Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry met today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to discuss diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as well as support for Ukraine’s economy…
Category: Statement and Releases
At the Munich Security Conference today, Vice President Biden met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic. With all these leaders, the Vice…
Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry met today in Munich with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his accompanying delegation, including the ministers of Finance, Planning, and Interior, to discuss political and security developments in Iraq.…
Today marks the twelfth annual International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). On this occasion, we stand in solidarity with the more than 125 million women and girls alive today who have undergone FGM/C, and we renew…
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Consistent with section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 3043), I transmit herewith the National Security Strategy of the United States. Sincerely, BARACK OBAMA
Fact Sheet: The 2015 National Security Strategy Today, the United States is stronger and better positioned to seize the opportunities of a still new century and safeguard our interests against the risks of an insecure world. The President’s new National…
Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Representative Alan Nunnelee. Alan represented the people of his beloved Mississippi for two decades, first as a state senator and then in Congress. A proud son of Tupelo, Alan…
Vice President Joe Biden met in Brussels today with European Parliament President Martin Schulz and the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament; European Council President Donald Tusk; European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Vice President and High Commissioner for…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Cassandra Q. Butts, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Maria Cancian, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Tony Scott – Federal Chief Information Officer and Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, Office of Management and Budget Ajay…
