TO IMPLEMENT THE NEPAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Section 915(b) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of…
Archive: December 15, 2016
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:47 A.M. EDT MS. FRIEDMAN: Good afternoon, everyone — or morning — as it is. So before I turn this over to our esteemed CEA Chairman, Jason Furman, to talk about our eighth annual…
South Court Auditorium 2:31 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: My goodness! Hey, everybody. What’s going on? What have you all been doing? You’ve been hanging out a little bit? You guys, sit, sit, sit. Sit down, rest yourselves. AUDIENCE MEMBER:…
South Court Auditorium 2:31 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: My goodness! Hey, everybody. What’s going on? What have you all been doing? You’ve been hanging out a little bit? You guys, sit, sit, sit. Sit down, rest yourselves. AUDIENCE MEMBER:…
On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, the President signed into law: H.R. 3471, the “Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016,” which makes certain changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ automobiles and adaptive equipment program, and amends requirements for the appointment…
This Administration has made clear that an extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, while unnecessary, is entirely consistent with our commitments in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Consistent with this longstanding position, the extension of the Iran Sanctions…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Gregory S. Fehribach – Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board Dorit D. Straus – Member, Cultural Property Advisory Committee…
Vice President Biden spoke separately by phone today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. The leaders reiterated their unwavering support for full implementation of the Minsk agreements and underscored the need to reinstitute a full cease-fire…
President Obama dropped by a meeting today between National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice and outgoing Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. The President thanked Secretary-General Ban for his valuable leadership of the United Nations over the past decade.…
The President spoke by phone today with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to express his condolences for those killed and wounded in last weekend’s terrorist attacks in Istanbul carried out by a wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and…
