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Category: Statement and Releases

On Tuesday, November 23, 2010, President Obama and Vice President Biden will take their White House to Main Street Tour to Kokomo, Indiana, a community that is turning the corner, in part as a result of innovative investments from the…

Eight days ago, Iraqi political leaders agreed on a framework for a new government to guide their country through the crucial coming years. Since the elections there in March, our administration has said that the Iraqi people deserve a government…

Michelle and I are saddened by the passing of Dr. Margaret Burroughs, who was widely admired  for her contributions to American culture as an esteemed artist, historian, educator, and mentor.  In 1961, Dr. Burroughs founded the DuSable Museum of African-American…

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_68724.htm Context 1. Recognising that stability and prosperity in Afghanistan are of strategic importance to the security of the North Atlantic region, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, after seven years…

President Obama will welcome President Bronislaw Komorowski of Poland to the White House on Wednesday, December 8.  Poland and the United States are essential allies, partnering together around the world to promote peace, prosperity, democracy, and freedom.  We are bound…

We, the Heads of State and Government of the NATO-Russia Council, met today in Lisbon and affirmed that we have embarked on a new stage of cooperation towards a true strategic partnership. We reaffirmed all the goals, principles and commitments…

Today we commemorate 77 years since the tragic events of the “Holodomor,” when millions of innocent Ukrainians perished as a result of the deliberate policies of Joseph Stalin.  Americans join with the Ukrainian people and ethnic Ukrainians around the world…

We, the leaders of the European Union and the United States, met today in Lisbon to re-affirm our close partnership. Our shared values and political experience and our deep economic interdependence constitute an extraordinary resource. As we both face new…

During his November 19-20 trip to Lisbon, President Obama joined NATO allies and partners in three historic meetings to address current and future security challenges around the globe.  The President and NATO leaders secured the ongoing transformation of the most…

WASHINGTON – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente Obama describió como “fundamental” para la seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos la ratificación este año del Nuevo Tratado START. De no ratificarse el tratado este año, no sólo perderíamos a nuestros inspectores…