Category: Jul2014

On background from a White House Official: This morning, the President will participate in a town hall with 500 exceptional young people who participated in the inaugural Washington Fellowship for…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: · Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein – Ambassador at Large for…

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

President Obama spoke today with Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Hollande of France, Chancellor Merkel of Germany, and Prime Minister Renzi of Italy. The five leaders discussed…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Kingdom of Belgium to attend the World War I Centennial Commemoration in Liege on August 4, 2014.…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Thomas Frieden, of New York, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, vice Nils Maarten Parin…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state, local, and tribal recovery efforts in the area affected…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk about Ukraine’s economic reforms, the situation in the east, the investigation into the MH-17 tragedy, and U.S. bilateral…

Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C. 11:10 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hello, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat.…

East Room 3:18 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Hello! Hey! Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Well, welcome to the White…