Justus Lipsius Building Headquarters of the Council of the European Union Brussels, Belgium 3:35 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. It is good to be here with my great friend and partner, Prime Minister David Cameron. Earlier this afternoon…
Archive: June 5, 2014
Roosevelt Room 11:07 A.M. EDT SECRETARY DUNCAN: We just appreciate you folks making an effort. It’s a really interesting group of people; different backgrounds, different experiences, but with a sort of shared passion to figure out…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Petro Poroshenko, President-elect of Ukraine on June 7, 2014. The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Kevin F. O’Malley, of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland. Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board…
I applaud the strong, bipartisan majority of Senators who today confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell as America’s next Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sylvia is a proven manager who knows how to deliver results, and over her career she has…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: · Kevin F. O’Malley – Ambassador to Ireland, Department of State · Jessie H. Roberson – Member, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety…
This morning, in an op-ed published in Indian Country Today, President Obama announced his upcoming travel to Cannonball N.D. to visit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday, June 13. The President will be accompanied by the First Lady in…
Brussels, Belgium June 5, 2014 1. We, the Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, met in Brussels on 4 and…
The leaders of the G-7 met in Brussels on June 4-5 after the previously scheduled G-8 Summit in Sochi, Russia, was cancelled when G-7 leaders suspended Russia’s participation in response to its violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The…
FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Over farmlands and town squares, atop skyscrapers and capitol buildings, the American flag soars.…
