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Today, President Obama met with Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson and Rob Nabors to receive an update on efforts to improve care for veterans through the VA…

Washington, DC Wednesday, June 25, 2014 As Delivered Good evening everyone—erev tov. And, thank you so much, Ron, Rhoda, for this lovely evening. It’s a true honor, Ron, to be…

Minnehaha Park Minneapolis, Minnesota 2:24 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Minneapolis! (Applause.) Good to see you. Good to see you. Everybody have a seat. It is good to be back…

Private Residence Minneapolis, Minnesota 7:26 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. Everybody, have a seat, have a seat. This is a rowdy…

I congratulate the Libyan people on the conclusion of the elections for a new Council of Representatives, a milestone in their courageous efforts to transition from four decades of dictatorship…

The United States strongly condemns yesterday’s brutal and senseless murder of human rights and civil society activist Salwa Bugaighis in Benghazi, Libya. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to…

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met yesterday with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore at the White House. Ambassador Rice and Prime Minister Lee discussed our excellent bilateral…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Federative Republic of Brazil to attend the Final Match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Rio…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE June 26, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear…

Thirty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention Against Torture. Three years later, on this very day, the Convention entered into effect, memorializing the international community’s condemnation…