Category: Speeches

I applaud the strong, bipartisan majority of Senators who today confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell as America’s next Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sylvia is a proven manager who knows…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Kevin F. O’Malley, of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland. Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Petro Poroshenko, President-elect of Ukraine on June 7, 2014.…

Roosevelt Room 11:07 A.M. EDT SECRETARY DUNCAN: We just appreciate you folks making an effort. It’s a really interesting group of people; different backgrounds, different experiences, but with a sort…

Justus Lipsius Building Headquarters of the Council of the European Union Brussels, Belgium 3:35 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. It is good to be here with my great…

The United States looks forward to working with Abdelfattah al-Sisi, the winner of Egypt’s presidential election, to advance our strategic partnership and the many interests shared by the United States…

Twenty-five years ago, the United States deplored the use of violence to silence the voices of the peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square. Twenty-five years later, the United States…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: John R. Bass, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the…

Today the President made the determination required under section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 regarding the supply of petroleum and petroleum products…

Brussels, Belgium June 4, 2014 Ukraine We welcome the successful conduct under difficult circumstances of the election in Ukraine on 25 May. The strong voter turnout underlined the determination of…