Category: 2013

Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, Anne-Marie, for your kind words and for the invitation to be here today. And thank you for your principled leadership—both in government, where we worked…

Since being issued on September 6 by 11 countries, additional countries have signed on to the joint statement on Syria. That statement condemns in the strongest terms the Assad regime’s…

Today at the White House, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the members of the Advisory Council to the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. As directed by the…

The President and Prime Minister Harper spoke today by phone to discuss their grave concern about the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons against civilians near Damascus on Wednesday, August…

WASHINGTON, DC — In his weekly address, President Obama makes the case for limited and targeted military action to hold the Assad regime accountable for its violation of international norms…

The President yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Missouri and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe…

G20 Summit Site St. Petersburg, Russia 9:46 A.M. MSK PRESIDENT XI: (As interpreted.) Honorable President Obama, it’s my great pleasure to meet you again. Our meeting today reminds me of…

G20 Summit Site St. Petersburg, Russia 4:53 P.M. MSK PRESIDENT OBAMA: (in progress) — I thank France and President Hollande for their outstanding efforts in Mali. We congratulate the Malian…

G20 Summit Site St. Petersburg, Russia 5:55 P.M. MSK PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good evening. Let me begin by thanking President Putin and the people of St. Petersburg and the people of…

Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Petersburg, Russia 7:31 P.M. MSK PRESIDENT OBAMA: I just want to say thank you to all the participants in this roundtable. This is an incredible and…