President Obama spoke by phone today with United Nations Secretary-General-designate António Guterres to congratulate him on his recent election and affirm that the United States will work closely with him when he assumes leadership of the United Nations on January…
Category: Statement and Releases
Today, President Obama will travel to Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C. to announce that America’s high school graduation rate has reached a record new high of 83.2 percent. The high school graduation rate has risen steadily over…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in the Oval Office, Vice President Joe Biden delivered the Cancer Moonshot report to the President and the American public. The report summarizes the work of the Cancer Moonshot Task Force since its creation in January,…
For several years, the United States has worked tirelessly to find a global solution to phasing down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). This super polluting greenhouse gas, used in air conditioners and refrigeration, can be hundreds to thousands…
Today, in another major milestone for international climate action, nearly 200 countries reached an agreement to phase down the potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). At the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali, Rwanda,…
Indigenous women and girls across North America endure alarmingly high levels of marginalization, exclusion, discrimination, violence, exploitation, and abuse. At the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS) in Ottawa on June 29, 2016, the governments of Mexico, Canada, and the United…
On Friday, October 14, 2016, the President signed into law: S. 246, the “Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act,” which establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children.
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I am pleased to sign into law S. 246, the “Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act,” which will create the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children.…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Meghan Flanz – Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Carla A. Harris – Chairperson, National Women’s…
President Obama today convened his National Security Council to review progress in the campaign to degrade and destroy ISIL and efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people. The President’s team highlighted our continued prosecution, together with our global…
