President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Mexico City, Mexico, to attend the inauguration of His Excellency Enrique Peña Nieto as President of the United Mexican States on December 1, 2012. The Honorable Joseph R.…
Category: Statement and Releases
President Obama will host Prime Minister Boyko Borissov at the White House on Monday, December 3. The President welcomes the opportunity to discuss a broad range of bilateral and regional issues during their Oval Office meeting, including Bulgaria’s leadership in…
I welcome the final approval of the Cobell settlement agreement, clearing the way for reconciliation between the trust beneficiaries and the federal government. While Elouise Cobell, the named plaintiff in this case is no longer with us, her legacy will…
Deputy National Security Advisor Denis R. McDonough will travel to Bogota, Colombia November 26-27 and to Honduras November 27-28. In Colombia, Mr. McDonough will co-chair a meeting of the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Strategic Security Dialogue with Colombian Minister of Defense Juan…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Sandy during the period of October 26 to November 8,…
Millions of women and girls around the globe face violence in their homes and neighborhoods, their schools and workplaces, refugee camps and conflict zones. We have made progress in addressing this violence, and our Administration has taken unprecedented steps…
President Obama attended the East Asia Summit (EAS) on November 20 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as part of the Administration’s continued focus on rebalancing its engagement in Asia to reflect the economic and strategic importance of this dynamic region. As…
The United States condemns today’s terrorist attack on a bus in Tel Aviv. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those injured, and with the people of Israel. These attacks against innocent Israeli civilians are outrageous. The…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Maryland and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Sandy during the period of October 26 to November…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 19 November 2012 1. We, the Heads of State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the…
