Category: Apr2014

Fort Campbell Campbell, Kentucky 1:10 P.M. CDT DR. BIDEN:  Thank you, everybody.  Go ahead and sit, sit.  I just wanted to say thank you for having me here, and Michelle here, today. I am a military mom.  Our son Beau was deployed to Iraq for a year in 2008, just before we were elected.  So…

Fort Campbell Campbell, Kentucky 11:35 A.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you, guys.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Good morning.  And it is truly a pleasure for me to be here today. I want to start by thanking Sergeant Wanless for that very kind introduction, and, more importantly, for his service to our country both in…

One-Stop-Shop Connects Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and their Spouses to Employers At today’s anniversary celebration of Joining Forces, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden announced the launch of a new integrated employment tool to connect veterans and service members with employers, and to help translate military skills into the civilian workforce.  The Veterans…

Akasaka Palace Tokyo, Japan 10:33 A.M. JST PRIME MINISTER ABE:  (As interpreted.)  On behalf of the government and the people of Japan, I would like to sincerely welcome President Obama as our state guest. At the outset, I would like to once again express my heartfelt gratitude for the assistance from the United States in…

Rada Kyiv, Ukraine 10:03 A.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, Mr. Ambassador.  And I want to thank my colleagues for bringing me back home.  For 36 years I sat in our legislature, and I used to actually have this seat in our — I was the chairman of our committee.  Thank you for making…

Cabinet of Ministers Club Kyiv, Ukraine 1:40 P.M. (Local) VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Mr. Prime Minister, let me begin by thanking you both for your hospitality, but much more importantly for the incredible leadership you’ve shown under very, very, very difficult circumstances. We just celebrated Easter, and Easter is supposed to be a season of peace,…

Oso Firehouse Oso, Washington 4:13 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, good afternoon, everybody.  I just had a chance to tour some of the damage from last month’s mudslide.  And, most importantly, I had a chance to spend some time with the families whose loved ones have been lost.  I also had a chance to thank…

Today, the President declared a major disaster in the State of Indiana and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of January 5-9, 2014. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…

We are horrified by reports out of South Sudan that fighters aligned with rebel leader Riek Machar massacred hundreds of innocent civilians last week in Bentiu.  Images and accounts of the attacks shock the conscience: stacks of bodies found dead inside a mosque, patients murdered at a hospital, and dozens more shot and killed in…

South Lawn 10:34 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, hello everybody.  Is everybody having fun?  (Applause.)  Happy Easter.  This is the biggest event that we have at the White House all year long and it is our most fun event, because we have a chance to see families from all across the country coming through here. …