Earlier this year in a speech at the Department of Justice, I announced a transition that would end the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program as it previously existed and that we would establish a mechanism to preserve the capabilities…
Category: Statement and Releases
Excerpts of the President’s remarks on his meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis are below, from a press conference: Q Mr. President, in your meeting with His Holiness, Pope Francis, did he register any objections with you about the contraception…
Washington, DC—On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 3:30 PM ET, First Lady Michelle Obama will join FoodCorps leaders and local students to plant the White House Kitchen Garden for the sixth year in a row. In 2009, Mrs. Obama planted…
Via Teleconference 2:02 P.M. CET MS. HAYDEN: Thank you so much. Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining. We wanted to get you together for a quick call on statements — you either have these or about to receive — on the…
This afternoon, while traveling in Italy, President Obama convened a conference call with health care navigators and volunteers helping with enrollment efforts and announced that more than 6 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance plans through the…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ———————————————————————————————————————————— FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2014 Statement by the President on the Confirmation of Maria Contreras-Sweet to Lead the Small Business Administration With the bipartisan confirmation of Maria Contreras-Sweet as the…
The United States welcomes today’s passage of the UN Human Rights Council resolution on “promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka, ” which calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to take meaningful action to ensure justice, accountability,…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Dean A. Reuter – Member, Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service Elizabeth Sembler – Member, Board…
The United States has a solemn commitment to the collective defense of all NATO allies. As has been true since we signed the Washington Treaty in 1949, we will respond if the security or territorial integrity of our allies is…
We, the leaders of the European Union and the United States, met today in Brussels to reaffirm our strong partnership. We reaffirmed our shared values of democracy, individual freedom, the rule of law and human rights, and a common commitment…
