Joint Statement by the United States of America and the United Kingdom
The First Lady is currently in London. While in the U.K, the First Lady will meet with local students and discuss how the U.K. and the U.S. are working together…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: John Morton, of Massachusetts, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, vice Mimi E. Alemayehou. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of…
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on the Death of Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula Leader Nasir al-Wahishi
The Intelligence Community has concluded that Nasir al-Wahishi, the leader of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and deputy to al-Qa’ida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, has been killed in Yemen. Wahishi’s…
Remarks by The First Lady at Let Girls Learn Roundtable
The Mulberry School London, United Kingdom 10:45 A.M. GMT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much, Tina. That’s a mouthful, but it’s all good stuff. (Laughter.) And that’s one of the…
Remarks by The First Lady at Let Girls Learn Event in London, UK
The Mulberry School London, United Kingdom 11:40 A.M. GMT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Oh, warm welcome indeed. Well, hello, everyone. I want to thank Dr. Ogden for…
Remarks by The First Lady at Let Girls Learn Roundtable (All Participants)
The Mulberry School London, United Kingdom 10:41 A.M. GMT MS. TCHEN: I want to welcome everybody. My name is Tina Tchen. I am the Chief of Staff to the First…
Remarks by the First Lady and Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of Australia, in Let Girls Learn Town Hall
The Mulberry School London, United Kingdom 11:59 A.M. GMT MS. OGDEN: Okay. So our first question is for Ms. Julia Gillard. Kawsara Chowdhury in year 13, where are you, please?…
Op-Ed by First Lady Michelle Obama: “Throw the School Gates Open to Girls Everywhere”
Right now, more than 62m girls around the world are out of school — a heartbreaking injustice that deprives these girls of the chance to develop their potential. Too often,…
Statement by the Press Secretary on S. 1568
On Monday, June 15, 2015, the President signed into law: S. 1568, which extends authorization of a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility project in Denver, Colorado, and authorizes the…
Remarks by the President at White House Mentorship Graduation Event
Blue Room 2:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Everybody, please, please have a seat, have a seat. Well, I couldn’t let these young men leave without having a chance…