Category: Mar2014

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the “order”) further expanding the scope of the national emergency I declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014, and expanded in Executive Order 13661…

Vice President Biden spoke today with President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani.  On behalf of the United States, the Vice President extended a Happy Nowruz to the Kurdish people in the region.  He further reaffirmed that the United States remains committed to Iraq and to all Iraqi citizens as they strive to build…

Vice President Biden spoke today with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The two discussed ongoing negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil over oil exports and budgetary matters. The Vice President welcomed progress made toward an interim understanding on these matters, encouraged all parties to continue working toward a permanent framework agreement on oil exports, and emphasized…

Via Conference Call 11:17 A.M. EDT MS. HAYDEN:  Good morning, everyone.  Thanks for joining the call and thanks for your flexibility.  Obviously you just heard from the President about further steps we’re taking in regard to the situation in Ukraine.  I have senior administration officials here on background to talk to you in a little…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order creating a second Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve an ongoing dispute between the Long Island Rail Road Company and some of its employees. The Presidential Emergency Board will provide a structure that allows the two sides to attempt to resolve their disagreements.  In the…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Patrick D. Cannon – Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board Howard A. Rosenblum – Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board Deborah A. Ryan – Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board…

South Lawn 11:05 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  I wanted to provide an update on the situation in Ukraine and the steps that the United States is taking in response. Over the last several days, we’ve continued to be deeply concerned by events in Ukraine.  We’ve seen an illegal referendum in Crimea; an…

Valencia College Orlando, Florida 3:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Valencia!  (Applause.)  Well, thank you so much.  It is great to be back in Orlando.  (Applause.)   I’m glad some of you came to work while a lot of folks are pretending to work and watching — (laughter) — the tournament. I know there must be…

Private Residence Miami, Florida 8:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  Everybody, have a seat, have a seat.  Now, first of all, I think it’s clear that Tracy’s introduction was much better than Alonzo’s.  (Applause.)  Now, the truth is I was a big fan of Alonzo’s before I had a chance to…

We are pleased that today the International Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) accepted the U.S. Candidacy Application at their Board Meeting in Oslo, Norway. Two years ago, at the launch of the Open Government Partnership, President Obama announced the U.S. commitment to implement EITI, an international standard aimed at increasing transparency and…