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Biden, Gutmann and Cohen cut the ribbon on the PBC offices

Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States, Dr. Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania, and David Cohen, Chairman of the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees cut the ribbon on the newly opened Penn Biden Center offices in Washington, D.C. 

Penn Biden Center Official Opening Penn's New Home in Washington

The Penn Biden Center officially opened our doors on February 8, 2018, with an event featuring the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Amy Gutmann, and a discussion on global affairs between former Vice President Joe Biden and distinguished journalist and Penn alumna, Andrea Mitchell. The center welcomed guests from Penn and across the worlds of government and foreign policy, including former Secretary of State John Kerry,  former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, and current and former members of the U.S. Congress.