1776 Washington, D.C. 11:57 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: So we’re going into the 4th of July weekend and what more appropriate place to be than 1776. (Applause.) This is an incubator for all sorts of tech startups, a lot of…
Archive: July 3, 2014
This afternoon, Vice President Biden dropped by Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken’s meeting with Fuad Hussein, Chief of Staff to Iraqi Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani, and Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Foreign Relations Department. …
Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the crisis in Iraq and other regional issues. The Vice President welcomed the release of some of the Turkish citizens being held hostage by the Islamic…
The President spoke today with Chancellor Merkel of Germany to consult about the situation in eastern Ukraine. The leaders expressed their support for diplomatic efforts to pursue a sustainable ceasefire that would be respected by the separatists and fully supported…
Dr. Jill Biden has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), her second stop on a three-country visit to Africa. Dr. Biden’s trip to the DRC is an opportunity to continue to highlight the importance of girls’ education and…
Vice President Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today to discuss the latest situation in eastern Ukraine and diplomatic efforts to pursue a sustainable ceasefire that would be respected by the separatists and fully supported by Russia, and would…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:50 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see everybody is being so chipper. I’m sure it’s because it’s a Thursday that feels like a Friday, right? That’s good. Before we…
