Category: Oct2014

Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Morocco, Ukraine, and Turkey during the week of November 17th, 2014. In Morocco, the Vice President will lead the U.S. delegation to the Fifth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakech. In Ukraine, the Vice President will meet with President Poroshenko as well as government and civil society leaders.…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to congratulate the Ukrainian people for holding successful elections in accordance with democratic electoral standards. The Vice President also noted his planned travel to Ukraine the week of November 17, during which the two leaders will have an opportunity to discuss bilateral relations, Ukraine’s…

President Obama called President Dilma Rousseff this morning to congratulate her on her re-election.  The President emphasized the strategic value of our bilateral partnership and reinforced his commitment to deepening our cooperation in areas such as commerce, energy, and other priority bilateral issues through our existing strategic dialogues. President Rousseff thanked the President and affirmed…

North Division High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin 6:46 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Well, it is good to be — (applause) — hold on a second — it’s good to be back in Milwaukee.  (Applause.)  I was saying when I got off the plane, it’s good to be back in the Midwest because it’s…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Mexico and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and flooding during the period of September 15-26, 2014. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain…

WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, December 10, President Obama will host a White House Summit on Early Education. The Summit will bring together a broad coalition of philanthropic, business, education, advocacy and elected leaders, as well as other stakeholders who are committed to expanding access to high-quality early education. This summit builds on the President’s call in…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny to discuss bilateral relations and U.S. support for the political talks in Northern Ireland that began October 16th between the parties represented in the Northern Ireland Executive. The Vice President commended the Irish and UK governments for helping to organize the talks as co-guarantors…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke separately today with Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to express strong U.S. support for political talks that began October 16th between the parties represented in the Northern Ireland Executive. The Vice President underscored the importance of open dialogue and constructive compromise to resolving…

On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I send our condolences to First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba-Sata and family, as well as the people of Zambia, for the loss of President Michael Chilufya Sata. The United States remains committed to our enduring friendship and partnership with Zambia, and strongly supports a peaceful constitutional transition…

The United States is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in Burkina Faso resulting from efforts to amend the constitution to enable the incumbent head of state to seek another term after 27 years in office. We believe democratic institutions are strengthened when established rules are adhered to with consistency. We call on all parties,…