Category: Mar2015

Today, President Obama met with members of the Technology CEO Council to discuss 21st century economic and security issues including trade, cybersecurity, immigration and tax reform. Growing U.S. exports to…

Tokyo, Japan; Kyoto, Japan; Siem Reap, Cambodia Coming on the heels of the President and First Lady’s launch of the Let Girls Learn international girls education initiative, Mrs. Obama will…

Today, the Obama Administration announced that it is expanding its efforts to help adolescent girls worldwide attend and complete school through an initiative called Let Girls Learn. This new effort…

Every day, the men and women of the Department of Homeland Security work to secure our borders, respond to disasters, guard our coasts, protect our cybersecurity, and keep our ports…

President Obama will welcome Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny of Ireland to the White House on Tuesday, March 17, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and to discuss issues of mutual…

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Vice President Biden announced the appointment of Caroline “Carrie” Bettinger-López as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. Ms. Bettinger-López is a leading advocate for gender-based…

On Wednesday, March 4, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 240, which makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: John Conger, of Maryland, to be a Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, vice Michael J. McCord, resigned. Gregory T. Delawie, of Virginia, a Career…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. They discussed ongoing military operations in Iraq, including in Anbar and Salah ah Din provinces. The Vice President…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: In accordance with language under the heading “Coast Guard, Operating Expenses” of the Department of Homeland SecurityAppropriations Act, 2015 (the “Act”), I hereby…