Category: Feb-2014

Year of Action: Making Progress Through Executive Action v In his State of the Union address, President Obama set an ambitious agenda to make 2014 a year of action. As…

We are outraged by the images of Ukrainian security forces firing automatic weapons on their own people. We urge President Yanukovych to immediately withdraw his security forces from downtown Kyiv…

President Obama spoke with Chancellor Merkel by phone today, to consult on the situation in Ukraine. They agreed that it is critical that the United States, Germany and the European…

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566, I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its…

The Vice President and President Yanukovych spoke by telephone this afternoon. The Vice President strongly condemned the violence against civilians in Kyiv. He called upon President Yanukovych to immediately pull…

Vice President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Tusk by phone today to consult on the situation in Ukraine. They discussed steps the United States, Poland, and the European Union are…

The St. Regis Washington, D.C. 5:39 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Everybody have a seat. Have a seat. Well, it is…

In his State of the Union address, President Obama set an ambitious agenda to make 2014 a year of action: using his pen and his phone to take steps that…

President Obama spoke by phone today with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey on a range of bilateral and regional issues. The President affirmed the value he places on a strong,…