Category: Feb2015

The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Uruguay and Guatemala the first week in March. In Uruguay, the Vice President will lead the U.S. delegation to the Inauguration of His Excellency Tabare Vazquez. Then, in what will be his second visit to Guatemala, the Vice President will hold two days of meetings with the…

WASHINGTON, DC—On Wednesday, February 25th, Vice President Biden will travel to New Hampshire to deliver remarks on the Administration’s economic policies at The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Policy in Concord. The Vice President will also participate in a roundtable discussion at Manchester Community College in Manchester that will focus on…

Today, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco met with French Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve at the White House to discuss opportunities to enhance the strong and ongoing U.S.-French cooperation on countering violent extremism and counterterrorism.  Today’s meeting builds on their January 28 meeting in Paris and reflects the…

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today at the White House with Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard.  Ambassador Rice reiterated President Obama’s message of condolence to Prime Minister Thorning-Schmidt for the February 14 terrorist attacks in Copenhagen.  Ambassador Rice and Foreign Minister Lidegaard discussed our shared efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism, including…

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today at the White House with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.  Ambassador Rice reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the strategic partnership with Egypt and offered condolences to the Egyptian government and people on recent terrorist attacks, including the murders of Egyptian security personnel and civilians in the Sinai…

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with her Israeli counterpart, National Security Advisor Yossi Cohen, at the White House.  They discussed a range of issues of mutual concern, including Iran’s nuclear program, the U.S.-Israel bilateral relationship, and Israeli-Palestinian relations.  The national security advisors agreed to continue close consultations on these and other issues.

On Friday, February 27, President Obama will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House.  President Sirleaf’s visit comes at a time of critical cooperation between the United States and Liberia.  As President Obama announced last week, the United States is moving to the next phase of its Ebola response, which will…

President Obama will host Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall for a meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday, March 19.  The Vice President will join the meeting.  The Prince and The Duchess will visit the United States March 17-20 to engage in activities to promote the United Kingdom’s…

President Obama will host the Amir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, at the White House on Tuesday, February 24.  The President looks forward to discussing with Sheikh Tamim political, economic, and security issues of mutual concern to our two countries.  The United States and Qatar have a long-standing partnership and…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke separately today with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and President Petro Poroshenko to discuss the latest situation in eastern Ukraine. The Vice President again strongly condemned the offensive by Russia-backed separatists in the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, which was directly supported by Russian regular troops operating inside Ukraine in blatant…