Month: November 2015

Le Bourget Paris, France 9:48 A.M. CET PRESIDENT XI: (As interpreted.) (In progress.) At the present, the world economy is recovering slowly. Terrorism is on the rise and climate change…

Le Bourget Paris, France 12:47 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Hollande, Mr. Secretary General, fellow leaders. We have come to Paris to show our resolve. We offer our condolences to…

Le Bourget Paris, France 3:41 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: It’s a pleasure to meet with my friend and partner, Prime Minister Modi of India. During my visit to India earlier…

Le Bourget Civil Society Village Paris, France 5:12 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. Prime Minister Modi and I apologize for being late but, I can assure you, we were…

The President met today with Chinese President Xi Jinping to reaffirm their shared determination to work together and with others to achieve an ambitious climate agreement at the Paris climate…

President Obama and President Xi met in Paris on November 30 on the opening day of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.…

President Obama met today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to discuss their efforts to put in place a lasting framework to address global climate change. The two leaders…

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) permits visa free travel for 20 million visitors per year to the United States for citizens of 38 program partner countries around the world. VWP…

Last night it was confirmed that four more young children spent their Thanksgiving holiday without their mother and father who were shot and killed by a gunman and hostage-taker in…

Today, the White House will announce additional commitments from 73 companies from across the American economy who are joining the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. With this announcement, a…