State Department 5:58 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. I just met with my National Security Council as part of our regular effort to review and intensify our campaign to destroy ISIL. I want to thank Secretary Kerry…
Archive: February 25, 2016
South Court Auditorium 11:25 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, this is an incredibly exciting time in medicine generally and the biological sciences. And a lot of this traces back to the incredible progress that we’ve made with the human…
President Obama spoke today by phone with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy to discuss the close cooperation between the United States and Italy in defeating ISIL. The two leaders agreed to continue to work closely together to manage the…
Today, Vice President Biden met with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico while in Mexico City to chair the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue. The Vice President congratulated President Peña Nieto on Mexico’s continued progress on economic and energy reforms and…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Donald W. Beatty, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Cameron M. Currie, retired. Donald C. Coggins, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States District…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Lucy Haeran Koh to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. “Judge Lucy Haeran Koh has distinguished herself as a first-rate jurist with unflagging integrity and evenhandedness,”…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Donald W. Beatty and Donald C. Coggins, Jr. to serve on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for…
Transforming our Energy System, Creating Good Paying Jobs, and Saving Americans on their Energy Bills Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), President Obama made the largest single investment in clean energy in history, providing more than…
The U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) is the premier forum for bilateral economic cooperation, promoting mutual economic growth and prosperity, job creation, and global competitiveness for Mexico and the United States. Today, in Mexico City, U.S. Vice President Biden and…
Seven Years After Signing the Recovery Act, President Obama to Highlight Its Transformative Impact on Our Economy Facing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President and Vice President responded aggressively, overcoming near-unanimous opposition from Republicans to successfully…
