East Room 2:40 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thanks so much. Well, good afternoon. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. MRS. OBAMA: And welcome to the White House. It’s good to have you here. I am thrilled that all of you…
Archive: November 19, 2012
Rangoon, Burma 2:39 P.M. MMT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Myanmar Naingan, Mingalaba! (Laughter and applause.) I am very honored to be here at this university and to be the first President of the United States of America to visit…
Parliament Building Rangoon, Burma 11:12 A.M. MMT PRESIDENT SEIN: (As interpreted.) First of all, the entire people of Myanmar, including myself, join me in welcoming here Excellencies — Mr. President, the first ever visit of a U.S. President to…
Aung San Suu Kyi Residence Rangoon, Burma 1:05 P.M. MMT DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI: I would like to say how happy I am to receive President Obama in my country and in my house. The friendship between our…
On behalf of the President, I want to congratulate John Gagliardi on his retirement as the winningest coach in college football history. Over the course of 64 seasons – 60 of them at his beloved Saint John’s – Gagliardi’s 486…
Following the dinner tonight, President Obama called President Morsi of Egypt. The two leaders discussed ways to de-escalate the situation in Gaza, and President Obama underscored the necessity of Hamas ending rocket fire into Israel. President Obama also offered condolences…
Today, at the U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, President Obama and Leaders of the ten ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) states welcomed the launch of the “U.S.-ASEAN Expanded Economic Engagement” (E3) initiative – a new framework for…
On November 19, 2012, President Obama met with the leaders of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) to deepen our diplomatic, economic, security, and people-to-people ties with the key Asian multilateral organization. With a…
President Obama will host President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico at the White House on Tuesday, November 27. The President looks forward to meeting President-elect Peña Nieto and hearing about his vision for leading Mexico over the next six years. …
Aboard Air Force One En Route Phnom Penh, Cambodia 4:33 P.M. ICT MR. CARNEY: All right. Thanks for joining us as we make our way from Burma to Cambodia. I have joining me Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for…
