Month: May 2013

The President and First Lady will host Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, for an official State Visit with a State Dinner at the White House on…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by…

WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, May 29th, the White House convened the nation’s top Hispanic business leaders from across the country for the first-ever Hispanic Business Leaders’ Forum. The event,…

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you all, very, very much. And, sir, I may need to borrow you hat before this is over. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m…

MRS. OBAMA: (Applause.) My goodness. Yes. Thank you so much. Rest yourselves because I want you working hard for Ed. (Laughter.) So I don’t want you to wear yourself out…

MRS. OBAMA: (Applause.) Goodness. Well, thank you. Oh, my goodness, it’s good to be here. Of course, I want to start by thanking Tory not just for that kind introduction,…

MRS. OBAMA: (Applause.) Thank you, everyone. Oh, my goodness. Yes! (Applause.) It is so good to be here. It is so good to see all of you. Thank you so…

In his meeting today with 15 Presidents, Prime Ministers and other senior ministry officials from the Caribbean region, Vice President Biden discussed the United States’ commitment to deepening economic collaboration…

Today, Vice President Biden met with the Prime Ministers, Presidents, and senior ministry personnel from 15 Caribbean nations in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, where they discussed our comprehensive…

National Security Advisor Tom Donilon travelled to Beijing May 26-28 to advance preparations for the upcoming meeting between President Obama and President Xi Jinping in California in early June. Mr.…