The President and Mrs. Obama announced today that their daughter Malia will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017 as a member of the Class of 2021. Malia will take a gap year before beginning school. ###
Category: Statement and Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente volvió a hacer un llamado para que los Republicanos del Senado de los Estados Unidos le concedan al Juez Merrick Garland una audiencia y voto justo. Han pasado 45 días desde…
On Friday, April 29, 2016, the President signed into law: H.R. 1670, the “National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015,” which directs the Architect of the Capitol to place a chair in the United States Capitol honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing…
The Vice President met with Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi today. The Vice President thanked Prime Minister Renzi for Italy’s contributions to promoting stability in Iraq and Libya. The leaders discussed the need to improve intelligence sharing with and…
Michelle and I extend our best wishes to members of the Orthodox Christian community here in America and around the world as they observe Holy Friday and the Feast of the Resurrection. For Orthodox Christians, this is a time to…
~President Obama Establishes Federal Interagency Reentry Council~ An estimated 70 million or more Americans have some kind of criminal record. Each year, more than 600,000 individuals are released from Federal and State prisons, and millions more are released each year…
Nearly 200 nursing schools and more than 50 pharmacy schools commit to prescriber training Washington, DC—Today during an event at the White House, ten individuals from across the country will be honored as “White House Champions of Change” for their…
The Vice President met today with Vatican State Secretary Pietro Parolin. The leaders discussed the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities across the Middle East, with a focus on the abuses perpetrated by ISIL in Iraq and Syria. The…
“I’m only here because this country gave me a chance through education. We are here today because we believe that in America, no hardworking young person should be priced out of a higher education. This country has always made a…
The President yesterday declared a disaster under the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as amended, due to ongoing severe drought. The President’s…
