Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Solar Impulse Solar-Energy-Powered Plane Event, in New York, 9 July: This is a sunny day at the United Nations. Many people romanticize the sun in music and poetry. Our guests today harness the power of the sun to soar through the skies. I welcome Solar […]
Watch this video on YouTube One of the President’s first priorities after taking office in 2009 was to bring a government built for the 20th century into the 21st century. Over the last four years, we’ve made great progress to advance this goal, thanks in large part to the integration of new technologies and innovations […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Population Day, to be observed on 11 July: As a staunch advocate of the education, health and rights of girls, and an enduring believer in the power of young women to transform our world, I welcome the focus of this year’s World Population Day on […]
Watch the West Wing Week Google+ Hangout: The First Lady spent her Saturday morning at an online town hall in South Africa, connecting students in the United States with students there on a Google+ Hangout. Singer and songwriter John Legend and singer and actress Victoria Justice joined the Hangout from Los Angeles and Houston to […]
Watch the West Wing Week Google+ Hangout: The First Lady spent her Saturday morning at an online town hall in South Africa, connecting students in the United States with students there on a Google+ Hangout. Singer and songwriter John Legend and singer and actress Victoria Justice joined the Hangout from Los Angeles and Houston to […]
This week more than 7,800 candidates will become citizens at more than 100 ceremonies across the country and around the world. Obama Administration officials participated in ceremonies which were part of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ annual celebration of Independence Day. On July 4, to celebrate our nation’s birth, White House Chief of […]
While more work remains to be done, today’s employment report provides further confirmation that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression. It is critical that we remain focused on pursuing policies to speed job creation and expand the middle class, as we continue to dig our way […]
This week, the First Family traveled to Africa, for a three country, four stop visit that started in Dakar, Senegal and ended in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with stops in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa sandwiched in between. There were drums and dancing, crowds and ceremonial pomp and circumstance, meetings, forums, summits and town […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is following with growing concern the latest developments in the unfolding crisis in Egypt. While some of those arrested have now been released, others are still being detained. There are also worrying reports about failure to apply due […]
This week, the First Family traveled to Africa, for a three country, four stop visit that started in Dakar, Senegal and ended in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with stops in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa sandwiched in between. There were drums and dancing, crowds and ceremonial pomp and circumstance, meetings, forums, summits and town […]
