CESAR CHAVEZ DAY, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On Cesar Chavez Day, we celebrate one of America’s greatest champions for social justice. Raised into the life…
Archive: March 27, 2014
The United States welcomes the preliminary agreement between the Government of Ukraine and International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff on a loan program of $14-18 billion. This represents a powerful sign of support from the international community for the Ukrainian government,…
FACT SHEET: The Administration’s Proposal for Ending the Section 215 Bulk Telephony Metadata Program
On January 17, 2014, President Obama gave a speech at the Department of Justice on his Administration’s review of certain intelligence activities. During this speech, he ordered a transition that would end the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program as…
Earlier this year in a speech at the Department of Justice, I announced a transition that would end the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program as it previously existed and that we would establish a mechanism to preserve the capabilities…
Excerpts of the President’s remarks on his meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis are below, from a press conference: Q Mr. President, in your meeting with His Holiness, Pope Francis, did he register any objections with you about the contraception…
Washington, DC—On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 3:30 PM ET, First Lady Michelle Obama will join FoodCorps leaders and local students to plant the White House Kitchen Garden for the sixth year in a row. In 2009, Mrs. Obama planted…
Via Teleconference 2:02 P.M. CET MS. HAYDEN: Thank you so much. Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining. We wanted to get you together for a quick call on statements — you either have these or about to receive — on the…
This afternoon, while traveling in Italy, President Obama convened a conference call with health care navigators and volunteers helping with enrollment efforts and announced that more than 6 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance plans through the…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ———————————————————————————————————————————— FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2014 Statement by the President on the Confirmation of Maria Contreras-Sweet to Lead the Small Business Administration With the bipartisan confirmation of Maria Contreras-Sweet as the…
The United States welcomes today’s passage of the UN Human Rights Council resolution on “promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka, ” which calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to take meaningful action to ensure justice, accountability,…
