Among the Executive Orders that President Biden will sign today, I want to highlight one

It is critically important if we want to end this global pandemic

The EO that rescinds Trump's efforts to withdraw the US from @WHO

America is better off engaged with WHO

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We live in a deeply interconnected -- indeed, interdependent world

That may be the single most important lesson of the pandemic

Support for U.S. leadership in global health has always been deeply bipartisan

Engaging WHO and global health more broadly has many benefits

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Engaging in global health is consistent with our moral values

We are, at our best, a nation deeply committed to partnership and well-being of others

But U.S. engagement also benefits us

Bringing the pandemic to an end saves lives across the world, including those of Americans
@WHO is critical to that mission of improving global health

No it is not perfect -- and I have been clear-eyed about how WHO needs to be reformed

But walking away at this moment deeply hurt our moral standing, and made America weaker

And there is a lot to do
The world needs to get vaccinated

We have to end this pandemic

And we need to address longstanding health challenges

Our engagement in global health must go well beyond re-engaging with WHO

But without re-engaging with WHO, we cannot be an effective and reliable partner
So I'm thrilled to see @POTUS make re-engaging
@WHO one of his first priorities

There is a lot more to do on vaccinations, engaging multilateral organizations, global health more broadly

But this is a critical first step

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