Joe Biden

Date of Birth: 11/20/1942

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., known as Joe Biden - President of the United States since January 20, 2021, from the Democratic Party. U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973-2009), Vice President of the USA (2009-2017).

Place of Birth. Education. Born into a Catholic family of Northern Irish descent. Biden's father ran a small business selling used cars. In 1965, he graduated from the University of Delaware, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and History. In 1968, he completed his doctoral studies at the Law School of Syracuse University in New York.

Career. In 1968, Biden participated in the campaign for the Republican gubernatorial candidate of Delaware. However, the Republicans' attempts to win him over to their party failed due to his aversion to Republican President Richard Nixon (1968-1974). Although Biden did not like Nixon, he did not support the anti-Vietnam War movement and avoided being drafted into the army due to asthma.

In 1969, Biden established a private law firm and joined the Democratic Party.

In 1973, he was elected as Senator from Delaware. He was continuously re-elected to this position until 2009. His role in the Senate focused on environmental protection and civil rights issues. In foreign policy, he supported dialogue with the USSR on the reduction of nuclear armament. In 1983, he opposed the Strategic Defense Initiative of the Reagan administration, which he viewed as a violation of the agreements previously made between the USA and the USSR.

From 1987 to 1995, he served as the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He contributed to the passage of several laws aimed at combating violence against women in the family.

Biden was also an active member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was actively involved in resolving conflicts in the Balkans and met with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević in 1993, accusing him of war crimes and promising to bring him to justice. In 1999, he supported NATO's military operation against Yugoslavia.

Biden advocated for military actions in Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003. However, he opposed an increase in U.S. military presence in Iraq and argued for the withdrawal of troops from the country. He was one of the main opponents of the U.S. withdrawal from the Soviet-American ABM Treaty of 1972 in 2001 and believed that it would negatively affect relations with Russia.

In 2007, he announced his intentions to run in the U.S. presidential elections, but withdrew his candidacy due to lack of support among Democrats.

In 2008, he joined Barack Obama's team and was elected Vice President of the United States in November 2008. As Vice President, he focused on foreign policy issues. He visited Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan multiple times. He supported the federalization of Iraq.

With the inauguration of the 45th President of the USA, Donald Trump, on January 20, 2017, Biden was succeeded as Vice President by Michael Pence.

On April 25, 2019, Joseph Biden announced his participation in the presidential elections in November 2020.

In November 2020, Biden won the elections, defeating incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 13, major U.S. media reported that Biden received 306 votes in the Electoral College, while Trump received 232 votes.

Views. Biden is against the open carry of firearms. He also advocates for increased government funding for alternative energy sources to combat global warming. He identifies as a devout Catholic. He has repeatedly spoken out against discrimination based on race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation.

Family. Biden's first wife, Neilia Hunter, and their daughter Naomi died in a car accident in 1972. He has two sons from his first marriage: Joseph (born 1969) and Hunter (born 1970). Joseph Bo Biden served as Attorney General of Delaware from 2007 until his death in 2015. On May 30, 2015, Bo Biden died from a brain tumor (glioblastoma). Hunter Biden was a co-owner of a law firm and in April 2014 was appointed to the management of Burisma Holdings Limited, a company engaged in oil and gas production in Ukraine, which aims to diversify energy supplies to our country.

In 1977, Biden married Jill Tracy Jacobs, an English teacher at a university and head of a breast cancer awareness organization. In 1981, their daughter Ashley Blazer was born. She works as a social worker in the Delaware Department of Family and Youth.

September 19, 2023