NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michael P. Botticelli, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, vice R. Gil Kerlikowske, resigned. Seth B. Carpenter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of…
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NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Donald C. Pogue, retired. Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for…
WASHINGTON, DC – In the afternoon of Monday, September 15, 2014, President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins and to Army Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat for conspicuous gallantry. Command…
The President called Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi today to congratulate him and the Iraqi people on the approval of a new Iraqi government. The President applauded the efforts of Prime Minister Abadi and other Iraqi leaders in forming a…
Following her September 6 visit to Sana’a, Yemen, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco traveled to Saudi Arabia and Jordan from September 7 – 8 at President Obama’s request to consult with key allies in…
President Obama spoke today with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the need for greater international assistance to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. President Obama thanked the Secretary-General for recent steps taken by the United Nations to…
President Obama spoke with Australian Prime Minister Abbott this evening to discuss the situation in Iraq. The President thanked the Prime Minister for Australia’s contributions to humanitarian air drops in northern Iraq and logistics support of resupply missions. The two…
Yesterday, at the direction of the President and in coordination with the Government of Iraq, the U.S. military conducted airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions in Iraq, in support of Iraqi Security Forces’ efforts to…
In advance of his remarks on Tuesday to commemorate next Saturday’s 20th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, Vice President Biden penned the following op-ed in Delaware’s The News Journal. http://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2014/09/06/hard-fight-end-violence-women/15199597/ The hard fight to end violence against women…
The President spoke with Afghan presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani on Saturday. The President emphasized the importance of concluding a deal on the national unity government as soon as possible in the interest of shoring up…
