Category: Nov2014

East Room 2:34 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Hello, everyone.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Please.  Well, welcome to the White House.  (Laughter.)  You guys having fun? AUDIENCE:  Yes! MRS. OBAMA:  I am, too.  Well, we’re back again for the 2014 winners of the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards.  Yay!  (Applause.)  It’s good stuff.…

South Court Auditorium 3:40 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Look who I have with me!  (Applause.)  I have Doc McStuffins with me!  Everyone, isn’t it exciting?  (Applause.) How are you guys doing out there?  What’s going on? CHILD:  Nothing! MRS. OBAMA:  Nothing?  Are you sure?  (Laughter.)  How many people love Doc McStuffins?  (Applause.)  Tell me, what…

International Convention Center Yanqi Lake — Beijing, China PRESIDENT OBAMA:  (In progress) — have shown us last night’s events were spectacular, and this is a extraordinary setting for our meeting.  And I very much appreciate the work that you’ve done to develop a very productive agenda during this year’s APEC meeting. I’d like to say…

Great Hall of the People Beijing, China 11:20 A.M. CST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, Mr. President, it is a pleasure to be back in China. I congratulate you and the people of China for hosting a successful APEC Summit. I am grateful for your outstanding hospitality and the honor of this state visit. This is the…

Great Hall of the People Beijing, China PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Xi, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen — thank you for your extraordinary hospitality and the honor of this state visit, which is a reflection of the deep ties between our countries and our peoples. I’m told that one of your great Chinese authors once wrote,…

Great Hall of the People Beijing, China 12:17 P.M. CST PRESIDENT XI:  (As interpreted.)  Honorable President Obama, distinguished guests, dear friends from the press, good morning.  First of all, I wish to once again warmly welcome President Obama to China for this state visit. Over the past two days, I had a constructive and productive…

Myanmar International Convention Center Naypyitaw, Burma 12:45 P.M. MMT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you very much, Mr. President.  It is a great pleasure to be back in this beautiful country and to once again have the opportunity to consult closely with all of our ASEAN partners. Today, I’m looking forward to continuing to build on the…

ParliamentaryResource Center Naypyidaw, Burma 4:49 P.M. MMT PRESIDENT OBAMA:Well, I just had an excellent roundtable discussion with members of parliament as well as the speaker of the lower and upper chamber — I may not be describing the term properly — as well as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who I will have an opportunity…

Presidential Palace Naypyitaw, Burma 10:05 P.M. MMT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to thank once again President Thein Sein for welcoming us, not only for the excellent arrangements that were made for the EAS and the U.S. ASEAN Summit, but also the opportunity to exchange ideas face-to-face. In part because of President Sein’s leadership, the…

U.S. Embassy Rangoon, Burma 3:14 P.M. MMT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I’ve just had an opportunity to speak with an excellent cross-section of civil society organizations here in Myanmar -– women’s organizations, organizations focused on rule of law, we have the press association, the press council represented here, organizations championing the rights of the disabled, labor…