WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or…
Archive: November 16, 2016
Vice President Biden spoke by phone today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The two leaders underscored the importance of full implementation of the Minsk agreements, and President Poroshenko previewed Ukrainian preparations for the upcoming EU-Ukraine Summit in Brussels on November…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Athens, Greece 2:03 P.M. EET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Please, please have a seat. Thank you. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: Chicago! PRESIDENT OBAMA: Chicago — (laughter.) Hello,…
Today, building on the Administration’s efforts to modernize the way the Federal Government works with cities, counties, and communities — rural, tribal, urban, and sub-urban – the President signed an Executive Order establishing a Community Solutions Council. The Council will…
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS COUNCIL By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Eligibility of the Multinational Force and Observers to Receive Defense Articles and…
