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Archive: August 3, 2016

EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 13675 TO EXPAND MEMBERSHIP ON THE PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws…

August 3, 2016 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT:          Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Section 4 and                        …

Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C. 3:28 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Everybody, please sit down, sit down.  Everybody, sit down.…

State Dining Room   8:10 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good evening, everybody.  Nearly 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson welcomed to the White House the first prime minister of a newly independent Singapore — a man he hailed as “a…

Today, the Vice President met in his Ceremonial Office with law enforcement leaders from across the country to continue the discussion about how we can better build improve trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The Vice President…

The Vice President spoke today with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to discuss the latest political and security developments in Iraq.  Both leaders underscored the critical importance of sustaining  momentum in the fight against ISIL and reviewed ongoing efforts to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the President made grants of commutation of sentences to the following 214 individuals: Timothy Adams – Hartsville, SC Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base (crack); Middle District of North Carolina…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  **Please see correction marked by an asterisk below. 11:44 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good morning, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  You’ll have to bear with me a little bit today.  I’m fighting off…