Category: Speeches

This afternoon, President Obama met with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to discuss a range of legislative priorities for the fall. The President emphasized…

Business Roundtable Headquarters Washington, D.C. 11:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Randall, and thank you to everybody here at the Business Roundtable for having me today. I’m just going…

South Court Auditorium 1:12 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Thank you all. Rest yourselves. Good afternoon, everyone. And welcome to the White House. Yay! (Applause.)…

Administration Announcing More than $120 Million to Scale Up Clean Energy in 24 States President Obama and Vice President Biden are committed to promoting smart, simple, low-cost technologies to help…

President Obama called Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore yesterday to congratulate him and his party on their recent electoral success. The President underscored his admiration for Singapore’s achievements,…

President Obama called Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull of Australiayesterday. President Obama thanked Tony Abbott for his strong support and contribution to the U.S.-Australia bilateral relationship and for his partnership…

President Obama on November 9, 2015 will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The President looks forward to discussing with the Prime Minister regional security issues,…

The United States today announced over $89 million in new humanitarian aid to help people affected by the ongoing conflict in Yemen, where escalating violence has left 80 percent of…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Robert McKinnon Califf, of South Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Margaret A. Hamburg, resigned. Eduardo…

Today, the President called California Governor Jerry Brown to receive an update on the recent wildfires and express his concern about the devastating impacts on the state of California and…