James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:06 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  Happy Friday.  Let me do a quick announcement and then we’ll go to our special guest today.   On this…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  1:21 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  If you’ll indulge me, I’ve got a statement at the top before we go to your questions. You’ve often heard me…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:35 P.M. EDT   MR. SCHULTZ:  Good afternoon.  I have one announcement here at the top, and then we will take your questions.     On Monday, President Obama will address the second class…

Safaricom Indoor Arena Nairobi, Kenya  9:45 A.M. EAT MR. EARNEST:  Good morning, everybody.  I appreciate you bearing with us through some of the logistical challenges this morning.  And I know that we’ve got a handful of reporters here in the…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  4:45 P.M. EAT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  Whatever you want to talk about.  You guys go. Q    South Sudan may be helpful, to get a sense of that. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room *Please see below for a correction to the transcript, marked with an asterisk. 12:52 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  I do not have announcements at the top,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk.   1:15 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I brought a special guest to discuss with you the President’s upcoming trip to…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   10:30 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good morning, everybody.  Let me start this day with a prediction — the members of the White House travel pool are going to earn their salaries…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  12:52 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  A lively bunch today.  Let me do two quick announcements, and then I’ll go straight to your questions.     The United States welcomes today’s…

PRESS CALL NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SENIOR DIRECTOR GRANT HARRIS TO PREVIEW UPCOMING VISIT OF PRESIDENT BUHARI OF NIGERIA  Via Conference Call 3:03 P.M. EDT MR. BOOGAARD:  Hi, thanks, everybody, for taking the time to hop on today.  This call will…