Every year since taking office, President Obama has invited members and allies of the LGBT community to celebrate Pride Month at the White House. Tomorrow, the President will host this event for the fifth time, to bring together national leaders, elected officials, faith leaders, members of the military and veterans community, and local advocates and […]
On Monday, President Obama announced his intent to appoint Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan focusing on labor, women, and families, to the Council of Economic Advisers. His announcement comes on the heels of his appointment of Jason Furman to succeed Alan Krueger as Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). The […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office for the Central African Republic (BINUCA), based in Bangui. Lieutenant General Gaye succeeds Margaret Vogt of Nigeria, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her leadership […]
The United States is a nation of immigrants. And the White House, like nearly every other American office, is full of staffers whose stories started in countries all over the world. We asked some of them to share their own immigration stories, and explain why they think it’s so important to fix our broken immigration […]
President Barack Obama participates in a bilateral meeting with President Ollanta Humala of Peru in the Oval Office, June 11, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Today, President Obama held a bilateral meeting with President Ollanta Humala of Peru. “Peru is one of our strongest and most reliable partners in the hemisphere, President […]
President Barack Obama delivers remarks on immigration reform in the East Room of the White House, June 11, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Today, President Obama spoke about the need for the Senate to pass bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform. A broad, bipartisan and diverse coalition of business, labor, religious and faith leaders as well […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Third International Student Energy Summit in Trondheim, Norway, on 13 June: I am pleased to greet this important forum for sharing ideas, knowledge and innovation, and I commend the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim for hosting it. The leadership of youth is […]
Today, The White House released the Great Gatsby Curve on its Tumblr. “The Great Gatsby.” You’ve probably heard of it — a novel by F. Scott Fitsgerald and now a movie (again) that highlights the inequality and class distinctions in America during the Roaring 20s. But, unless you’re an economist, you’ve likely never heard of The […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is encouraged by the progress made by the parties to the inter-Guinean political dialogue. This is taking place in Conakry with the assistance of the International Facilitator, United Nations Special Representative for West Africa Said Djinnit, and his national […]
On 10 May, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wrote to the President of the General Assembly requesting that the Assembly confirm Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The General Assembly confirmed the nomination on 10 June. Mr. Kituyi will replace Supachai Panitchpakdi, […]
