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Archive: June 26, 2015

­­U.S. Policy on Russia CNAS Annual Conference June 26 2015 Celeste A. Wallander Special Assistant to the President And Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia National Security Council I am especially grateful that CNAS and all of you are…

College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina 2:49 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Giving all praise and honor to God.  (Applause.)   The Bible calls us to hope.  To persevere, and have faith in things not seen. “They were still living by…

Washington Marriott at Metro Center Washington, D.C.  6:49 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Now, there was a beautiful woman standing in front of me — so, press, I’m not making this up — (laughter) — holding…

Rose Garden 11:14 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning.  Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal.  The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Mark Cohen –  Member, Merit Systems Protection Board, and upon appointment to be designated Vice Chairman G. Kathleen Hill – Ambassador…

Today, we mark the anniversary of the United Nations Convention Against Torture, a document that affirms the inherent dignity of all members of the human family.  The United States helped draft the Convention, and we have long sought to eradicate…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period…

The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait, and Tunisia today.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of these heinous attacks, their loved ones, and the people of all three countries.  As…

All marriages, at their root, are about love. Today, the Supreme Court affirmed that simple proposition—supported by a majority of Americans and a majority of our states—by recognizing that men marrying men and women marrying women are guaranteed the same…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Charleston, South Carolina   *Please see below for a correction to the transcript, marked with an asterisk. 12:17 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Welcome aboard Air Force One en route to Charleston,…