Category: January 2014

January 15, 2014 PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE/PPD-27 SUBJECT: United States Conventional Arms Transfer Policy Conventional weapons have continued to play a decisive role in armed conflict in the early 21st century and will remain legitimate instruments for the defense and security policy of responsible nations for the foreseeable future. In the hands of hostile or irresponsible…

In his twenty-three years in the United States Congress, Jim Moran has pushed to create jobs and economic opportunity for hardworking Virginians and has consistently demonstrated a commitment to growing a strong American economy.  And because of Jim’s leadership, our brave service members and veterans are better protected, our civil service is stronger, and our…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Honduras to attend the inauguration of His Excellency, Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, President-elect of the Republic of Honduras. The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation: The Honorable Lisa Kubiske, United States Ambassador to…

Today, the President met with members of the Senate Democratic Caucus. The group discussed their shared goals for 2014, and the President expressed his desire to continue to work together to advance a number of our priorities for the year to strengthen our economy, create jobs and build the middle class. The President has declared…

On Wednesday, January 15, 2014, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 106, which provides fiscal year 2014 appropriations for projects and activities of the Federal Government through Saturday, January 18, 2014.

Cabinet Room 11:04 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  I’m glad to be able to pull together my Cabinet for the first official Cabinet meeting of the year, and I want to wish everybody a wonderful New Year. We’ve got a lot to do in 2014.  As I’ve said before, this is going to be a year…

East Room 3:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello!  (Applause.)  Everybody, please have a seat.  Have a seat.  Welcome to the White House.  Actually, for these guys, it is welcome back to the White House — (applause) — after being back-to-back world champions, the Miami Heat. Now, one of the cool things about this job is…

Aboard Air Force Two 1:48 A.M. IST SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  All right.  Good evening, guys.  By my count, it’s 1:48 in the morning.  We’ve been up for 36 hours straight, so I reserve the right to revise and extend any remarks I make and to demure on any questions that are too complicated for me…

The United States condemns the decision taken by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari to place a wreath at the grave of  Imad Mugniyah, a former leader of Lebanese Hezbollah responsible for heinous acts of terrorism that killed hundreds of innocent people, including Americans.  The inhumane violence that Mugniyah perpetrated – and that Lebanese…

This afternoon, the President and Vice President met with governors from the National Governors Association Executive Committee in the Roosevelt Room. The President discussed the importance of his administration serving as an active partner with states to move the ball forward on a number of issues, including strengthening our economy, increasing economic mobility and tackling…