The President spoke today by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders discussed the situation in Syria and agreed on the urgency of continued efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL, and to disrupt ISIL’s capacity to conduct…
Category: Statement and Releases
The threat of wildfire is increasing in the United States. In 2015, over 68,000 wildfires in the United States burned more than 4,636 structures and ten million acres—the highest number of acres burned on record. The annual estimates on structure loss due…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE STABILIZATION OF IRAQ On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes…
Friday, May 20th Washington, DC * 11:00AM ET – As part of her Let’s Move! initiative and as honorary chair of the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), First Lady Michelle Obama will keynote the Building a Healthier Future Summit…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Chief Judge Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood to continue to serve on the United State District Court for the District of Guam. “Chief Judge Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood has had a distinguished legal career and I…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Carole Schwartz Rendon to serve as U.S. Attorney. “Through her dedication and accomplishments in public service, Carole Schwartz Rendon has distinguished herself as one of the best and brightest her profession has to…
Deputy National Security Advisor Benjamin J. Rhodes met on May 17 at the White House with Vietnamese-American civil society leaders and other non-government leaders working on human rights, governance reform, and rule of law in Vietnam to discuss the President’s…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Carole Schwartz Rendon, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years, vice Steven M. Dettelbach, resigned. Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood, of Guam, to be Judge…
We’re making more workers eligible for the overtime that you’ve earned. And it’s one of the single most important steps we can take to help grow middle-class wages. President Barack Obama, La Crosse, WI, July 2, 2015 Every week, millions…
