Category: 2015

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Todd C. Chapman, of Texas, 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 Republic of Ecuador. Steven Michael Haro, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Margaret Louise Cummisky, resigned.…

Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of author, philosopher, and activist Grace Lee Boggs. Grace dedicated her life to serving and advocating for the rights of others – from her community activism in Detroit, to her leadership in the civil rights movement, to her ideas that challenged us all to lead…

Mount Saint Mary’s University Emmitsburg, Maryland 11:29 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:   Thank you.  Craig, thanks for that introduction, but more importantly, thank you for the outstanding work that you and your team do all across the country every single day.  For those of you who know Craig, you know that he is cool under pressure,…

WASHINGTON, DC – En el mensaje de esta semana, el Presidente enfatizó que tenemos que hacer todo lo posible para fortalecer el crecimiento económico y la creación de empleo. Esta semana, a pesar de que más de la mitad de los republicanos en el Congreso votaron a favor de cerrar el gobierno por segunda vez…

Hace 50 años, al pie de la Estatua de la Libertad, el Presidente Johnson firmó el Acta de Inmigración y Naturalización (INA). Esta nueva ley bipartidista puso fin a un injusto sistema de cuotas, prohibió la discriminación basado en país de origen y oficialmente reconoció el papel que juega nuestro sistema migratorio para reunir a…

Fifty years ago, at the foot of the Statute of Liberty, President Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).  The new, bipartisan law ended an unfair quota system, prohibited discrimination based on country of origin, and officially recognized our immigration system’s role in reuniting families and attracting skilled workers, all of whom help fuel…

The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding beginning on October 1, 2015, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to…

On behalf of the American people, I extend my deepest condolences to the medical professionals and other civilians killed and injured in the tragic incident at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz.  The Department of Defense has launched a full investigation, and we will await the results of that inquiry before making a definitive…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President emphasized that we need to do everything we can to strengthen economic growth and job creation.  This week, despite the fact that more than half of Republicans in Congress voted to shut down the government for the second time in two years, Congress managed to pass…

President Obama spoke by phone with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia yesterday primarily to discuss the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to concluding TPP soon. President Obama also thanked Prime Minister Turnbull for Australia’s support to the counter-ISIL coalition, and they agreed to stay closely coordinated as issues…