East Room 8:05 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. (Applause.) Well, good evening, everybody, and welcome to the White House. Over the past seven years,…
Archive: February 24, 2016
Oval Office 4:49 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, trade is a major topic of debate here in the United States and around the world. One area where there should be no debate is that once we’ve set up trade rules,…
Oval Office 4:39 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to congratulate the members of Congress who are standing behind me here today. The bill I’m about to sign is entitled the Judicial Redress Act bill. And what it does…
Oval Office 11:45 A.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it’s wonderful to be back with one of our most stalwart allies in the world, King Abdullah of Jordan, and his delegation. We’ve had, as usual, excellent consultation about the enormous challenges…
State Dining Room 11:21 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: You guys, rest yourselves. Hi! AUDIENCE: Hi! MRS. OBAMA: How are you all doing? AUDIENCE: Good. MRS. OBAMA: This is a nice packed crowd. Welcome to the White House! Yeah, come…
The presidents of El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez Cerén; Guatemala, Jimmy Morales; and Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez; and the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, met in Washington, DC on February 24, 2016 to review joint efforts to promote…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the White House. Ambassador Rice and Foreign Minister Wang affirmed their commitment to expanding practical bilateral cooperation while also addressing and, where possible, narrowing differences.…
On Wednesday, February 24, 2016, the President signed into law: H.R. 644, the “Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015,” which reauthorizes and amends existing authorities as well as establishes new authorities related to various trade facilitation, trade enforcement,…
“I have made rigorous trade enforcement a central pillar of U.S. trade policy, and we have moved aggressively to protect American workers and to improve labor laws and working conditions with tradingpartners across the globe.” President Barack Obama, 5/19/2015 …
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Carla D. Hayden, of Maryland, to be Librarian of Congress for a term of ten years, vice James H. Billington.
