State Dining Room 8:19 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, good evening, everyone. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. (Applause.) President Xi, Madame Peng, members of the Chinese delegation — once again, I want to welcome…
Archive: September 25, 2015
Summerhall Field Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Fort Myer, Virginia 3:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Forty-five years ago — in June of 1970 — a telegram arrived in upstate New York at the home of 18-year-old Marty Dempsey. “Congratulations,” it read,…
Rose Garden 12:22 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. I want to once again welcome President Xi back to the White House. We first hosted him here three years ago when he…
The National Zoo Washington, D.C. 10:59 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Well, good morning, everyone. I am so thrilled to be here today as we get ready to name the new baby panda. (Applause.) It’s very exciting. I want to start…
South Lawn 9:22 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning. Ni hao. President Xi, Madame Peng, members of the Chinese delegation, on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. And on behalf of the American people, welcome to…
The Vice President spoke to Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi ahead of their meeting on September 29 at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss regional events. Both leaders reaffirmed their joint commitment to combat ISIL and to further strengthen the…
Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight’s China State Dinner. Additional details about the State Dinner are available here. The President and Mrs. Obama His Excellency Xi Jinping, The President of the People’s Republic of China, and Madame…
The United States and China recognize their shared interest in promoting a strong and open global economy, inclusive growth and sustainable development, and a stable international financial system, supported by the multilateral economic institutions founded at the end of World…
On the occasion of President Xi’s State Visit to Washington, D.C., the United States and China today marked another major milestone in their joint leadership in the fight against climate change with the release of a U.S.-China Joint Presidential Statement…
In November 2014, President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping stood together in Beijing to make a historic U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change, emphasizing their personal commitment to a successful climate agreement in Paris and marking a new era…
