Category: Jul2014

State Dining Room 3:37 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Well, hello, everyone.  (Applause.)  You guys, sit.  You never know how long to clap for the First Lady in her house, do you?  (Laughter.) Well, welcome to the White House.  I want to start by thanking Annalisa for that very kind introduction, and I want to thank…

Private Residence Seattle, Washington 5:04 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Well, first of all, everybody give Libby a big round of applause.  (Applause.)  Libby is the same age as Malia, and it turns out that they’re both learning how to drive.  So we are — Bruce and Ann and…

Washington, DC – The Office of the Vice President announced today that Melanie Kaye, Director of Communications to Dr. Jill Biden departed the White House.  Kaye is succeeded by James M. Gleeson, who most recently worked in the U.S. House of Representatives. “It has been a pleasure to have Melanie serve as my Director of…

President Obama joined National Security Advisor Rice’s meeting today with Mr. Ed Miliband, leader of the United Kingdom’s opposition Labour Party.  Mr. Miliband was meeting with Ambassador Rice to discuss issues of shared concern, including the situations in Ukraine, Israel/Gaza,  and Iraq. The President and Mr. Miliband affirmed the strong ties that bind the United…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Minnesota and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the period of June 11 to July 11, 2014. Federal funding is available to state and eligible…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020. (Reappointment) Charles H. Fulghum, of North Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security, vice Margaret Ann Sherry, resigned. James L. Huffman, of Oregon, to…

This afternoon, President Obama spoke with Polish President Komorowski to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the upcoming NATO Summit in Wales.  The two presidents exchanged views in advance of the meeting in Warsaw tomorrow of the leaders of nine NATO members from Central and Eastern Europe.  President Obama and President Komorowski agreed on the…

This afternoon, the President and Vice President met in the Situation Room with the President’s Homeland Security Council to discuss the urgent humanitarian situation at the border as well as the comprehensive response that the Administration has implemented at the President’s direction. Today’s meeting took place as preliminary data show that average daily apprehensions of…

South Lawn 11:16 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  I want to make a brief statement about the tragedy in Ukraine.  Before I do, though, I want to note that Secretary Kerry has departed for the Middle East.  As I’ve said many times, Israel has a right to defend itself against rocket and tunnel…

East Room 10:39 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Welcome to the White House, everybody.  I know I’m a little late.  But that’s okay because we’ve got some big business to do here. Many of you have worked for a long time to see this day coming.  You organized, you spoke up, you signed petitions, you sent…