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Archive: June 28, 2013

Radisson Blu Dakar, Senegal 9:52 A.M. GMT   PRESIDENT OBAMA:  As all of you saw, I just had a wonderful opportunity to visit this expo and meet some remarkable men and women who are helping us meet an urgent challenge…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornado, and flooding during the period of May…

Today my Administration announced that, for the first time in history, we will be making important federal employee benefits, including healthcare and retirement benefits, available to eligible married gay and lesbian couples and their families.  This is a critical first…

Since coming into office in 2009, President Obama has made global food security a foreign policy priority.  At last year’s Camp David G-8 Summit, President Obama joined with other G-8 leaders, African heads of state, the African Union and private…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Johannesburg, South Africa 11:22 A.M. GMT THE PRESIDENT:  I just want to emphasize how important the work that we’re doing on agriculture is and I hope you got a sense from those folks who…