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Archive: December 2, 2016

December 2, 2016 Presidential Determination No. 2017-04 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 570(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 By the authority vested in me as President…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:20 P.M. EST MR. SCHULTZ:  Good afternoon.  I apologize for a late start.  The last thing I want to do is delay your weekends. Q    You always look at me when you say…

ORDER – – – – – – – REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN AIXTRON SE BY GRAND CHIP INVESTMENT GMBH By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the…

The United States congratulates the people of The Gambia on a peaceful and democratic presidential election that has the potential to mark a new beginning for all Gambians.  We congratulate President-elect Adama Barrow on his victory, and we commend The…

One year ago today, the people of San Bernardino endured the horror of a terrorist attack whose reverberations touched all of America.  The 14 innocent men and women who were taken from us that day had come together to celebrate…

In February of this year, I directed the creation of a nonpartisan Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, charging it with assessing the current state of cybersecurity in our country and recommending bold, actionable steps that the government, private sector, and…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and flooding during the period of October 20-21, 2016.…

The Vice President met last night with President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia in Cartagena, Colombia to discuss bilateral cooperation between the United States and Colombia and the next steps in the Colombian peace process.   The Vice President congratulated President…

Oval Office 11:13 A.M. EST      PRESIDENT OBAMA:  It is a great pleasure for me to be able to welcome the Secretary-General-Designate Guterres to the Oval Office.  He will be assuming a post that obviously has enormous influence and impact…

ORDER – – – – – – – REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN AIXTRON SE BY GRAND CHIP INVESTMENT GMBH By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the…