East Room 2:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please, be seated. Welcome to the White House. It has been said that true courage is “a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to incur…
Archive: May 13, 2014
Room 350 Eisenhower Executive Office Building 12:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Have a seat. Have a seat. Well, it’s wonderful to see all of you. Some of you I’ve had the chance to get to know…
In late 2012, armed groups began a rebellion that sparked a period of devastating instability, lawlessness, and anarchy in the Central African Republic (CAR) that led to the overthrow of its government in early 2013. Escalating violence and human rights…
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the “order”) declaring a national emergency with respect to the unusual…
This afternoon, President Obama joined National Security Advisor Susan Rice’s meeting with Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Jarba and the Coalition delegation. President Obama and Ambassador Rice reaffirmed that Bashar al-Assad has lost all legitimacy to rule Syria and has…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:45 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Hello, everyone. Thanks for being here. It’s great to see you. I think if we close the door back there we’ll get less of an echo. Before I begin,…
