Month: October 2015

Today, the United States reached agreement with its eleven partner countries, concluding negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a new, high-standard trade agreement that levels the…

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 REMINDER TO RSVP: The White House * 2:30 PM ET – The First Lady will welcome local students for the annual fall harvest of the White…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Todd C. Chapman, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United…

Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of author, philosopher, and activist Grace Lee Boggs. Grace dedicated her life to serving and advocating for the rights of…

Mount Saint Mary’s University Emmitsburg, Maryland 11:29 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Craig, thanks for that introduction, but more importantly, thank you for the outstanding work that you and…

WASHINGTON, DC – En el mensaje de esta semana, el Presidente enfatizó que tenemos que hacer todo lo posible para fortalecer el crecimiento económico y la creación de empleo. Esta…

Hace 50 años, al pie de la Estatua de la Libertad, el Presidente Johnson firmó el Acta de Inmigración y Naturalización (INA). Esta nueva ley bipartidista puso fin a un…

Fifty years ago, at the foot of the Statute of Liberty, President Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The new, bipartisan law ended an unfair quota system, prohibited…

The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in the areas affected by severe…