Month: September 2014

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific al-Shabaab terrorist attack at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, which killed 67 innocent people and wounded some 200 others. We…

The President spoke with Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah earlier today to congratulate them on concluding their agreement for a government of national unity and safeguarding the first…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President thanked Congress for its strong bipartisan support for efforts to train and equip Syrian opposition forces to fight ISIL. This plan…

Washington, DC – On Tuesday, September 23, the President and the First Lady will travel to New York City for the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).…

East Room 12:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House, everybody. And thank you to Joe Biden not just for the introduction, not just for being a great…

Marriott Marquis Hotel Washington, D.C. 3:43 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you! Thank you so much! All right, everybody, have a seat. Have a seat. (Applause.) Thank…

We welcome the result of yesterday’s referendum on Scottish independence and congratulate the people of Scotland for their full and energetic exercise of democracy. Through debate, discussion, and passionate yet…

Today, the Administration is launching the competition to designate the next round of Promise Zones, part of the President’s plan to create a new pathway to the middle class by…

On Friday, September 19, 2014, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 124, the “Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015,” which provides fiscal year 2015 appropriations for continuing projects and activities of…

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 114(c) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (CR), I hereby designate for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding…