The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Matthew beginning October 4, 2016, and continuing. The…
Category: Statement and Releases
Stony Island Arts Bank Chicago, Illinois 2:58 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Chicago! (Applause.) It’s good to be home. Welcome to the South Side. South Side! And it is always good to be friends — to be friends with so…
The President yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Matthew beginning October 3, 2016, and continuing. Federal funding…
The President yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Georgia and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Matthew beginning October 4, 2016, and continuing. Federal funding is…
Sunday, October 9—Monday, October 10, 2016 Dr. Jill Biden has arrived in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Joined by Catherine M. Russell, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Dr. Biden will engage government and civil society partners on issues related…
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the deadly terrorist attack today against a military checkpoint in southeastern Turkey that left many dead, including civilians, and scores more wounded. We also condemn the senseless motorcycle bomb attack near a…
We are deeply disturbed by reports of today’s airstrike on a funeral hall in Yemen, which, if confirmed, would continue the troubling series of attacks striking Yemeni civilians. U.S. security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check. Even…
WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, October 11, the President will travel to North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, to participate in a student forum hosted by ESPN to discuss the My Brother’s Keeper initiative and the role…
I send my warmest congratulations to my friend, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, on being chosen as the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. I admire the extraordinary courage and dedication President Santos has demonstrated throughout the peace…
On Friday, October 7, 2016, the President signed into law: H.R. 1475, the “Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act,” which authorizes the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation to construct a Wall of Remembrance at the site of the Korean War…
