Category: Speeches

It’s great to be here, and particularly great to see such a wonderful collection of faith leaders, human rights activists, private sector representatives and colleagues in government all in one…

East Room 7:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Well, welcome to the White House. And thank you, Mr. Commissioner, for the introduction. I am joined…

Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone from June 30 – July 7, 2014. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency…

The President spoke today with Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom to consult about the crisis in Ukraine. The leaders welcomed the news that separatists have agreed to implement…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, and offered condolences for the deaths of Ukrainian service members, including the shooting down of a Ukrainian transport helicopter…

Oval Office June 20, 2014, 11:51 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome my good friend, Prime Minister Key, to the Oval Office. The last…

Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C. 1:51 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: This crowd looks fired up. (Applause.) Already, everybody have a seat. Have a seat. You look like you’ve been busy.…

The Omni Hotel Washington, D.C. 5:36 P.M. EDT MS. ROBERTS: Good to see you. MRS. OBAMA: How are you? MS. ROBERTS: Oh, doing well. MRS. OBAMA: Doesn’t Robin look good?…

In an op-ed published on the Huffington Post, President Obama writes about the importance of today’s White House Summit on Working Families and his commitment to creating a 21st century…

The United States strongly condemns the verdicts rendered against three Al-Jazeera journalists and 15 other defendants today in Egypt. The prosecution of journalists for reporting information that does not coincide…