Remarks by the President Honoring Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports Team Members for 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship
3:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Please have a seat. And welcome to the White House. Welcome to all of you and, most of all, it’s great to welcome…
Remarks by the President at League of Conservation Voters Capital Dinner
7:23 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello! Well, it’s good to be back. (Applause.) First of all, I just want to thank Carol Browner, one of my favorite people. We miss…
PROGRESS REPORT: President Obama’s Climate Action Plan
Today – one year after the President laid out his comprehensive Climate Action Plan – the White House released a new report detailing progress towards cutting carbon pollution and protecting…
Readout of Meetings Between Senior Administration Officials and Business Leaders on Climate Change
Yesterday, Counselor John Podesta, Secretary Jack Lew, NOAA Administrator Kathy Sullivan, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy John Holdren met with a…
President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Panama to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Panama City, Panama to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, President-elect of the Republic…
Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Renzi of Italy
The President spoke today with Prime Minister Renzi of Italy about the latest developments in Ukraine. They agreed on the importance of the Government of Ukraine and the separatists continuing…
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore
The Vice President met today with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore at the White House, their third meeting since April 2013. The Vice President and the Prime Minister…
Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice at the White House Forum on Global LGBT Human Rights
It’s great to be here, and particularly great to see such a wonderful collection of faith leaders, human rights activists, private sector representatives and colleagues in government all in one…
Remarks by the President at the President’s Cup Reception
East Room 7:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Well, welcome to the White House. And thank you, Mr. Commissioner, for the introduction. I am joined…
Dr. Jill Biden, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, and U.S. Ambassador Catherine Russell to Travel to Africa
Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone from June 30 – July 7, 2014. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency…