Category: May2013

The President and First Lady will host Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, for an official State Visit with a State Dinner at the White House on October 23.  This visit follows the visit of President Rousseff to Washington in April 2012, President Obama’s visit to Brasilia in March 2011, Vice President…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by flooding during the period of April 22 to May 16, 2013. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…

WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, May 29th, the White House convened the nation’s top Hispanic business leaders from across the country for the first-ever Hispanic Business Leaders’ Forum. The event, held in conjunction with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), focused on jobs and the economy. It engaged representatives from the private sector with…

THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, Mr. President.  Thank you all, very, very much.  And, sir, I may need to borrow you hat before this is over. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted to be here and impressed to see such a large crowd.  Everyone I’ve spoken to so far in Rio keeps apologizing for the weather. …

MRS. OBAMA:  (Applause.)  My goodness.  Yes.  Thank you so much.  Rest yourselves because I want you working hard for Ed.  (Laughter.)  So I don’t want you to wear yourself out here. Let me start by thanking our dear friend Ed for that very, very kind introduction.  I think he should say that again with my…

MRS. OBAMA:  (Applause.)  Goodness.  Well, thank you.  Oh, my goodness, it’s good to be here. Of course, I want to start by thanking Tory not just for that kind introduction, but for her generosity.  I know how hard you have worked not just on this event, but on our behalf, and it means the world…

MRS. OBAMA:  (Applause.)  Thank you, everyone.  Oh, my goodness.  Yes!  (Applause.)  It is so good to be here.  It is so good to see all of you.  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Yes!  Yes, we can.  Yes, we can.  We will again and again.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  All right, you all, rest yourselves. …

In his meeting today with 15 Presidents, Prime Ministers and other senior ministry officials from the Caribbean region, Vice President Biden discussed the United States’ commitment to deepening economic collaboration and expanding prosperity and social inclusion in the region.  The leaders also discussed citizen security cooperation and the importance of building safe communities that contribute…

Today, Vice President Biden met with the Prime Ministers, Presidents, and senior ministry personnel from 15 Caribbean nations in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, where they discussed our comprehensive regional partnership to improve citizen security in the Caribbean. Working together in support of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), the United States and the…

National Security Advisor Tom Donilon travelled to Beijing May 26-28 to advance preparations for the upcoming meeting between President Obama and President Xi Jinping in California in early June. Mr. Donilon had constructive and broad-ranging meetings with senior Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping, Vice Premier Wang Yang,  State Councilor Yang Jiechi, National Development and…