Category: 2015

The President met today with Chinese President Xi Jinping to reaffirm their shared determination to work together and with others to achieve an ambitious climate agreement at the Paris climate negotiations.  They set priorities for U.S.-China relations in 2016.  The two leaders committed to continue narrowing differences and expanding practical cooperation on regional and global…

President Obama and President Xi met in Paris on November 30 on the opening day of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.  The Presidents recognize that the Paris conference presents a crucial opportunity to enhance action to meet this fundamental climate change challenge.  They recalled and reaffirmed…

President Obama met today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to discuss their efforts to put in place a lasting framework to address global climate change.  The two leaders discussed the urgent threat posed by climate change and reaffirmed their commitment to a successful agreement in Paris.  The leaders agreed that the Paris agreement…

The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) permits visa free travel for 20 million visitors per year to the United States for citizens of 38 program partner countries around the world. VWP utilizes a layered system of security to detect and prevent terrorists, serious criminals, and other potentially dangerous individuals from traveling to the United States.  These…

Last night it was confirmed that four more young children spent their Thanksgiving holiday without their mother and father who were shot and killed by a gunman and hostage-taker in Colorado Springs. Jennifer Markovsky was 34. Beloved daughter and friend. A military spouse. Mother of a young son and daughter. Ke’Arre Stewart was 29. Iraq…

  Today, the White House will announce additional commitments from 73 companies from across the American economy who are joining the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. With this announcement, a total of 154 companies will have signed the American Business Act on Climate Pledge to demonstrate their support for action on climate change and the conclusion of a…

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 The White House * 1:00 PM – First Lady Michelle Obama will host a preview of the 2015 holiday decor at the White House.  After delivering remarks in the East Room, the First Lady will be joined in the State Dining Room by White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford, White House Executive…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Steven Nathan Berk and Judge Elizabeth Carroll Wingo to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “I am pleased to nominate Mr. Berk and Judge Wingo to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia,” said President Obama. “I am confident they will serve…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Steven Nathan Berk, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr., retiring. Elizabeth Carroll Wingo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior…

At a time when continued U.S. leadership in addressing humanitarian crises around the globe is a matter of the greatest urgency, it is critically important that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) be led by an Administrator of the best possible qualifications. That is why we are so pleased that Senators of both parties…