President Obama today convened his National Security Council to discuss the intensification of our campaign to degrade and destroy ISIL. The President was briefed on recent progress by Iraqi security forces in taking back Ramadi, and on ways we and…
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The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Washington and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the…
The President spoke by phone today with President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto to congratulate him on the arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and to review broader security and economic issues. The leaders agreed that two of the most important…
The Vice President led the United States Presidential Delegation to the Inauguration of President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala on January 14th. The Vice President was accompanied by a senior U.S. delegation that included Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Senator…
The Vice President met today with President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala, President Salvador Sánchez-Cerén of El Salvador, and President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras. The leaders discussed their commitments to accelerate the implementation of the Plan for the Alliance of…
On the occasion of the Vice President’s attendance at the inauguration of President Jimmy Morales in Guatemala City, the Obama administration reaffirms its commitment to a multiyear effort to assist the governments of Central America to build a safer and…
The Vice President met today with President Jimmy Morales before his inauguration to congratulate him on his assumption of the presidency of Guatemala. The two leaders discussed a range of important issues in the bilateral relationship, including cooperation in the…
Con ocasión de la asistencia del Vicepresidente a la toma de posesión del Presidente Jimmy Morales en la ciudad de Guatemala, la Administración del Presidente Obama reafirma su compromiso con un esfuerzo que abarcará muchos años para asistir a los…
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack today in Jakarta, Indonesia that killed and wounded several–including law enforcement officers. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the victims of this heinous attack. …
Aboard Air Force One En Route Joint Base Andrews 1:24 P.M. CST MR. EARNEST: I’ll do two quick things, and then we’ll go to your questions. First, as you may have seen in the President’s Twitter Q&A today, the World…
