportunity, dignity, security, and liberty for Americans, for Australians, for all.
Anthony Albanese
00:07:03-00:07:30 (27 sec)No StressLens
This is at the heart of our alliance, the soul of our partnership. Not a pact against a common enemy, a pledge to a common cause. A shared belief that freedom, peace, and equality are not just American ideals or Australian values, they belong to all humankind.
Anthony Albanese
00:07:48-00:08:16 (28 sec)No StressLens
And, Mr. President, we applaud the personal resolve you have brought to this troubled part of the world. You have spoken with moral clarity. And you have stood up for a simple principle: the principle that every innocent life matters -- Israeli and Palestinian -- and that in every conflict, every effort must be made to protect civilians.
Anthony Albanese
00:08:16-00:08:42 (26 sec)No StressLens
American leadership is indispensable, but it is not inevitable. It takes a leader to deliver it. It takes wisdom to show empathy, courage to provide humanitarian assistance, and true leadership to seek peace. Because protecting innocent people is not a show of weakness, it is a measure of strength.
Anthony Albanese
00:08:42-00:09:14 (32 sec)No StressLens
Mr. President, our nations' steadfast alliance has grown and thrived through 15 of my predecessors and 13 of yours. In Australian public life, it meets the number-one measure of a great idea: Both political parties try and claim credit for it. But it is not and it has never been the leaders at this podium who determine the strength and success of our alliance. It is the people we serve.
Anthony Albanese
00:09:14-00:09:40 (26 sec)No StressLens
Presidents and prime ministers can praise our countries' shared values. We can sign agreements to advance our common interests. But it is our citizens who make the words a bond. It is our people whose courage and ambition, hard work and aspiration give life and weight to always share and always strive for.
Anthony Albanese
00:09:40-00:10:17 (37 sec)No StressLens
Sometimes, we occasionally refer to "average Americans" or "everyday Australians," but what they do every day is anything but average. It is our people making the breakthroughs that are seeing Australia and the United States cooperate on new technology like never before. From quantum computing and medical science, to agriculture and defense, it's our people driving unprecedented collaboration in our creative industries, in art and film and music, from "Barbie" to "Bluey." [Laughter]
Anthony Albanese
00:10:24-00:10:52 (28 sec)No StressLens
The third pillar -- the new pillar of our alliance -- a plan for both our nations to seize the transformative economic opportunities of clean energy and a plan to help every nation meet the global challenge of climate change. It is our people who will train together, side by side, to service the next generation of our submarines and defense technology.
Anthony Albanese
00:11:10-00:11:42 (33 sec)No StressLens
And, Mr. President, in reflecting on this century of service, I'm reminded of a sentiment that you have shared before from an American soldier talking about his time in Iraq. And that sentiment was this, "You know when there's an Australian with you, they'll always have your back." A generous thought from a man of courage and character, Major Beau Biden.
Anthony Albanese
00:11:42-00:12:16 (34 sec)No StressLens
Mr. President, you have known far more than life's ordinary share of loss and grief, and you have been called to serve at a time when sadness and strife have cast a long shadow on our world. You understand that the task for all of us is to draw on the strength that hope instills, to look to the future not just with optimism for better days but with the determination to build a better world.
Anthony Albanese
00:12:16-00:12:41 (25 sec)No StressLens
And while we do indeed face testing times, our friendship is tried and tested. Our people are up for the challenge. Our alliance has been shaped by history, and it is ready to shape the future. So, with optimism and with determination, let us pledge to make this is a time when hope and history rhyme.