Readout of the President’s Meeting on Ebola
Today the President met with his international health and national security teams to discuss what more can be done to get to zero Ebola cases in West Africa. The President’s…
Readout of the President’s Call with the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Coach Auriemma
Today, President Obama called University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma to congratulate him and the Huskies for winning the NCAA national championship. The President noted that under Coach…
Readout of the President’s Call with Duke University Men’s Basketball Coach Krzyzewski
Yesterday, the President called Duke University Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski to congratulate him and his team on their exciting victory in the NCAA Men’s College Basketball National Championship. The…
President Obama Signs Connecticut Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Connecticut and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by…
Statement by the President on the Retirement of Congresswoman Lois Capps
Lois Capps and her family have served the people of California’s Central Coast for almost four decades. For 20 years, she was a nurse and public health advocate while her…
President Obama will take Cuba off the terrorism state sponsors list, wants to improve diplomatic relations
President Obama has recommended that Cuba should be removed from the United States’ government list of state sponsors of terrorism. This development has been long sought by Cuba and with…
Remarks by the President and the Vice President at Easter Prayer Breakfast
East Room 9:30 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the White House. Religious leaders, lay faithful, it’s an honor — it’s an honor to join…
Remarks by the President After Roundtable on the Impacts of Climate Change on Public Health
Howard University Washington, D.C. 3:31 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I just had the opportunity to have a terrific conversation with our outstanding new Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, our EPA Administrator,…
On-the-Record Conference Call on the President’s Trip to Jamaica and Panama
ON-THE-RECORD CONFERENCE CALL BY BEN RHODES, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS; AND RICARDO ZUÑIGA, NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ON THE PRESIDENT’S TRIP TO JAMAICA AND PANAMA…
Statement by the President on the 21st Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda
Twenty-one years ago today, a genocide began that would claim the lives of more than 800,000 Rwandan men, women, and children and mark the beginning of one hundred days of…