Remarks by President Obama at the Leaders’ Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 10:53 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, heads of state and government. Last year, here at the United Nations, I…
FACT SHEET: White House Summit on Offshore Wind
Convening State and Industry Leaders; Supporting Strategies for the Long-Term Development of a Clean and Abundant Energy Resource Along All U.S. Coasts Two years ago, President Obama released his vision…
Remarks by President Obama at Luncheon Hosted by Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 1:52 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. As always, this lunch comes right after I have spoken. And I think the Secretary General…
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Modi of India After Bilateral Meeting
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:19 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a great pleasure to meet…
Remarks by President Obama at U.N. Peacekeeping Summit
Trusteeship Council Chamber United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 3:09 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. Mr. Secretary General, heads of state and government, distinguished representatives. The word “peacekeeping”…
Readout of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco’s Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Sinirlioglu
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco met today with Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss…
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis
Vice President Biden met today with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, European security, anti-corruption, energy security, and the European migration crisis. The leaders discussed ways…
Declaration of Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping
The Governments of Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan,…
FACT SHEET: U.S. Support to Peace Operations 2015 Leaders’ Summit on UN Peacekeeping
Today, President Barack Obama hosted a Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping culminating a year-long effort to address critical gaps in peacekeeping missions, initiated by a leader level summit co-hosted last year…
Remarks by President Obama to the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 10:18 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies…