EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ATROCITY PREVENTION AND RESPONSE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is…
Archive: May 18, 2016
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FEDERAL RISK MITIGATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the Nation’s resilience…
Ben Rhodes Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor “Remarks on Burma Policy” As Prepared for Delivery Center for New American Security May 17, 2016 Let me begin by making clear that we wouldn’t be where…
The President spoke today by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders discussed the situation in Syria and agreed on the urgency of continued efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL, and to disrupt ISIL’s capacity to conduct…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Ysaÿe M. Barnwell – Member, National Council on the Arts Daniel Becker – Member, Board of Directors of the State Justice…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Carole Schwartz Rendon, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years, vice Steven M. Dettelbach, resigned. Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood, of Guam, to be Judge…
Deputy National Security Advisor Benjamin J. Rhodes met on May 17 at the White House with Vietnamese-American civil society leaders and other non-government leaders working on human rights, governance reform, and rule of law in Vietnam to discuss the President’s…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Carole Schwartz Rendon to serve as U.S. Attorney. “Through her dedication and accomplishments in public service, Carole Schwartz Rendon has distinguished herself as one of the best and brightest her profession has to…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Chief Judge Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood to continue to serve on the United State District Court for the District of Guam. “Chief Judge Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood has had a distinguished legal career and I…
Friday, May 20th Washington, DC * 11:00AM ET – As part of her Let’s Move! initiative and as honorary chair of the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), First Lady Michelle Obama will keynote the Building a Healthier Future Summit…
