Lotte New York Palace Hotel New York City, New York 4:46 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Let me begin by just commenting on the events that have unfolded today. This morning, I talked about the fact that there was a person…
Archive: September 19, 2016
Bernard Jacobs Theater New York, New York 4:20 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all so much! (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Look at you all. Hello, everyone. Are you enjoying the show so far? (Applause.) Good, me too. Well, I’m…
Tomorrow, the Administration is announcing a new Federal Automated Vehicles Policy to help facilitate the responsible introduction of automated vehicles to make transportation safer, cleaner, more accessible, and more efficient. The Administration has consistently been committed to enabling innovation and…
The President met today in New York with Premier Li Keqiang of China. The two leaders agreed to continue efforts to narrow differences and expand practical cooperation on regional and global challenges in order to maintain sound development in the…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Elizabeth A. Field, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management, vice Patrick E. Mansfield, resigned. Tina S. Kaidanow, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class…
President Obama spoke by phone today with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya to discuss issues of mutual importance during this week’s UN General Assembly meetings and the strong U.S.-Kenya bilateral relationship. President Kenyatta offered his strong support for the objectives…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Babyn Yar Massacre on September 29, 2016 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, will lead…
Action from Congress urgently needed to provide $1.1 billion in new funding for treatment “During Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, we pause to remember all those we have lost to opioid use disorder, we stand with the courageous…
Lotte New York Palace Hotel New York City, New York 11:23 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I want to say a few words about the explosions that occurred here in New York City and New Jersey and the…
“Despite structural barriers of race and gender, women and girls of color have made real progress in recent years. The number of black women-owned businesses has skyrocketed. Black women have ascended the ranks of every industry. Teen pregnancy rates among…
