James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:24 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you all. For those of you who traveled to New York, welcome back. For those of you who didn’t, it’s nice to see…
Archive: September 26, 2014
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa highlights the urgency for immediate action to establish global capacity to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to biological threats like Ebola. Beginning in his 2011 speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the President…
The United States welcomes today’s decisions in the parliaments of the United Kingdom and Belgium to authorize the use of military force against ISIL in Iraq. The air forces of these two countries will now join those of the United…
The Vice President met this morning with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in New York. The Vice President welcomed our expanding global partnership, including Japan’s contributions to strengthen peacekeeping efforts, address the threat posed by Ebola, and support the…
On Friday, September 26, 2014, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 120, which approves the location of a memorial near the National Mall to honor slaves and free Black persons who served or provided assistance during the American Revolution;…
WASHINGTON, DC – The Vice President announced today that Dr. Colin Kahl will serve as his new National Security Advisor, starting next week. Dr. Kahl comes to the Vice President’s office from Georgetown University, where he’s been serving as an…
Today marks the end of Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s term as Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As Secretary General, he has been a dedicated leader and tireless advocate for the importance of the transatlantic Alliance as the cornerstone…
The United States applauds today’s adoption by the UN Human Rights Council of a resolution in support of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. The second such resolution to be passed by the UN Human…
Vice President Joe Biden met today with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. The two leaders agreed on the need to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the United States and Cyprus. Both leaders welcomed the appointment of UN Special Advisor Espen…
Today, Vice President Joe Biden co-hosted a summit meeting on peacekeeping with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan. …
