President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Benin to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Patrice Talon, President-elect of the Republic of Benin, on April 6, 2016. The Honorable D. Bruce Wharton,…
Category: Statement and Releases
I commend Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state of New York for taking the historic step of creating a paid family leave program in the state and raising its minimum wage to support New York’s working families. This action means…
Obama Administration Releases Scientific Assessment on Impact of Climate Change to Human Health in the United States Today, delivering on another commitment in the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Obama Administration released a new final report called The Impacts of…
Vice President Biden spoke with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras this morning, ahead of the White House Celebration of Greek Independence Day. The leaders agreed to continue working closely on European migration challenges as Greece begins today to implement the…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SOMALIA On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536, I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.…
WASHINGTON, DC – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente habló desde la Cumbre de Seguridad Nuclear sobre una de las amenazas más grandes hacia la seguridad global – terroristas apoderándose de una arma de destrucción masiva, como una arma nuclear.…
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 The White House * 1:30 PM – The First Lady will welcome students from across the country as well as NASA representatives to plant the White House Kitchen Garden for the eighth year in a row,…
The threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism remains one of the greatest challenges to international security, and the threat is constantly evolving. We, the leaders, gathered in Washington, D.C. on the first day of April, 2016 on the occasion of…
The Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (Global Partnership) was launched at the 2002 Kananaskis G8 Summit as a 10-year, $20 billion initiative to prevent terrorists, or states that support them, from acquiring or…
The United Nations (UN) has a significant role in strengthening nuclear security worldwide. UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1540 and the International Convention on the Supression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) constitute key elements of the international legal framework…
