Konstantinovsky Palace St. Petersburg, Russia 12:30 P.M. MSK MR. RHODES: Hey, everybody, I have with me a special guest star, Evan Medeiros, who’s our Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the NSC. He can take some additional questions on…
Archive: September 6, 2013
Building on their June 8 accord on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Sunnylands, President Obama and President Xi agreed at their bilateral meeting as a next step to establish a contact group under the Montreal Protocol on HFCs to consider issues related…
The Leaders and Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America made the following statement on the margins of the Group of 20 Nations Leader’s…
Linked below are official G20 documents: Saint Petersburg Leaders Declaration Saint Petersburg Action Plan Tax Annex to the Saint Petersburg Leaders Declaration
The G-20 is the world’s premier forum for economic cooperation – where Leaders representing economies generating more than 80 percent of global GDP assemble around the table to address the world’s most important and difficult economic challenges. This year’s St. Petersburg…
Today, President Obama reached separate agreements with the G-20 and with China to combat global climate change by addressing the rapid growth in the use and release of climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Two statements on HFCs were released today, one in…
In a candid and cordial first meeting held on the margins of the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, National Security Advisor Rice and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ushakov reviewed the state of U.S.-Russian relations and discussed areas of future cooperation. …
Reebok, DC Public Schools Make Commitments to Getting Kids Active Through Let’s Move! Active Schools
Mrs. Obama joined Shaquille O’Neal, Allyson Felix and Dominique Dawes to applaud new commitments and urge additional school districts to join at LetsMoveSchools.org Washington, DC – Today, First Lady Michelle Obama visited Orr Elementary in Washington, DC for a back…
President Obama will welcome to the White House the Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, on Friday, September 13. The United States and Kuwait have a strong relationship, reflecting our common strategic interests, close defense…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Gina S. Farrisee – Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Megan H. Mack – Officer for Civil…
