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
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,…
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…
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,…
Today, I approved a Presidential Policy Directive that takes another major step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with Cuba. This Directive takes a comprehensive and whole-of-government approach to promote engagement with the Cuban government and people, and make…
President Obama believes we need to restore security and opportunity for working Americans with the fundamental values that made our economy the strongest in the world—making sure everyone does their fair share, everyone gets a fair shake, and hard…
“Together, we’ve strengthened your sovereignty, reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act so that tribes can prosecute those who commit domestic violence against women in Indian Country, whether they’re Native American or not. We’ve worked to ensure your right to equal…
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.
