Category: Mar2014

1. We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission met in The Hague to reaffirm our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. 2. International law prohibits the acquisition of part or all of another…

Filing Center 9:00 P.M. CET SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  So I’ll just give a readout of the meeting and go through some of the key points in the statement, and take a couple of questions. So, first of all, the President hosted the meeting and led the discussion.  He kicked it off with opening comments about…

In a telephone call today, the Vice President spoke with Romanian President Traian Basescu about tensions in Ukraine and the broader region as a result of Russia’s military actions.  The two leaders consulted on next steps to support Ukraine, including to the OSCE monitoring mission, as well as the need to intensify sanctions against Russia…

Today, the President declared an emergency in the State of Washington and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from flooding and mudslides beginning on March 22, 2014, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate…

Gallery of Honor The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands 10:49 A.M. CET PRIME MINISTER RUTTE:  Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Netherlands.  Welcome to Amsterdam.  And, Barack, welcome to this very special location. We are standing here on historic grounds, surrounded by the finest paintings that Holland has produced and only a stone’s throw away from…

U.S. Ambassador’s Residence The Hague, The Netherlands 12:48 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA:  (In progress)– We have made incredible strides over these past several decades, and I know that President Xi and I are both committed to continuing to strengthen and build a new model of relations between our countries. I want to, first of all,…

Since I signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the share of Americans with insurance is up, and the growth of health care costs is down, to its slowest rate in fifty years – two of the most promising developments for our middle class and our fiscal future in a long time. More Americans with…

We were saddened to learn of the passing of former Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez of Spain.  As the first elected prime minister after the restoration of democracy, Prime Minister Suarez was instrumental in helping Spain transition to a more pluralistic society, free market economy, and parliamentary system of government.  He helped Spain become the nation…

American Embassy Beijing, China 10:09 A.M. CST AMBASSADOR BAUCUS:  Zăoshàng hăo.  We’re very honored that all of you are here.  And it’s most appropriate that we’re — talked about education — and, more specifically, how we can help each other get that — of educating each other, helping each other and learning from each other’s…

J.W. Marriott Los Angeles LA Live Los Angeles, California 7:41 P.M. PDT DR. BIDEN:  Thank you, Chad, for that kind introduction.  Joe and I are so proud to be with you tonight, and you are doing a phenomenal job leading HRC.  (Applause.) Hello, Los Angeles, my name is Jill Biden.  (Applause.)  I am with you…