The Vice President met yesterday with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. The two leaders agreed on the critical importance of the continued implementation of Minsk by all sides of the Ukraine conflict, as well as the need to continue to…
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The Vice President met with President Mauricio Macri of Argentina today on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The two leaders discussed opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties in the coming year, including through increased cooperation on…
We are pleased that the court has rejected petitioners’ attempts to block the Clean Power Plan from moving forward while litigation proceeds. We are confident that the plan will reduce carbon pollution and deliver better air quality, improved public health,…
The President spoke today by phone with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. The President, on behalf of the American people, offered condolences for the loss of German life in the January 12 attack in Istanbul, Turkey. The two leaders discussed…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Missouri and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period…
The Vice President met today in Davos with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi. The Vice President congratulated Iraqi Security Forces on their liberation of Ramadi and pledged continued U.S. support in the counter-ISIL campaign. Both leaders discussed the urgency of…
During his State of the Union address, President Obama focused on America’s future and discussed the progress we’ve made on the economy since 2009. America is in the middle of the longest streak of private-sector job creation in history. Manufacturing…
Vice President Biden met today with Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras. The leaders agreed on the importance of moving forward as quickly as possible on Greece’s economic reforms, including serious discussions with creditors on debt relief. The Vice President…
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks today on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, Pakistan, and on a bus carrying members of the media in Kabul, Afghanistan. These reprehensible attacks, against students and teachers in Pakistan…
Thursday, January 21 Washington, DC * 11:30AM – As part of the Joining Forces initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver remarks at the 84th Winter Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors at the Capital Hilton. Mrs. Obama…
