Upcoming Guidance on Holidays at the White House
Friday, November 28, 2014 The White House * North Portico * 11:00 AM – On Friday, November 28, First Lady Michelle Obama will welcome the Official White House Christmas Tree…
Statements to the Press by Vice President Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
Presidential Administration Building Kyiv, Ukraine 3:10 P.M. (Local) PRESIDENT POROSHENKO: (As interpreted) Dear colleagues, dear friends, first of all, I would like to greet everyone on the Day of Freedom…
Statement by the Press Secretary on Holodomor Remembrance Day
Today, we join Ukrainians around the world, including many Ukrainian-Americans, to honor the memory of the millions of Ukrainians starved to death in 1932 and 1933 by the barbaric policies…
Presidential Determination — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
November 21, 2014 Presidential Determination No. 2015-02 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY SUBJECT: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and…
White House Announces New Executive Pastry Chef, Susan Morrison
The White House is pleased to announce that Susan E. “Susie” Morrison will serve as the next White House Executive Pastry Chef. Morrison is the seventh person and first woman…
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Today, the President made the…
Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan
President Obama spoke by phone today with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan to discuss efforts by the United States and Pakistan to advance shared interests in a stable, secure,…
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Vice President Joe Biden met today with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to discuss the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, the Cyprus settlement talks, and energy security. The…
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on the Nairobi-Bound Bus Attack
The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s horrific attack in Kenya by the terrorist group al-Shabaab against innocent civilians traveling aboard a Nairobi-bound bus. We extend our deepest…
Statement by the President on the Passing of Marion Barry
Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Marion Barry. Marion was born a sharecropper’s son, came of age during the Civil Rights movement, and became a…