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Video: President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense Deliver Remarks on International Women's Day

March 8, 2021

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III joined President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House to deliver remarks on International Women's Day.

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