Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center Atlanta, Georgia 5:29 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, my goodness! (Applause.) I am so happy to be here in Atlanta! (Applause.) Look at you all! You all sound like you’re already fired up, so…
Archive: September 8, 2014
Booker T. Washington High School Atlanta, Georgia 2:07 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hey! (Applause.) What’s going on? Okay, they’re trying to make me dance some more. I’m not going to dance anymore. (Laughter.) I can only dance because my children…
President Obama spoke with Australian Prime Minister Abbott this evening to discuss the situation in Iraq. The President thanked the Prime Minister for Australia’s contributions to humanitarian air drops in northern Iraq and logistics support of resupply missions. The two…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
