Month: September 2014

President Obama looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to the White House on September 29-30, 2014. The two leaders will discuss a range of issues of…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michael P. Botticelli, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, vice R. Gil Kerlikowske, resigned. Seth B. Carpenter, of…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Donald C. Pogue, retired. Haywood Stirling Gilliam,…

WASHINGTON, DC – In the afternoon of Monday, September 15, 2014, President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins and to…

The President called Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi today to congratulate him and the Iraqi people on the approval of a new Iraqi government. The President applauded the efforts of…

Following her September 6 visit to Sana’a, Yemen, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco traveled to Saudi Arabia and Jordan from September 7 – 8…

President Obama spoke today with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the need for greater international assistance to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. President Obama thanked the…

President Obama spoke with Australian Prime Minister Abbott this evening to discuss the situation in Iraq. The President thanked the Prime Minister for Australia’s contributions to humanitarian air drops in…

Yesterday, at the direction of the President and in coordination with the Government of Iraq, the U.S. military conducted airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions…

In advance of his remarks on Tuesday to commemorate next Saturday’s 20th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, Vice President Biden penned the following op-ed in Delaware’s The News…