TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Twenty years ago, our Nation came together to declare our commitment to end violence…
Archive: September 8, 2014
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:41 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for the lengthy delay in advance of today’s briefing. A lot of news to get through. So since there’s so much going on, Julie,…
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) As I reported on August 8 and 17 and on September 1, 2014, U.S. Armed Forces have conducted targeted airstrikes in Iraq for the limited purposes of stopping the advance on Erbil by the…
President Obama looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to the White House on September 29-30, 2014. The two leaders will discuss a range of issues of mutual interest in order to expand and deepen the…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michael P. Botticelli, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, vice R. Gil Kerlikowske, resigned. Seth B. Carpenter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Donald C. Pogue, retired. Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for…
WASHINGTON, DC – In the afternoon of Monday, September 15, 2014, President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins and to Army Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat for conspicuous gallantry. Command…
The President called Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi today to congratulate him and the Iraqi people on the approval of a new Iraqi government. The President applauded the efforts of Prime Minister Abadi and other Iraqi leaders in forming a…
Following her September 6 visit to Sana’a, Yemen, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco traveled to Saudi Arabia and Jordan from September 7 – 8 at President Obama’s request to consult with key allies in…
President Obama spoke today with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the need for greater international assistance to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. President Obama thanked the Secretary-General for recent steps taken by the United Nations to…
