East Room 7:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) (Sings) Well… (laughter and applause.) I hope everybody is in the spirit tonight. (Applause.) Bringing some church to the White House. (Applause.) Good evening, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good evening. THE PRESIDENT: …
Archive: April 14, 2015
Oval Office 11:55 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: It is good to welcome once again Prime Minister Abadi to the United States and to the Oval Office. Prime Minister Abadi, when he came into the office, was already facing significant challenges. …
11:04 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Well, looky here, look who we’ve got here. How are you guys doing? AUDIENCE: Good. MRS. OBAMA: Are you excited? AUDIENCE: Yes! MRS. OBAMA: You a little nervous? AUDIENCE: Yes. (Laughter.) MRS. OBAMA: Okay, relax,…
I applaud the Members of Congress from both parties who came together to pass the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Nearly every year for the past 13 years, physicians have faced the possibility of an arbitrary cut in their…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today at the White House with African Union Commission Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. Ambassador Rice commended the African Union’s leadership on global health issues, and the two discussed the need to continue focusing…
The strategic partnership between the United States and the Republic of Iraq spans a wide-range of sectors, consistent with the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement. Below is a selection of key areas of cooperation that demonstrates the expansiveness of this important…
President Obama welcomed Haider Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, and the accompanying delegation to Washington from April 13-16, 2015. The President and the Prime Minister met today at the White House to reaffirm the long-term U.S.-Iraq strategic…
Vice President Joe Biden hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi for a meeting at the Naval Observatory this morning. The Vice President and Prime Minister discussed recent security developments inside Iraq. The Vice President reaffirmed the support of the United…
Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, the Interior, Justice, State, and Transportation, as well as the General…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Glyn T. Davies, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of…
