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Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay 4:32 P.M. HAST      THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  Merry Christmas!  Mele Kalikimaka!  Happy New Year!  Happy Hanukkah!  We just want to — hope you guys are having a great holiday.  And it is wonderful to see all of you.      This is one of our favorite things to…

Michelle and I extend our warmest wishes to families across the country celebrating Kwanzaa this holiday season. Today begins a week-long celebration of African-American heritage and culture through family and community festivities. Kwanzaa’s seven principles – unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith – are also shared values that bind…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President and First Lady wished Americans a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. They celebrated the values of the season, and in that spirit of gratitude honored all the brave men and women in uniform fighting to keep us safe, as well as the families that stand by…

11:25 A.M. HAST MRS. OBAMA:  Hi, Anthony?  Is it Anthony?  Hello? ANTHONY:  Yes. MRS. OBAMA:  Hi, Anthony!  It’s First Lady Michelle Obama.  I’m here at NORAD, I’m helping them track Santa this evening.  Are you staying up late trying to figure out where Santa is? ANTHONY:  No! MRS. OBAMA:  What are you doing? ANTHONY:  Just…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Burkina Faso to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President-elect of Burkina Faso, on December 29, 2015. The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Department of State, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Idaho and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe storm and straight-line winds on November 17, 2015. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…

During this season of Advent, Christians in the United States and around the world are preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.  At this time, those of us fortunate enough to live in countries that honor the birthright of all people to practice their faith freely give thanks for that blessing.  Michelle and I…

We express our deepest condolences to the families of the six U.S. service members killed and to all of those injured in today’s Taliban attack near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and their loved ones.  The United States condemns this cowardly attack on members of the…

Goal 1: Strengthen Domestic Capacity to Combat MDR-TB. Each year in the United States, around 100 individuals are diagnosed with MDR-TB and health authorities must follow up with every patient to ensure appropriate treatment and to determine if others have been infected and require treatment or preventive services. Goal 1 activities will help prevent TB drug…