President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea to congratulate him and the Korean people on his great election victory and their peaceful, democratic transition of power. President Trump and President Moon agreed…
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President Donald J. Trump met today with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia, following on the visit of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Moscow last month. President Trump emphasized the need to work together to end the conflict in…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO YEMEN On May 16, 2012, by Executive Order 13611, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701‑1706,…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC On May 12, 2014, by Executive Order 13667, the President declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, vice John Daniel Tinder, retired. Matthew Bassett, of Tennessee, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice…
President Donald J. Trump today announced his third wave of Federal judicial appointments. These appointments follow the successful nomination and confirmation of Justice Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States and the nomination of Judge Amul…
President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President-elect Emmanuel Macron of France to congratulate him on his victory in the May 7th French presidential election. President Trump emphasized his desire to work closely with President-elect Macron in confronting shared challenges,…
The Vice President met today with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili at the White House. The two leaders affirmed the strength of the U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership that has continued to grow stronger for 25 years and emphasized the importance of…
On Monday, May 8, 2017, the President signed into law: H.R. 534, the “U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act,” which authorizes the Secretary of State to take such actions as necessary for the United States to rejoin…
