James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:22 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I apologize for the late start today. Let me do one quick thing at the top, and then we’ll hustle on…
Archive: February 24, 2016
Today I have signed into law H.R. 644, the “Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015,” an Act that is an important milestone to the overall U.S. trade agenda and that will help our workers and businesses to compete…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress. President Obama said, “Michelle and I have known Dr. Carla Hayden for a long time, since her days working at…
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.
“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 …
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
