Background Conference Call on Airstrikes in Syria
Via Telephone 12:12 P.M. EDT MS. HAYDEN: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us today. You’ve already heard this morning from the President and from the Pentagon, but we wanted to…
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
Vice President Biden spoke today with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to review efforts to strengthen bilateral trade ties and increase regional cooperation on matters like energy and security. The…
Remarks by the President at Signing of America’s Promise Summit Declaration
Oval Office 2:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. All right, don’t knock anything over. (Laughter.) It’s always a little hazardous. It is a great pleasure for me to welcome…
Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on Southeast Asia at the Brookings Institution
Good afternoon everyone. It’s great to be back at Brookings. This was my place for six years, and since my mother and I both worked here for so long, it…
Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand
The President called Prime Minister Key late last evening to congratulate him on his third electoral victory. The President noted the strength of the U.S.-New Zealand relationship and said he…
Readout of the Vice President’s Call with Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz
Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz. The Vice President congratulated Prime Minister Kopacz on her government’s swearing in and pledged to continue close consultation…
Statement by the President
America’s businesses have created 10 million jobs over the last 54 months – the longest stretch of uninterrupted private sector job growth in our nation’s history – and we should…
Statement by the Press Secretary on Signing of a Political Agreement Regarding the Electoral Crisis in Afghanistan
The United States applauds presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani for signing an agreement on the formation of a government of national unity. Signing this political agreement…
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the One-Year Anniversary of the Westgate Mall Attack in Nairobi, Kenya
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific al-Shabaab terrorist attack at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, which killed 67 innocent people and wounded some 200 others. We…
Readout of the President’s Calls with Dr. Ghani and Dr. Abdullah of Afghanistan
The President spoke with Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah earlier today to congratulate them on concluding their agreement for a government of national unity and safeguarding the first…