Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hiroshima, Japan 5:45 P.M. JST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Seventy-one years ago, on a bright, cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed. A flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a…
Archive: May 27, 2016
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Iwakuni, Japan 4:02 P.M. JST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Konnichiwa! AUDIENCE: Konnichiwa! PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is great to be here. Thank you so much. I got to tell you, during my visit to…
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Iwakuni, Japan 4:02 P.M. JST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Konnichiwa! AUDIENCE: Konnichiwa! PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is great to be here. Thank you so much. I got to tell you, during…
To know Cassandra Butts was to know someone who made you want to be better. And Michelle and I were fortunate enough to count her as a friend for most of our adult lives. Cassandra and I met as law…
Wednesday, June 1st The White House * 11:00AM ET— First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Ten institutions from across the country will receive the highest award given to museums and libraries…
Vice President Biden spoke today with President Poroshenko of Ukraine. The Vice President congratulated President Poroshenko on the release of Ukrainian pilot and Rada member Nadiya Savchenko and called for the release of all Ukrainians unlawfully detained in Russia. The…
G7 Ise-Shima Summit, 26-27 May 2016 Preamble We, the leaders of the G7, met in Ise-Shima on 26 and 27 May 2016 to address major global economic and political challenges. Global growth remains moderate and below potential, while risks of…
The President met with the other leaders of the G-7 in Ise-Shima, Japan on May 26-27 to advance major global economic and political priorities, guided by a set of common values including freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and respect…
