James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction marked with an asterisk. 1:10 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. It’s nice to see you on this Monday afternoon. We…
Archive: July 28, 2014
On background from a White House Official: This morning, the President will participate in a town hall with 500 exceptional young people who participated in the inaugural Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, an initiative he announced in 2013 as…
Today, in front of 500 exceptional young leaders, President Obama will announce the renaming of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in honor of Nelson Mandela. He will also announce that the United States intends to double the number…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: · Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein – Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Department of State President Obama said, “I…
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…
President Obama spoke today with Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Hollande of France, Chancellor Merkel of Germany, and Prime Minister Renzi of Italy. The five leaders discussed next steps concerning the crisis in Ukraine, efforts to achieve…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Kingdom of Belgium to attend the World War I Centennial Commemoration in Liege on August 4, 2014. The Honorable John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army, will…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Thomas Frieden, of New York, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, vice Nils Maarten Parin Daulaire, resigned. Perry L. Holloway, of South Carolina, a Career…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state, local, and tribal recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of…
Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk about Ukraine’s economic reforms, the situation in the east, the investigation into the MH-17 tragedy, and U.S. bilateral assistance to Ukraine. Prime Minister Yatsenyuk underscored Ukraine’s commitment to advancing…
