Category: Jul2014

WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, July 28, President Obama will deliver remarks at the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Presidential Summit in Washington, DC.

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Los Angeles, California 1:15 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, L.A.!  (Applause.)  Good to see you! Hello, Los Angeles!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody.  Now, if you’ve got a seat, sit down.  I know that a couple people have been getting overheated.  A tip for you —…

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel Chicago, Illinois 5:09 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hello, Chicago!  (Applause.)  Oh, my goodness.  Look at you guys!  It’s good to be home.  Oh, my God, it is really, really nice to be home.  And the city looks beautiful.  It’s like this every day, right?  No rain.  (Laughter.)  Yes, we’ve been watching. …

The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Washington and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in the area affected by wildfires beginning on July 9, 2014, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief…

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE ON JULY 22, 2014: Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, of Arizona, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of three years, vice Tracie Stevens.

Yesterday evening President Obama called Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo to offer the American people’s congratulations on his election as the next President of the Republic of Indonesia.  The President noted that through this free and fair election, the people of Indonesia have once again shown their commitment to democracy. The President reaffirmed that the United…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Jeffrey Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2015, vice William D. Magwood, IV, resigning. Stephen G. Burns, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years…

Private Residence Los Altos Hills, California 12:00 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  (Applause.)  Oh, no need to stand again.  Sit down.  Thank you so much.  (Applause.) Well, there are two reasons I’m here.  Number one, it’s really nice.  (Laughter.)  The weather is good.  It’s pretty — it’s gorgeous.  The second reason is George and…

Private Residence Los Angeles, California 5:13 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  (Applause.)  Hello, Los Angeles.  Oh, this is a nice looking crowd.  You all got dressed up.  (Laughter.)  Don’t you look cute?  Everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Relax. It is good to be in Los Angeles.  Let me first of all say…

In follow up to the telephone conversation between President Obama and Chancellor Merkel, the respective Chiefs of Staff, Denis McDonough (US) and Peter Altmaier (Germany), accompanied by Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, and Günter Heiss, Head of Directorate-General 6 (Federal Intelligence Service, Coordination of Federal Intelligence Services), Federal Chancellery,…