September 21, 2016 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Climate Change and National Security By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby…
Archive: September 20, 2016
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 6:06 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good evening, everybody. Welcome to New York. I trust you all have been able to keep yourselves busy the last couple of days. Been a few things going on. …
Today, the White House is announcing that 51 companies from across the American economy have made new, measurable, and significant commitments to aid refugees in the United States and around the world in response to the President’s June Call to…
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco met today with Libyan Prime Minister Fayiz al-Sarraj on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss U.S.-Libyan counterterrorism cooperation and other efforts by the Government of…
The Vice President met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Vice President welcomed the Prime Minister’s participation in President Obama’s Refugee Summit and reiterated his appreciation for…
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco met French Presidential Military Advisor Admiral Bernard Rogel on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on 20 September. Ms. Monaco expressed appreciation for French contributions to…
Today, President Obama joined UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as well as leaders from Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, Jordan, Mexico, and Sweden in hosting the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees, culminating a sustained effort to rally nations to step up their efforts…
The co-hosts of the Leader’s Summit on Refugees, the governments of Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, Jordan, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, jointly declare their support for the following: We have come together in support for the millions of refugees and…
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco met today with Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to discuss the urgent situation in Yemen, the need for a ceasefire, and the peace talks being facilitated by the…
The Vice President met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Vice President congratulated President Poroshenko on completing the IMF review, and also informed him that all policy steps…
