Category: September2014

Nordea Concert Hall Tallinn, Estonia 4:00 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Hello, Estonia!  Tere Eesti!  Thank you, Oskar, for your wonderful introduction and for representing the talent and the energy and the optimism of today’s Estonia, especially its young people.  And Oskar is sitting next to his father, and…

Via Telephone MRS. OBAMA:  Oh, thanks so much, Bradley.  Hello, everyone.  Thank you all for taking time to join us on this call today. Let me start by once again thanking Bradley Cooper for not just that very kind introduction but for his outstanding work on this issue.  He has just been incredible.  He has…

Today, CVS took a significant step in stopping the sale of tobacco products in their stores and kicking off a smoking-cessation campaign. As one of our country’s largest retailers and pharmacies, the newly-named CVS Health is setting a powerful example that we hope others in the industry will follow. CVS’s actions will not only help…

Dr. Jill Biden will travel to the United Kingdom and Switzerland from September 12th to September 16th. During her visit to London, Dr. Biden will join athletes representing the United States at the Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans. This is part of Dr. Biden’s ongoing…

3:22 P.M. EEST PRESIDENT ILVES:  Let me just say that it has been a genuine honor and pleasure to host this multilateral meeting of President Obama, President Grybauskaitė and President Bērziņš here in Tallinn today, a day before the NATO Summit.  American engagement in our region’s security runs deep.  Twenty years ago, Russian troops left…

Tallinn Airport Hangar Tallinn, Estonia 4:48 P.M. EEST PRIME MINISTER RÕIVAS:  Mr. President; Commander of the Estonian defense forces; company of the U.S. “Sky Soldiers,” Scouts Battalion, Charlie Company; ladies and gentlemen — it’s my great pleasure and great honor to welcome you, Mr. President, together with your soldiers here in Tallinn. I stand here…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk about bilateral as well as U.S.-EU relations, the NATO summit, and the crisis in Ukraine. The Vice President congratulated Prime Minister Tusk on his election as the President of the European Council, and discussed our shared agenda for strengthening U.S.-EU ties by completing…

From September 7-9, 2014, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice will travel to Beijing, China, for meetings with senior Chinese officials, including State Councilor Yang Jiechi, to consult on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues.  She will underscore the United States’ commitment to building a productive relationship between our two countries in advance…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Slovak President Andrej Kiska today about bilateral relations, the NATO summit, and the crisis in Ukraine.  The Vice President noted the strong bilateral relationship between Slovakia and the United States, and congratulated President Kiska on Slovakia’s Constitution Day on September 1.  The Vice President also reaffirmed the United States’…

Today, the President authorized the Department of Defense to fulfill a Department of State request for approximately 350 additional U.S. military personnel to protect our diplomatic facilities and personnel in Baghdad, Iraq.  This action was taken at the recommendation of the Department of Defense after an extensive interagency review, and is part of the President’s…