1:50 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hello, everyone. Welcome. Have you all been here for a little bit? It’s good to have you. Welcome to the White House. And thank you all for your outstanding work every day on behalf of…
Archive: May 27, 2014
East Room 12:13 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House Science Fair! (Applause.) I love this event. (Laughter.) This is one of my favorite things all year long. Before I begin, I want to recognize some people who…
Villanova University Commencement Villanova, Pennsylvania Father Donohue, thank you for that honor. Thank you, Dr. Hicks, for that very kind introduction. Good afternoon, everyone! It’s wonderful to be here at Villanova to celebrate such an important day with each one…
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, May 29, President Obama will host a Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit at the White House, where he will be joined by young athletes, parents, coaches, academics and experts, athletes, military service members,…
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – ENDING IMMUNITIES GRANTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ AND CERTAIN OTHER IRAQI PROPERTY AND INTERESTS IN PROPERTY PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 13303, AS AMENDED By the authority vested in…
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear 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”) terminating the prohibitions contained in section 1 of…
Rose Garden 2:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. As you know, this weekend, I traveled to Afghanistan to thank our men and women in uniform and our deployed civilians, on behalf of a grateful nation, for the extraordinary…
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States and Afghanistan have partnered together to respond to threats to international peace and security and to help the Afghan people chart a secure, democratic, and prosperous future. Since President Obama…
President Obama called President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine today to congratulate him on his victory and offer the full support of the United States as he seeks to unify and move his country forward. The President stressed the importance of…
Via Conference Call 1:51 P.M. EDT MS. LUCAS MAGNUSON: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining the call. This is to describe the President’s announcement at 2:45 p.m. about Afghanistan. As a reminder, this call is on background and information…
