Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Travel to Germany
In late April, President Obama will travel to Germany to participate in the Hannover Messe – the world’s largest trade show for industrial technology – and to meet Chancellor Angela…
Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S.-ASEAN Summit
As the President announced in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last month, he will host leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year. The summit will take place at Sunnylands…
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Ned Price on the Arrest of Journalists in Ethiopia
Having welcomed developments in Ethiopia earlier this year–including the release of several detained bloggers–that suggested increased protections for the fundamental right of free expression, we are deeply concerned by the…
Marco Rubio promises to reverse Obama’s Action on Guns
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has promised to reverse President Obamas executive action on guns as soon as he gets into office. In an address Sunday night in New Hampshire,…
The President says that Trump is “exploiting” Americans
Obama’s wide ranging interview at the end of December 2015 with NPR covered a number of topics, which included his strategy for fighting ISIS, the elections, the climate in Paris…
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House
On Thursday, February 4, 2016, the President will welcome President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House for an official working visit. The leaders will hold a bilateral…
Obama speaks at climate summit
The president was one of the guests who gave a speech at the COP21 conference to outline his vision of the future of the planet. The summit saw 147 speakers…
Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on the Republic of Korea-Japan Agreement on “Comfort Women”
The United States congratulates the Governments of Japan and the Republic of Korea on reaching an agreement, which they have made clear “finally and irreversibly” addresses the tragic treatment of…
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Official Visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
President Obama and the First Lady will welcome Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and his wife, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, to the White House for an Official Visit with a State…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1321, S. 2425
On Monday, December 28, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 1321, the “Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015,” which prohibits the manufacture and introduction into interstate commerce of rinse-off cosmetics…