Aboard Air Force One En Route Princeton, Indiana 1:09 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: I have a couple of different things to do at the top, and then we’ll go to questions, okay? The first is the United States welcomes…
Archive: October 3, 2014
PRESS BRIEFING BY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY LISA MONACO, SECRETARY OF HHS SYLVIA BURWELL, DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, USAID ADMINISTRATOR DR. RAJ SHAH, AND COMMANDER OF AFRICOM GENERAL DAVID RODRIGUEZ…
On National Manufacturing Day, The President and His Cabinet Will Visit Manufacturers Across the Country U.S. manufacturing is central to the foundation of our economy, and the U.S. manufacturing sector is as competitive as it has been in decades for…
President Obama today announced a new class of recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation—our Nation’s highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. The new awardees…
Deputy National Security Advisor Antony Blinken met with Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak on October 2. They discussed the current situation in Ukraine and stressed the importance of continued United States and European Union support for…
The United States welcomes the Australian government’s deployment of fighter aircraft to participate in airstrikes on ISIL in Iraq as well as its intention to deploy Special Forces to Iraq to advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces. With these deployments,…
The United States condemns the killing of Laurent DuPasquier, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) staff member, caused by shelling yesterday near the organization’s premises in Donetsk, Ukraine. We extend our sympathies and condolences to Mr. DuPasquier’s family,…
Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to follow up on their meeting in New York on September 25. The two leaders discussed ways the United States and Turkey can work together to degrade and…
Michelle and I would like to extend our best wishes to Muslims in the United States and around the world who are celebrating Eid al-Adha, and to congratulate those performing the Hajj this year. As our Muslim neighbors and friends…
The United States strongly condemns the brutal murder of United Kingdom citizen Alan Henning by the terrorist group ISIL. Mr. Henning worked to help improve the lives of the Syrian people and his death is a great loss for them,…
