Joseph Robinette Biden Biography

Wins election to New Castle County Council.

Defeats Senator J. Caleb Boggs in Delaware.

Is sworn in as United States Senator from Delaware.

Begins building a Senate profile on foreign and judiciary issues.

Serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Participates in Senate debate over strategic arms control.

Develops a Senate role in foreign policy debates.

Announces a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Withdraws from the 1988 presidential race.

Chairs Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas.

Becomes chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Votes for the Iraq war authorization.

Announces a presidential campaign for 2008.

Withdraws after the Iowa caucuses.

Is introduced as Barack Obama's Democratic running mate.

Is nominated for vice president at the Democratic convention.

Debates Sarah Palin during the campaign.

Is elected vice president on Barack Obama's ticket.

Is sworn in as vice president of the United States.

Helps oversee implementation of the Recovery Act.

Attends signing of the Affordable Care Act.

Marks the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq.

Debates Paul Ryan during the 2012 campaign.

Is reelected vice president with Barack Obama.

Leads administration work on gun violence proposals.

Announces he will not run for president in 2016.

Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction.

Announces his 2020 presidential campaign.

Wins the South Carolina Democratic primary.

Wins key Super Tuesday contests.

Selects Kamala Harris as his running mate.

Is formally nominated by the Democratic Party.

Debates Donald Trump in the first presidential debate.

Debates Donald Trump in the final presidential debate.

Defeats Donald Trump in the presidential election.

Promises a national COVID-19 response after being projected president-elect.

Names members of a COVID-19 advisory board.

Electoral College confirms his presidential victory.

Signs a federal mask requirement for federal property.

Orders the United States to rejoin the Paris Agreement.

Is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.

Launches a national COVID-19 strategy.

The United States and Russia agree to extend New START for five years through February 2026.

The Act funds household payments, unemployment benefits, vaccination and state and local governments.

Signs the American Rescue Plan Act.

Announces U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan.

Attends his first NATO summit as president.

Meets Vladimir Putin at a Geneva summit.

Signs legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday.

Defends withdrawal as the Taliban retakes Kabul.

U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan is completed.

Announces vaccine requirements for federal workers.

Announces the AUKUS security partnership.

Addresses the COP26 climate summit.

Signs the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Hosts the first Summit for Democracy.

Announces new sanctions after Russia attacks Ukraine.

Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Delivers his first State of the Union address.

Meets NATO allies as the alliance reinforces its eastern flank.

Jackson is confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Signs Lend-Lease legislation for Ukraine assistance.

Condemns the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe.

Signs bipartisan gun safety legislation.

Attends NATO's Madrid summit after Russia's invasion.

Signs the CHIPS and Science Act.

Signs veterans burn-pit exposure legislation.

Signs the Inflation Reduction Act.

Announces a student debt relief plan.

Announces Brittney Griner's release from Russia.

Signs the Respect for Marriage Act.

Announces Patriot air defense support during Zelenskyy's Washington visit.

Approves sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

Delivers his second State of the Union address.

Makes an unannounced visit to Kyiv.

Directs federal response after the Ohio train derailment.

Addresses bank failures and depositor protection.

Welcomes Finland joining NATO.

Signs a debt ceiling and spending agreement.

Approves cluster munitions for Ukraine despite controversy.

The United States destroys its final declared chemical weapon, completing destruction of the last declared national stockpile under OPCW verification.

Hosts leaders of Japan and South Korea.

Joins a United Auto Workers picket line.

Pledges support for Israel after the Hamas attack.

Requests security funding for Ukraine and Israel.

Signs an executive order on artificial intelligence safety.

Meets Xi Jinping during the APEC summit.

Welcomes Sweden joining NATO.

Delivers his third State of the Union address.

Signs a major aid package after congressional approval.

Announces restrictions on asylum at the southern border.

Marks the eightieth anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.

Signs a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine.

Debates Donald Trump in Atlanta.

Hosts NATO leaders in Washington.

Ends his campaign for reelection.

Endorses Kamala Harris for president.

Announces a major prisoner exchange with Russia.

Addresses the Democratic National Convention.

Authorizes limited Ukrainian use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia.

Pardons his son Hunter Biden.

Commutes most federal death sentences.

Gives his presidential farewell address.

Leaves office at the end of his presidential term.

Issues final-day pardons and commutations.