Category: May2015

  President Obama participated in a meeting at the White House with Vice President Biden and Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. They discussed a range of issues, including the campaign to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL and the status of ongoing political initiatives to address the needs of the Iraqi people…

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met today in New York City to exchange views on regional developments. They discussed the devastating humanitarian as well as regional economic costs of continued conflict in South Sudan. They agreed on the need for the international community and South Sudan’s regional partners to…

Lehman College New York City, New York 2:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I just had an opportunity to have a conversation with some outstanding young men — many of them from here in New York, a few of them who have come as distant as California, Boston.  We got some folks from Jersey. I…

Lehman College West Bronx, New York 2:56 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, New York!  (Applause.)  Give Darinel a big round of applause for that introduction.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Everybody, please have a seat.  We are so proud of Darinel.  We want to thank him for being such a great role model…

  Private Residence New York, New York 6:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  No need to do that, no, no, no.  Well, it is wonderful to see so many old friends and a few new ones here today.  I just want to, first of all, thank Leslie and Loida, and…

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Elizabeth Ann Copeland, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Diane L. Kroupa, retired.

  Deputy National Security Advisor Benjamin Rhodes met today at the White House with Burma’s Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Shwe Mann.  Mr. Rhodes and Speaker Shwe Mann discussed the work of the Parliament and current efforts toward democratic reform in Burma, and Mr. Rhodes reiterated the U.S. commitment to deepen our bilateral…

  Atlanta, Georgia May 2, 2015 Thank you, Chad, for that great introduction.  Hello, Atlanta!  I am so proud to be here with all of you tonight. I’d like to start by saying I think Chad is doing a phenomenal job leading HRC.  But, as a mother myself, I think we owe Chad’s parents –…

  WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President reiterated his commitment to expanding access to education, and to spreading the joy of reading to more children and young adults.  Earlier this week the President announced two new efforts that, building on the progress already made by his ConnectEd initiative, will do just that:…

  The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the period of April 2-17, 2015. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in…