Jill Biden schedules trip to Europe to meet with military families, address higher-ed parley

October 6th, 2009 Biden heads to Poland, Romania, Czech RepublicWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is heading to Europe to meet with NATO allies. The White House on Tuesday said Biden will visit Poland, Romania and Czech Republic from October 20-24.

September 17th, 2009 Biden: Iraq won't alter troop withdrawal timingBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden says he is confident that Iraq will not alter the timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. Biden told reporters in Baghdad on Thursday that there are a number of steps that would have to be taken before Iraq could call a referendum that could alter the so-called status of forces agreement.

September 11th, 2009 Biden lays flowers at ground zero reflecting poolNEW YORK — Vice President Joseph Biden has laid flowers in a reflecting pool at ground zero before a ceremony to mark the eighth anniversary of Sept. 11. Biden and his wife, Jill, arrived on the west side of the New York City site shortly before the ceremony at a nearby park.

September 10th, 2009 Biden to mark Sept. 11 anniversary in New YorkWASHINGTON — The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will travel to New York on Friday to mark the anniversary of the Sept.

August 6th, 2009 Bidens head out of DC for vacationWASHINGTON — The Bidens are going on vacation, too. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are going on a weeklong vacation that started Wednesday.

July 6th, 2009 Jill Biden vaunts community colleges at UN forumPARIS — Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president and longtime educator, says American community colleges could be a pillar of economic recovery and a source of new skills after layoffs — and a model for poorer countries struggling to educate their citizens.

July 3rd, 2009 Vice President Biden meets America's Iraq leadersBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden met with the top American military commander and diplomat on Friday as he made his first visit to Iraq after being appointed to oversee the administration's Iraq policy. Biden's arrival in Baghdad late Thursday came just days after all U.S.

July 3rd, 2009 Jill Biden meets troops in GermanyBAMBERG, Germany — Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president, observed U.S.

July 2nd, 2009 White House: VP Biden has traveled to IraqWASHINGTON — The White House says Vice President Joe Biden is in Iraq. He's there to visit U.S.

June 22nd, 2009 Biden heading to Georgia, UkraineWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Georgia and Ukraine in July. Biden's office says the trip will come during the week of July 20-24.

June 14th, 2009 Biden still has his eye on the Oval OfficeWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden isn't ruling out his own presidential aspirations. The two-time presidential candidate says the current lineup is the right one, with Biden as President Barack Obama's No.

May 10th, 2009 Biden offering words of advice to Syracuse gradsSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Vice President Joe Biden is offering some words of advice to this year's graduating class at Syracuse University.

May 1st, 2009 Biden plans trip to southeastern EuropeWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit southeastern Europe during the week of May 18. Biden's office announced Friday that he will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo.

April 29th, 2009 Michelle Obama, Jill Biden volunteer at food bankWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama kept her promise to actively volunteer in the Washington area Wednesday, bagging lunches for hungry children at a local food bank on her husband's 100th day in office. Mrs. Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, joined more than 100 congressional spouses at the Capital Area Food Bank on Wednesday, passing out packages of wheat pasta and cans of pineapple as volunteers bagged meals for low-income kids in the area.

April 27th, 2009 Biden worries about son in IraqWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said he worries about his son who is serving in Iraq, but tries to not look at the ongoing war solely as a father. President Barack Obama called Biden "very valuable" during a profile that aired Sunday on CBS News' "60 Minutes." "You know, Joe's not afraid to tell me what he thinks," Obama said.