FACT SHEET: U.S. Assistance to the Western Balkans
In Fiscal Year 2015, the United States has allocated more than $134 million for assistance to support the reforms needed to advance the Western Balkans’ integration with the European Union…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 208, H.R. 639, H.R. 2262, S. 799, S. 1356, S. 2036
On Wednesday, November 25, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 208, the “Recovery Improvements for Small Entities After Disaster Act of 2015,” which expands access to Small Business Administration…
Statement by the President
Today I have signed into law S. 1356, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.” I vetoed an earlier version of this legislation that failed to authorize funding…
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting With Slovenian President Borut Pahor
Vice President Joe Biden met today with Slovenian President Borut Pahor to discuss bilateral relations and European security issues. The Vice President thanked President Pahor for co-hosting the Brdo-Brijuni summit…
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting With European Council President Donald Tusk
Vice President Joe Biden met today with European Council President Donald Tusk. The two leaders discussed how best to coordinate efforts to deal with the European migration crisis. They also…
Remarks by President Obama and President Hollande of France in Joint Press Conference
East Room 12:00 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Hollande, it has been an honor to welcome you to the White House before, in happier times than this. But as Americans,…
Remarks by the President at Medal of Freedom Ceremony
East Room 5:19 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Thank you. Everybody please have a seat. Everybody have a seat. Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. A bunch…
Readout of the President’s Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
The President spoke today by phone with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to discuss Turkey’s downing of a Russian aircraft. The President expressed U.S. and NATO support for Turkey’s…
Readout of the President’s National Security Council Meeting on ISIL
President Obama today convened his National Security Council to discuss the response to recent terrorist attacks by ISIL. The President was briefed that there is currently no specific, credible threat…
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call With Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
The Vice President spoke with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff today about the importance of achieving an ambitious climate agreement at the upcoming 21st Conference of the Parties climate change summit…