Hoy, el Presidente Obama se reunió con el Presidente Santos de Colombia al margen de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. Para estrechar la ya robusta e histórica sociedad entre Estados Unidos y Colombia, los presidentes…
Category: Statement and Releases
10:01 A.M. EDT EL PRESIDENTE: Sr. Presidente, Sr. Secretario General, colegas delegados, damas y caballeros: Es un gran honor dirigirme a esta asamblea por segunda vez, casi dos años después de ser elegido Presidente de Estados Unidos. Sabemos…
The President met today in New York with Japanese Prime Minister Kan to discuss the range of economic, security, and other issues facing both nations. The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance, which plays a key…
The small business jobs bill passed today will help provide loans and cut taxes for millions of small business owners without adding a dime to our nation’s deficit. After months of partisan obstruction and needless delay, I’m grateful that Democrats…
Today, the Department of Justice made a filing in a legal challenge to the Don’t Ask, Don’t tell (DADT) policy, as it traditionally does when acts of Congress are challenged. This filing in no way diminishes the President’s firm commitment…
Vice President Biden welcomed British Deputy Prime Minister Clegg today to the White House where the two leaders engaged in wide-ranging discussion over lunch. They discussed the floods and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan and pledged both our countries’ enduring…
The UK and U.S. are committed to ensuring the most effective possible international response to Pakistan’s ongoing flood disaster. We recognize the enormous scale of the devastation and Pakistan’s continuing humanitarian and recovery needs. We welcome the international contributions that…
As the President made clear in his speech to the General Assembly today, the promotion of human rights and democracy is central to his vision of the world we are trying to build. Freedom, justice, and peace in the world…
In his speech before the United Nations General Assembly today, President Obama emphasized civil society’s critical role in open, democratic societies and deplored the increasing number of restrictions on civil society organizations around the world. He called upon the international…
La ley de empleos para pequeñas empresas que fue aprobada hoy proporcionará préstamos y recortará los impuestos para millones de pequeños empresarios sin añadir un centavo al déficit de nuestro país. Después de meses de obstrucción partidista y demoras innecesarias,…
