Month: April 2015

Today, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to discuss a wide range of regional issues. Ambassador Rice thanked the former Prime Minister…

WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, July 9, 2015, the White House will host the first-ever White House Tribal Youth Gathering in Washington, DC, to provide American Indian and Alaska Native…

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice Remarks at Export-Import Bank Annual Conference Washington, D.C. Friday, April 24, 2015 As Prepared Thank you, Kusum, for that wonderful introduction. Your story is…

The Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C. 5:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Jennifer! Well, I’ve got nothing to add to that. (Laughter.) Except just to say thank you. I got a…

It is with tremendous sorrow that we recently concluded that a U.S. Government counterterrorism operation in January killed two innocent hostages held by al-Qa’ida. Our hearts go out to the…

Today, the Senate finally confirmed Loretta Lynch to be America’s next Attorney General – and America will be better off for it. Loretta has spent her life fighting for the…

Monday, April 27, 2015 The White House * 11:00 AM – On Monday, April 27 in the State Dining Room, the Office of the First Lady will host a press…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Mauro Morales – Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights…

This year we mark the centennial of the Meds Yeghern, the first mass atrocity of the 20th Century. Beginning in 1915, the Armenian people of the Ottoman Empire were deported,…

National Security Advisor Susan Rice met at the White House this afternoon with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres. During their meeting, they discussed the grave humanitarian crises…