This week, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are celebrating the 5th anniversary of their Joining Forces initiative. Today, USAA debuted an online feature highlighting Joining Forces and the First Lady and Dr. Biden, which will be featured…
Category: Statement and Releases
Today, Vice President Biden chaired the U.S.-Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit in Washington, D.C. The Summit, which gathered Caribbean and Central American heads of government and energy ministers, multilateral development banks, the private sector, and other international partners, caps off the…
Today, on Yom HaShoah, we solemnly remember the six million Jews and the millions of others murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. On this day, we honor the memory of the millions of individuals – the mothers and daughters,…
The Vice President met with President Juan Carlos Varela of Panama today on the margins of the U.S.-Caribbean and Central American Energy Summit in Washington, D.C. The leaders discussed their joint commitment to advancing energy integration in Central America and…
“From the moment students enter a school, the most important factor in their success is not the color of their skin or the income of their parents, it’s the person standing at the front of the classroom… America’s future depends…
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Mr. President:) 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 in…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 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. 17011706,…
On World Press Freedom Day, we thank the journalists around the world without whom democracy could not flourish and whose courageous work helps hold authorities to account. These are the men and women who work to ensure that debate on…
The Vice President met today with President Salvador Sánchez-Cerén of El Salvador, President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala, and President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras. The leaders discussed their progress in meeting the agreements outlined in the Blair House Communique of…
The President and his Administration are committed to doing everything possible to assist local and state efforts to help the people of Flint in this crisis. At the direction of President Obama, there has been an all-of-government response to this…
