Jill Biden
First Lady of the United States since 2021
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| January 2025 | Concluded her term as First Lady with a CNN poll showing a 33% favorability rating and 31% unfavorability rating. |
| December 2024 | Biden conducted her final foreign trip as First Lady, visiting Italy, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and France. Highlights included visiting US military personnel in Catania, touring the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, meeting UAE leaders, visiting educational institutions in Qatar, and attending the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris with her daughter Ashley. |
| December 2024 | Biden conducted her final foreign trip as First Lady, visiting Italy, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and France. Highlights included visiting US military personnel in Catania, touring the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, attending the Milken Institute's Middle East and Africa Summit, and being the keynote speaker at the 2024 Doha Forum. |
| October 2024 | Biden led the American delegation to the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as president of Mexico. |
| October 2024 | Unveiled an upgraded White House public tour with digital elements, historical context, and improved accessibility, including 3D models of the White House from 1792 to 2024. |
| July 2024 | Biden led the American delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, and visited American athletes at an Olympic training center. |
| July 21 2024 | Advocated for a dignified weekend announcement of Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election, and subsequently urged supporters to support Kamala Harris |
| June 27 2024 | Publicly supported Joe Biden after the first presidential debate, defending his performance and insisting he would remain in the race |
| June 6 2024 | Attended the 80th anniversary D-Day commemorative ceremony in France while simultaneously managing family matters related to Hunter Biden's trial |
| February 2024 | Announced the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research, a $100 million federal funding initiative for women's health research and development. |
| February 2024 | Actively worked to shield Joe Biden from lengthy public appearances and impromptu remarks amid concerns about his age and fitness |
| October 2023 | Hosted the first-ever 'Girls Leading Change' celebration with the White House Gender Policy Council to recognize young women's impact on their communities. |
| June 2023 | Biden and her daughter Ashley attended the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif. She also visited Egypt, Morocco, and Portugal to advocate for youth empowerment and arts. |
| May 2023 | Biden attended the coronation of King Charles III in the United Kingdom, becoming the first U.S. First Lady to attend a British coronation. She was accompanied by her step-granddaughter Finnegan. |
| May 2023 | Hosted LSU Tigers at the White House, reconciling with player Angel Reese after the previous controversy, with the two hugging during the visit |
| April 2023 | Supported Joe Biden's decision to run for re-election in the 2024 United States presidential campaign |
| April 2023 | Committed an 'unforced error' by initially inviting both the winning LSU Tigers and losing Iowa Hawkeyes to the White House after the NCAA women's basketball championship game |
| March 2023 | Hosted a Women's History Month event, calling on men to fight to protect women's rights. |
| February 2023 | Biden made her first Africa trip as First Lady, visiting Namibia and Kenya. In Windhoek, she delivered a speech on democracy and women's empowerment, and in Kajiado County, Kenya, she witnessed the impacts of the Horn of Africa Drought. |
| January 2023 | Underwent Mohs surgery to remove two basal-cell carcinoma lesions from her face and chest. |
| 2022 | Became the most requested surrogate for the Biden administration during fall campaign season, participating in approximately 40 speaking appearances and fundraisers |
| October 2022 | Visited Virginia to deliver campaign speeches for Democratic governor candidate Terry McAuliffe. |
| August 2022 | Contracted COVID-19 and went into isolation protocols, later experiencing Rebound Covid. |
| July 2022 | Caused controversy at the UnidosUS conference by making stereotypical remarks about Latino Americans, comparing them to tacos, and subsequently apologized through a spokesman |
| May 2022 | Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine during the Russian invasion, crossing the Slovakia-Ukraine border to Uzhhorod. She met with Ukrainian refugee children and First Lady Olena Zelenska, emphasizing U.S. support for Ukraine. This was the first visit to a war zone by a U.S. First Lady without her husband since Laura Bush's 2008 Afghanistan visit. |
| February 2022 | Publicly acknowledged the removal of free community college tuition from the Build Back Better legislation at the Community College National Legislative Summit. |
| 2021 | Continued her career as an educator while serving as First Lady, maintaining her part-time teaching position at Northern Virginia Community College. |
| November 2021 | Launched Hidden Helpers Coalition with Elizabeth Dole Foundation and Wounded Warrior Project to create supportive programming for children of wounded, ill, or injured service members and veterans. |
| October 2021 | Biden visited Vatican City and Rome, meeting Pope Francis to discuss world poverty and climate change. She also attended the G20 Leaders' Summit, met with spouses of international leaders including Serena Cappello and Brigitte Macron, and visited families of American troops in Naples. |
| October 2021 | Biden visited Vatican City and Rome with President Biden. She met Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace to discuss world poverty and climate change, and attended the G20 Leaders' Summit. She also met with spouses of international leaders including Serena Cappello and Brigitte Macron. |
| October 2021 | Ranked seventh most popular first lady in an online survey poll by Zogby Analytics |
| September 2021 | The Office of the First Lady joined the U.S. National Security Council in launching the Joining Forces Interagency Policy Committee to support military families. |
| September 2021 | Returned to in-person teaching at NOVA after teaching remotely during the pandemic, symbolizing the Biden administration's push to return to physical schooling. |
| July 2021 | Biden made her first solo international trip as First Lady to Tokyo, Japan. She met Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife, visited the Tokyo Imperial Palace to meet Emperor Naruhito, and attended the 2020 Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony. |
| June 2021 | Jill Biden visited Cornwall, UK with President Joe Biden for the 47th G7 summit. She participated in a roundtable discussion on early childhood education with the Duchess of Cambridge and co-authored an op-ed for CNN on early childhood care. |
| March 2021 | Her spokesperson officially stated that her press team would not comment on her clothing choices. |
| February 13 2021 | Posted a viral Twitter photo of herself shopping for cupcakes in Washington, D.C. while wearing a scrunchie, which gained significant public attention. |
| January 20 2021 | Became First Lady of the United States when her husband Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. |
| December 2020 | Faced widespread backlash after an op-ed by Joseph Epstein in The Wall Street Journal suggested she should drop the 'Dr.' from her title. |
| November 2020 | Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón announced as Jill Biden's chief of staff, and Anthony Bernal as her senior advisor in the role of First Lady. |
| November 2020 | Wore an Oscar de la Renta dark-blue floral dress designed by Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim at her husband's victory speech in Wilmington, which quickly sold out. |
| September 2020 | Wore Stuart Weitzman black boots with 'vote' written on them, which immediately sold out and caused a five-fold spike in page views for the boots. |
| August 2020 | Speaks at the virtual Democratic National Convention from a classroom at Brandywine High School, drawing parallels between family healing and national unity. |
| July 2020 | Speaks out about COVID-19's impact on education, criticizing Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and advocating for experienced educators. |
| June 2020 | Publishes the children's book 'Joey: The Story of Joe Biden', portraying her husband's childhood experiences with a stutter. |
| March 3 2020 | During Super Tuesday primaries, Jill Biden physically blocks a protester from approaching her husband during his speech, later commenting she's a 'good Philly girl'. |
| January 2020 | Biden takes a leave of absence from NOVA for the spring semester to be fully engaged on the campaign trail. |
| May 2019 | Published her memoir 'Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself', focusing on personal and family experiences. |
| April 25 2019 | Joe Biden officially announces his 2020 presidential campaign, with Jill Biden playing a key supportive role. |
| March 2019 | Jill Biden enthusiastically supports Joe Biden's potential presidential run, indicating her early involvement in his campaign decision-making process. |
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