The United States condemns in the strongest terms the senseless acts of violence today in Yemen, including the attack against the Presidential Palace compound in Sana’a as well as other attacks in Sana’a and throughout the country. We call on…
Category: Statement and Releases
As Prepared for Delivery— It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you tonight. I want to thank your principal, Mr. Hollier, for that very kind introduction and for his leadership. I also want…
Washington – One week after the launch of Let’s Move! in Indian Country (LMIC), and as part of the regular seasonal harvest, Mrs. Obama and American Indian children began the process of planting the “three sisters”– corn, beans and squash…
Washington, D.C. – Thirty years ago this Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported on the condition that would eventually become known as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Over the past three decades, HIV has emerged as…
Washington, DC – Today, June 2nd , the White House announced that White House Counsel Bob Bauer will return to private practice and that current Principal Deputy Counsel to the President Kathryn Ruemmler will serve as White House Counsel. …
From May 28 to May 31, Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough travelled to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to underscore the United States’ commitment to Afghanistan and to a long-term relationship with Central Asia. In Afghanistan (May 29-31), Mr. McDonough held…
At the request of the President, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan is travelling this week to Sudan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In Khartoum today, Mr. Brennan and Sudan Special Envoy Ambassador…
Vice President Biden met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili today while the two leaders were in Rome to attend the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. Vice President Biden and President Saakashvili discussed our shared interest in security,…
On Wednesday, June 1, 2011, the President signed into law: S. 1082, the “Small Business Additional Temporary Extension of Act of 2011,” which extends the authorizations of the Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer programs until…
Today, on the start of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, President Obama was briefed on federal preparations for the upcoming hurricane season and FEMA’s “Whole Community” approach to disaster management by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate,…
