Category: Apr2015

East Room 7:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  (Sings) Well… (laughter and applause.)  I hope everybody is in the spirit tonight.  (Applause.)  Bringing some church to the White House. (Applause.) Good evening, everybody. AUDIENCE:  Good evening. THE PRESIDENT:  Tonight, we continue one of my favorite traditions here at the White House by celebrating…

On Monday, April 20, President Obama will meet at the White House with Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to consult on a wide range of regional and bilateral issues.  The United States and the United Arab Emirates share strong ties and…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I transmit herewith a report to the Congress with respect to the proposed rescission of Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, April 14, 2015.

Pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the United States, and consistent with section 6(j)(4)(B) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, Public Law 96-72, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), and as continued in effect by Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001, I hereby certify, with respect to the rescission of the…

Today, the President submitted to Congress the statutorily required report and certifications indicating the Administration’s intent to rescind Cuba’s State Sponsor of Terrorism designation. Cuba was designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1982 due to its efforts to promote armed revolution by organizations that used terrorism.  Once designated, a country remains a State Sponsor…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Glyn T. Davies, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Thailand. Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the…

Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, the Interior, Justice, State, and Transportation, as well as the General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Small Business Administration, and the Social Security Administration. …

Vice President Joe Biden hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi for a meeting at the Naval Observatory this morning. The Vice President and Prime Minister discussed recent security developments inside Iraq. The Vice President reaffirmed the support of the United States and the international community for Iraq’s efforts to reclaim its territory from ISIL. The…

President Obama welcomed Haider Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, and the accompanying delegation to Washington from April 13-16, 2015.  The President and the Prime Minister met today at the White House to reaffirm the long-term U.S.-Iraq strategic partnership based on mutual respect and common interests and their shared commitment to the U.S.-Iraq…

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today at the White House with African Union Commission Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.  Ambassador Rice commended the African Union’s leadership on global health issues, and the two discussed the need to continue focusing on Ebola until we get to zero cases.  Ambassador Rice reaffirmed that the United States…