*Please see below for a correction and clarification, marked with asterisks. 1:16 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. Glad you braved the cold to make it to the White House today. I don’t…
Archive: February 20, 2015
President Obama will host Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall for a meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday, March 19. The Vice President will join the meeting. The Prince and The Duchess will…
On Friday, February 27, President Obama will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House. President Sirleaf’s visit comes at a time of critical cooperation between the United States and Liberia. As President Obama announced last week,…
President Obama will host the Amir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, at the White House on Tuesday, February 24. The President looks forward to discussing with Sheikh Tamim political, economic, and security issues of mutual…
Vice President Joe Biden spoke separately today with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and President Petro Poroshenko to discuss the latest situation in eastern Ukraine. The Vice President again strongly condemned the offensive by Russia-backed separatists in the Ukrainian town…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the White House. Ambassador Rice congratulated Foreign Secretary Jaishankar on his recent promotion to Foreign Secretary and affirmed that she looks forward to working with…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today at the White House with Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Dayri. Ambassador Rice expressed the United States’ condolences for the horrific attacks and resulting deaths today in eastern Libya and all those who…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today at the White House with Pakistani Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. Ambassador Rice commended the role played by Pakistan’s delegation, which Minister Khan led, at the White House-hosted Summit on…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with the United Nations’ Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. Mr. de Mistura updated Ambassador Rice on his efforts to achieve a freeze in Aleppo and expanded on his February 17…
This is great news for the parties involved in the negotiation and a huge relief for our economy – particularly the countless American workers, farmers, and businesses that have been affected by the dispute and those facing even greater disruption…
