Upcoming Guidance for First Lady Michelle Obama
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 The White House * 1:00 PM – First Lady Michelle Obama will host a preview of the 2015 holiday decor at the White House. After delivering…
President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Steven Nathan Berk and Judge Elizabeth Carroll Wingo to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “I am pleased to…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Steven Nathan Berk, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term…
Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on the Confirmation of Gayle E. Smith as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
At a time when continued U.S. leadership in addressing humanitarian crises around the globe is a matter of the greatest urgency, it is critically important that the U.S. Agency for…
FACT SHEET: Mission Innovation
On Monday in Paris, President Obama, President Hollande, and other world leaders will launch Mission Innovation, a landmark commitment to dramatically accelerate public and private global clean energy innovation. Through…
Statement by the President
The last thing Americans should have to do, over the holidays or any day, is comfort the families of people killed by gun violence — people who woke up in…
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting With Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
Vice President Joe Biden met today with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to discuss bilateral relations, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, the conflict between Russia and…
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting With Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Gallagher
Vice President Joe Biden met today with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Gallagher. The Vice President and Archbishop discussed efforts to conclude an ambitious agreement on climate…
MENSAJE SEMANAL: En Este Día de Acción de Gracias, Reconozcamos la Magnitud de la Generosidad Estadounidense
Washington, D.C. — En su mensaje semanal, el presidente le deseó a todos un Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias, y relató la historia de Estados Unidos de darle la…
Remarks by the President After Meeting with National Security Team
Roosevelt Room 12:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I just had a chance to meet with my national security team, including my Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson;…