Category: Apr2015

State Dining Room 8:14 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Michelle and I are honored to welcome you to the White House as we host our friends, Prime Minister and Mrs. Abe, and as we celebrate the enduring alliance and great friendship between the United States and Japan. I want to begin by paying tribute to two…

Rose Garden 11:30 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Welcome to the White House, everybody.  Please have a seat.  This is one of my favorite days because it gives us a chance to acknowledge some folks who so often are giving so much and, let’s face it, aren’t always getting a lot in return.  Every day, the…

Good evening everyone. It’s wonderful to be back at the Kahlil Gibran Gala. I had the honor of attending five years ago, when I wished the Arab American Institute a happy 25th anniversary. Tonight, I’m proud to extend my best wishes in honor of your 30th year. Should I look forward to seeing you again…

Japan and the United States reaffirm our commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons and to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We commit to work together for a successful Review Conference in New York that strengthens each of the Treaty’s three pillars: nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation, and peaceful uses…

Today the United States and Japan honor a partnership that for seven decades has made enduring contributions to global peace, security, and prosperity.  In this year which marks 70 years since the end of World War II, the relationship between our two countries stands as a model of the power of reconciliation:  former adversaries who…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Vice Admiral Peter V. Neffenger as Assistant Secretary for the Transportation Security Administration at the Department of Homeland Security. President Obama said, “The talent and expertise Vice Admiral Neffenger brings to his new role after more than three decades at the U.S. Coast…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Peter V. Neffenger, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice John S. Pistole, resigned.

Expected Attendees at Tonight’s Japan State Dinner Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight’s Japan State Dinner. Additional details about the State Dinner are available HERE. THE PRESIDENT and MRS. OBAMA HIS EXCELLENCY SHINZO ABE, PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN and  MRS. AKIE ABE Ms. Chitose Abe Ms. Miki Higasa, New York, NY Mr.…

The President today declared a disaster under the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, due to Typhoon Maysak during the period of March 29 to April 1, 2015. The President’s action makes federal funding available for U.S.…

Rose Garden 12:10 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good morning, everybody.  Please have a seat.  Good afternoon.  Konnichiwa.  Once again, it is an honor to welcome my partner and friend, Prime Minister Abe, back to the White House.  I’m told there’s a phrase in Japanese culture that speaks to the spirit that brings us together today. …