Today, President Obama will designate the first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean, protecting fragile deep-sea ecosystems off the coast of New England as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. The new national monument – which encompasses pristine underwater…
Category: Statement and Releases
“Adopting the insights of behavioral science will help bring our government into the 21st century in a wide range of ways – from delivering services more efficiently and effectively; to accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy; to helping…
Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of former Arizona Governor Rose Mofford. Rose was once fired from a government position because her boss “felt it was better to have a man in that particular job.” But…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met with Nigeria’s National Security Advisor, Babagana Monguno, at the White House today to discuss opportunities to expand cooperation between the United States and Nigeria. Ambassador Rice welcomed the progress that Nigeria and its…
Under President Obama’s leadership, the multifaceted cooperation between the United States and Israel has reached unprecedented levels. This is particularly true with regard to the security of Israel. The new 10-year security assistance Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Israel is…
The Vice President hosted leading Members of Congress this morning for a breakfast meeting with Burma State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the Naval Observatory. The Vice President and Members welcomed the recent progress in Burma’s democratic transition, discussed…
“We have to make sure all our kids are equipped for the jobs of the future – which means not just being able to work with computers, but developing the analytical and coding skills to power our innovation economy. In…
Today, the President signed an Executive Order which takes note of Côte d’Ivoire’s extraordinary progress since the end of its civil war in 2011, in particular its successful October 2015 presidential election and improvements managing the flow of arms and…
Below, please find an Op-ed written by Dr. Jill Biden and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on President Obama’s America’s College Promise initiative. Today, Dr. Biden is in Los Angeles celebrating the launch of the Los Angeles College Promise program…
At the invitation of President Barack Obama, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is on an official visit to Washington, D.C. in September 2016. During the visit, State Counsellor Daw Aung…
