“So whatever or whoever inspired you to join public service; whether you’re a young person who just signed up because you want to make a difference, or a career employee who has dedicated your life to that pursuit – I…
Category: Statement and Releases
Vice President Biden spoke today with Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic. The Vice President and Prime Minister Plenkovic discussed the importance of the Euro-Atlantic integration of all countries in the Western Balkans. The leaders agreed that progress toward…
On Tuesday, December 13, 2016, the President signed into law: H.R. 34, the “21st Century Cures Act,” which modifies current medical research and drug development and delivery processes; to reauthorize the National Institutes of Health and a number of other…
FACT SHEET: Release of the Joint United States-Canada Electric Grid Security and Resilience Strategy
Today, The White House and the Government of Canada released the Joint United States-Canada Electric Grid Security and Resilience Strategy (Strategy) fulfilling the commitment made in March in their joint statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership to “develop a…
Washington, D.C. 12:45 P.M. EST Q Hello, everybody. Hello to all the patients watching right now. I have the privilege to introduce you to — our First Lady, Michelle Obama, is with us. MRS. OBAMA: Oh, hey, everybody.…
President Obama announced during his March 2016 visit to Argentina that the United States would embark on a comprehensive effort to identify additional records related to human rights abuses committed under Argentina’s dictatorship. In a ceremony to commemorate the victims…
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco today met with British Deputy National Security Advisor Patrick McGuinness and French Presidential Military Advisor Bernard Rogel, her British and French counterparts, respectively. They discussed counterterrorism cooperation, including the…
The United States strongly condemns the decision by President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to ignore the will of the Gambian people in calling for the December 1 election to be nullified. It is imperative that President Jammeh, who previously…
Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines spoke by phone today with First Deputy Director of the National Security Office of the Republic of Korea Cho Taeyong. DNSA Haines conveyed that the United States continues to be a steadfast ally, friend,…
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack today in Istanbul, Turkey, which killed and wounded dozens. The attack appears to have targeted police forces. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their families and…
