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President Obama spoke by phone today with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to discuss the political and security situation in Iraq and the progress of Iraqi Security Forces in their…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the President signed an Executive Order to create the Task Force on 21st Century Policing and announce its members. The Task Force is part of the…
Today, I have the pleasure of naming Avril Haines as my Deputy National Security Advisor. Avril has been a key member of my national security team since early in the…
I am thrilled to welcome Avril back to the National Security Council (NSC) to serve as my principal deputy. Previously at the State Department, NSC and Central Intelligence Agency, Avril…
I have respected and admired Avril Haines ever since she first served as my counsel on the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate. I saw then that she…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Brasilia to attend the Inauguration of Her Excellency Dilma Rousseff as President of the Federative Republic of Brazil…
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the…
Today, I issued an Executive Order taking further steps with respect to the situation in Ukraine. The E.O. prohibits the export of goods, technology, or services to Crimea and prohibits…
On Friday, December 19, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 1068, which consolidates and restates National Park Service and related programs statutes of the United States as Title 54,…
Twenty-five years ago, Romanian citizens joined in a movement for freedom that swept across Central Europe and liberated millions of people from behind the Iron Curtain. Brave men and women…