No cabe duda de que la fortaleza del sistema educativo de los Estados Unidos está conectada al éxito académico de los latinos. Debido al cambio demográfico que están teniendo las escuelas de la nación, garantizar una educación adecuada e igualitaria…
Category: Statement and Releases
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AS PART OF HER REACH HIGHER INITIATIVE Monday, October 19 Washington, DC * 11:00AM ET – The First Lady will deliver remarks in the East Room to announce a new public awareness campaign…
Vice President Biden hosted Republic of Korea (ROK) President Park Geun-hye for a lunch meeting today at the Naval Observatory. The Vice President and President Park reviewed recent progress within the U.S.-ROK alliance – bilaterally, regionally, and globally. The two…
Via Telephone 11:55 A.M. EDT MR. PRICE: Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining the call today as we wanted to convene a group to discuss the announcement the President made this morning regarding Afghanistan. First, some ground rules. This…
Today, President Obama called Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve to congratulate her and the Lynx on their victory in the Women’s National Basketball Association Finals. The President recognized the team’s talented players and noted that this win was the…
El Presidente Obama enfrentó grandes obstáculos que Washington ignoró por décadas. Evitó que nuestra economía estuviera al borde del colapso, construyendo a los Estados Unidos desde el medio hacia afuera; incremento las inversiones en la educación desde la cuna hasta…
President Obama took on big challenges Washington had ignored for decades. He brought our economy back from the brink by rebuilding America from the middle out; increased investments in education from cradle to career; made health care and a college…
WASHINGTON, DC – On November 12, 2015, President Barack Obama will award Captain Florent A. Groberg, U.S. Army (Ret), the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Captain Groberg will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving…
I want to offer my heartfelt gratitude to Commissioner Charles “Chuck” Ramsey for his nearly five decades of leadership and service with some of this nation’s largest law enforcement agencies. From Chicago to DC to Philadelphia, Commissioner Ramsey has always…
Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes will travel to Laos October 16-18 and to Burma October 18-20. In Laos, Mr. Rhodes will meet with senior government officials in Vientiane, where he will mark the 60th anniversary of U.S.-Lao diplomatic relations,…
