Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Role

Joe Biden

As a veteran senator and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Joe Biden shaped counterterrorism legislation and the 2002 Iraq War authorization before becoming vice president. Leveraging his deep legislative and diplomatic experience, he helped steer the Obama administration's international strategy and the recalibration of post-9/11 military commitments.

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Year	Joe Biden
1940	St. Paul’s Elementary School (Age: 2 years before birth, Period: Late 1940s–early 1950s, Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States)
1942	Birth of Joe Biden (Period: November 20, 1942, Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA)
1950	St. Helena School (Age: 7 years old, Period: 1950s, Location: Wilmington area, Delaware, United States)
1953	Move to Delaware (Age: 10 years old, Period: 1953, Location: Claymont, Delaware, United States)
1955	Vietnam War (Age: 12 years old, Period: 1955–1975 (U.S. full-scale military intervention from early 1960s to 1973), Location: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)
1956	Archmere Academy (Age: 13 years old, Period: 1956–1961, Location: Claymont, Delaware, United States)
1960	Democratic Party Political Activities (Age: 17 years old, Period: Late 1960s–Present, Location: Delaware, Washington, D.C., USA)
1961	University of Delaware (Age: 18 years old, Period: 1961–1965, Location: Newark, Delaware, United States)
1965	Syracuse University College of Law (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1965–1968, Location: Syracuse, New York, United States)
1966	First marriage (Age: 23 years old, Period: August 27, 1966, Location: Skaneateles, New York, United States) Marriage (Joe Biden, Neilia Hunter Biden, Age: 23 years old, Period: August 27, 1966, Location: Skaneateles, New York, United States, St. Mary’s Catholic Church)
1971	Election to the New Castle County Council (Age: 28 years old, Period: Elected in 1970; served from 1971 to 1973, Location: New Castle County, Delaware, USA) New Castle County Council Election (Age: 28 years old, Period: Elected 1970, Tenure 1971–1973, Location: New Castle County, Delaware, USA)
1972	Victory in the U.S. Senate election (Age: 29 years old, Period: November 7, 1972, Location: Delaware, United States) Marriage following a car accident (Age: 30 years old, Period: December 18, 1972, Location: Hockessin area, Delaware, United States)
1973	U.S. Senate Election from Delaware (Age: 30 years old, Period: Elected 1972, Tenure 1973–2009, Location: Delaware, Washington, D.C., USA) Sworn in as a U.S. Senator (Age: 30 years old, Period: January 3, 1973, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
1975	Lebanese Civil War (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1975 – 1990, Abizaid's assignment was 1985 – 1986, Location: Lebanon) Meeting Jill Jacobs (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1975, Location: Delaware, United States)
1977	Second marriage (Age: 34 years old, Period: June 17, 1977, Location: New York City, New York, United States, United Nations Chapel) Marriage (Joe Biden, Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden, Age: 34 years old, Period: June 17, 1977, Location: New York City, New York, United States, United Nations Chapel)
1987	1988 presidential campaign and withdrawal (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1987–1988, Location: Across the United States) Appointment as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1987–1995, 2001–2003, and 2007–2009, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Law school plagiarism controversy (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1965; controversy became public in 1987, Location: Syracuse, New York, United States, Syracuse University College of Law) Speech plagiarism controversy during the 1988 presidential campaign (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1987–1988, Location: Across the United States) 1988 Democratic Presidential Nomination (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1987–1988, Location: Across the United States)
1990	Gulf War (Age: 47 years old, Period: August 1990 – February 1991, Location: Kuwait, Iraq, Persian Gulf region)
1992	Bosnian War (Age: 49 years old, Period: 1992 – 1995, Abizaid's assignment was 1996 – 1997, Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1994	Criticism surrounding the 1994 Crime Bill (Age: 51 years old, Period: Since 1994, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Enactment of the 1994 Crime Bill (Age: 51 years old, Period: September 13, 1994, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
1998	Kosovo War (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1998–1999, Location: Kosovo region, Republic of Serbia)
2001	War in Afghanistan (Age: 58 years old, Period: Since 2001, particularly 2009–2013, Location: Afghanistan)
2002	Political accountability over the authorization of the Iraq War (Age: 59 years old, Period: Since 2002–2003, Location: Washington, D.C., United States, and Iraq)
2003	Iraq War (Age: 60 years old, Period: 2003 onward, Location: Iraq)
2007	Withdrawal from the 2008 presidential race (Age: 64 years old, Period: 2007–January 2008, Location: Across the United States) 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination (Age: 64 years old, Period: 2007–2008, Location: Across the United States)
2008	2008 Presidential Election Vice Presidential Nominee (Age: 65 years old, Period: August–November 2008, Location: Across the United States) Nomination as vice-presidential candidate (Age: 65 years old, Period: August 23, 2008, Location: Springfield, Illinois, United States)
2009	Conflict-of-interest allegations surrounding Hunter Biden's business dealings (Age: 66 years old, Period: 2009–2024, Location: United States, Ukraine, China, and other countries) Inauguration as the 47th Vice President of the United States (Age: 66 years old, Period: January 20, 2009, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) 47th Vice President of the United States (Age: 66 years old, Period: January 20, 2009–January 20, 2017, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
2015	Allegations concerning involvement in the dismissal of Ukraine's Prosecutor General (Age: 72 years old, Period: 2015–2019, Location: Ukraine and the United States) Death of his son Beau Biden (Age: 72 years old, Period: May 30, 2015, Location: Bethesda, Maryland, United States)
2017	Improper storage and handling of classified documents controversy (Age: 74 years old, Period: 2017–2023; investigation findings released in February 2024, Location: Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Delaware, and Virginia, United States) Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (Age: 74 years old, Period: January 12, 2017, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
2019	COVID-19 pandemic (Age: 76 years old, Period: 2019–present; major U.S. response from 2021 to 2023, Location: Worldwide, particularly the United States) 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (Age: 76 years old, Period: 2019–2020, Location: Across the United States) Announcement of 2020 presidential candidacy (Age: 76 years old, Period: April 25, 2019, Location: United States)
2020	Victory in the 2020 presidential election (Age: 77 years old, Period: November 3, 2020, Location: United States) 2020 Presidential Election (Age: 77 years old, Period: November 3, 2020, Location: United States)
2021	Inauguration as President of the United States (Age: 78 years old, Period: January 20, 2021, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) 46th President of the United States (Age: 78 years old, Period: January 20, 2021–January 20, 2025, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Criticism of policy decisions surrounding the Afghanistan withdrawal (Age: 78 years old, Period: August 2021, Location: Kabul, Afghanistan, and the United States)
2022	Russian invasion of Ukraine (Age: 79 years old, Period: Since February 24, 2022, Location: Ukraine)
2023	Maui wildfires (Age: 80 years old, Period: Since August 8, 2023, Location: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States) Israel–Gaza War (Age: 80 years old, Period: October 7, 2023–present, Location: Israel and the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories)
2024	2024 presidential debate and concerns over his health (Age: 81 years old, Period: June–July 2024, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., United States) Withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race (Age: 81 years old, Period: July 21, 2024, Location: United States) Pardon of Hunter Biden (Age: 82 years old, Period: December 1, 2024, Location: Washington, D.C., USA) Conflict-of-interest criticism over the pardon of his son Hunter Biden (Age: 82 years old, Period: December 1, 2024, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)
2025	End of presidential term (Age: 82 years old, Period: January 20, 2025, Location: Washington, D.C., USA)

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