Building on Over a Half Century of U.S. Leadership Over the past eight years, President Obama has elevated sustainable development to a core pillar of American foreign policy. On Wednesday July 20th, the President will host the White House Summit…
Category: Statement and Releases
On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, the President signed into law: S. 1252, the “Global Food Security Act of 2016,” which provides authorities to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition that are consistent with the Feed the Future initiative.
The President spoke by phone today with Governor Rick Scott of Florida regarding the suspected case of mosquito transmission of Zika announced by the Florida Department of Health. This case would be the first documented Zika infection caused by a…
Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Representative Mark Takai today. Mark was always a fighter. It’s the spirit he brought to more than two decades of public service on behalf of the people of Hawaii. …
Vice President Biden met today with the opposition leader Bill Shorten in Sydney. The two leaders each expressed appreciation for the enduring tradition of strong bipartisan support for the U.S.-Australia alliance in both countries. They also shared perspectives on a…
Please click HERE to view a video on Access to Solar Panels featuring President Obama President Obama is committed to ensuring that every American family can choose to go solar and to cut their energy bills – and that every…
The President spoke by phone today with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and again strongly condemned last week’s attempt to violently remove the democratically-elected civilian government of Turkey and expressed his support for Turkish democracy. The President lauded the Turkish…
Monday, July 18 – Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Dr. Jill Biden has arrived in Blantyre, Malawi as part of her three-country visit to Africa to engage government and civil society partners on issues related to economic empowerment and educational opportunities…
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will promote U.S. climate and environmental goals by leading the U.S. delegation to the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, which will take place July 22-23 in Vienna, Austria. Administrator McCarthy…
I condemn, in the strongest sense of the word, the attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge. For the second time in two weeks, police officers who put their lives on the line for ours every day were doing their…
