Category: Mar2014

Belgium, France, Germany, the Republic of Korea and the United States, the parties to this joint statement recognize that the ultimate goal of nuclear security is advanced by minimizing highly-enriched uranium (HEU) in civilian use, which is affirmed in the Washington and Seoul Summit Communiqués and is also a key issue on the agenda of…

This gift basket records the intent of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States, to seek enhanced measures to permanently remove nuclear and radiological materials that are out of regulatory control from the global supply chain, while effectively deterring, detecting, and appropriately responding…

More support for educators and increases in student achievement are among signs of progress as anniversary of President Obama’s signature education reform approaches WASHINGTON, DC – In the four years since the Obama Administration announced its first Race to the Top grants, the President’s signature education initiative has helped spark a wave of reform across…

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) As I initially reported on October 14, 2011, and most recently reported on December 13, 2013, the United States is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to help the governments and people of central Africa in their efforts to stop the atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army. In furtherance of…

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag The Hague, The Netherlands 4:06 P.M. CET PRIME MINISTER RUTTE:  Good afternoon.  Making the world safer by preventing nuclear terrorism — that was President Obama’s goal when he made nuclear security an international priority in Prague in 2009.  We have taken a big step in The Hague. I’m proud to present our…

Today’s passage of Medicaid expansion by the New Hampshire House of Representatives marks a major step forward in ensuring that all Americans, including those in New Hampshire, have access to quality, affordable health care.  New Hampshire’s decision to expand Medicaid is about people, not politics. Expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act means that 26,000…

On Tuesday, March 25, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 3771, the “Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act,” which allows taxpayers to accelerate the income tax benefits for certain charitable cash contributions made before April 15, 2014, for the relief of victims in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

Chengdu, China 10:50 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA:  (Applause.)  Ni hao.  It is truly a pleasure to be here at the Number Seven School.  Thank you so much for your warm welcome. Now, before I get started, on behalf of myself and my husband, I want to say that our hearts go out to all those…

Number Seven High School Chengdu, China 11:16 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA:  (Applause.)  Well, I’m very excited to meet all of you.  I am here to learn from you.  I’m very interested to hear all the things you’re doing here at the Number Seven School.  I’m really interested to see how the distance-learning program works here;…

The World Forum The Hague, The Netherlands 3:15 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, thank you very much, Mark.  Let me begin just by saying that — to Prime Minister Rutte and all the people here in the Netherlands who were involved in organizing this summit, you did an extraordinary job.  And I think we would…