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Archive: July 24, 2014

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel Chicago, Illinois 5:09 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hello, Chicago!  (Applause.)  Oh, my goodness.  Look at you guys!  It’s good to be home.  Oh, my God, it is really, really nice to be home.  And the city…

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Los Angeles, California 1:15 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, L.A.!  (Applause.)  Good to see you! Hello, Los Angeles!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody.  Now, if you’ve got a seat, sit down. …

WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, July 28, President Obama will deliver remarks at the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Presidential Summit in Washington, DC.

President Obama spoke with Australian Prime Minister Abbott again this evening to discuss Malaysia Airlines flight 17.  The President thanked Prime Minister Abbott for Australia’s leadership on this issue, including for Australia’s willingness to send investigators to the crash site…

This evening President Obama spoke by phone with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in advance of his meeting tomorrow with the Presidents of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. They followed up on earlier discussions on a coordinated policy addressing the…

President Obama spoke this evening with Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands.  The President recalled the moving images seen around the world as the first victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 returned to the Netherlands and again offered his condolences…

The United States is delighted that Meriam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag is now safe and free and will soon be traveling to the United States. For months, Americans of all faiths kept Ms. Ishag in their thoughts and prayers as Sudanese…

Vice President Biden called President Masum earlier today to congratulate him on his selection and swearing-in as Iraq’s President.  The Vice President and President Masum agreed on the need for Iraqis to unite to address the threat posed by the…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Tom Frieden – Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization Perry L. Holloway –…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of…