This afternoon, President Obama met with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to discuss a range of legislative priorities for the fall. The President emphasized his support for their calls for bipartisan budget negotiations to…
Category: Statement and Releases
The United States condemns, in the strongest terms, the unconstitutional seizure of power by elements of the Presidential Security Regiment in Burkina Faso. We call on the responsible parties to release immediately those being detained, order aligned forces to stand…
The United States today announced over $89 million in new humanitarian aid to help people affected by the ongoing conflict in Yemen, where escalating violence has left 80 percent of the country’s population in need of urgent aid. This new…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Robert McKinnon Califf, of South Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Margaret A. Hamburg, resigned. Eduardo Castell, of New York, to be a Member of the…
Today, the President called California Governor Jerry Brown to receive an update on the recent wildfires and express his concern about the devastating impacts on the state of California and its citizens. He expressed his gratitude for the brave firefighters,…
Administration Announcing More than $120 Million to Scale Up Clean Energy in 24 States President Obama and Vice President Biden are committed to promoting smart, simple, low-cost technologies to help America transition to cleaner and more distributed energy sources, help…
President Obama called Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore yesterday to congratulate him and his party on their recent electoral success. The President underscored his admiration for Singapore’s achievements, particularly this year as Singapore celebrates its 50th birthday. President…
President Obama called Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull of Australia yesterday. President Obama thanked Tony Abbott for his strong support and contribution to the U.S.-Australia bilateral relationship and for his partnership on a number of issues of mutual concern. He…
President Obama on November 9, 2015 will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The President looks forward to discussing with the Prime Minister regional security issues, including implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to…
FACT SHEET: U.S. – China Climate Leaders Summit September 15 – 16, 2015 Los Angeles, California The U.S. – China Climate Leaders Summit fulfills a key element of the U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change by Presidents Obama and Xi…
