State Dining Room 4:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Please have a seat. Bobby Kennedy once said, “On this generation of Americans falls the full burden of proving to the world that we really mean it when we say…
Archive: September 25, 2014
United Nations Building New York City, New York 12:30 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome President el-SiSi to New York and to the United States. And I’m very much looking forward to this opportunity to share ideas. Obviously,…
United Nations Building New York City, New York 9:57 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to extend a warm welcome to Prime Minister Desalegn and his delegation. When I spoke previously at the Africa Summit about some of the…
Vice President Biden met today with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about bilateral relations and the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The Vice President thanked Turkey for hosting and providing humanitarian aid to large…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Jill Appell – Member, Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations C. Fred Bergsten – Member, Advisory Committee for Trade Policy…
Vice President Biden met today with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. They discussed political, diplomatic, and security developments in Iraq. The Prime Minister discussed his government’s national program and commitment to address longstanding political disputes as part of an effort to…
The President spoke briefly today with President Erdogan from Air Force One to discuss our work together to counter the threat posed by ISIL in Iraq and Syria, including steps we can take to advance our already strong cooperation. The…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Michigan and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and flooding during the period of August 11-13,…
United Nations Building New York City, New York 11:15 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for bringing us together today to address an urgent threat to the people of West Africa, but also a potential threat to the…
Aboard Air Force One En Route Andrews Air Force Base **Please see below for a correction to the transcript, marked with an asterisk. 2:58 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I don’t have any announcements at the top, but…
