The twenty-third Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea will be held at Headquarters from 10 to 14 June. Often referred to as “the constitution for the oceans”, the landmark Convention was adopted on 10 December 1982 and entered into force on 16 November 1994. Its 320 articles […]
On Thursday, President Obama is headed Mooresville, North Carolina to see firsthand how one middle school is developing a cutting edge curriculum that embraces technology and digital learning. As soon as that event concludes, we're hosting a national virtual "show and tell" with high tech schools from the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA to Loris Elementary in Horry County, […]
Amb. Susan Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations delivers remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 5, 2013. President Barack Obama announced that Amb. Rice will succeed National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, and Samantha Power, former Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, as the nominee to succeed Rice. […]
Today, President Obama welcomed the Baltimore Ravens to the White House to congratulate the team on its Super Bowl win earlier this year. “I imagine there were times last year when these players were the only ones who knew that they’d make it here to show off this trophy,” President Obama said. Because, during the […]
This past Saturday, more than 11,000 civic activists, technology experts, and entrepreneurs around the country came together for the National Day of Civic Hacking. Civic activists, technology experts, and entrepreneurs in 83 cities developed software to help others in their own neighborhoods and across the country. More than twenty federal agencies took part by submitting challenges […]
Last week I had the pleasure of accompanying my husband Joe on a trip to Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil. In each country, I witnessed the good work of the United States to promote economic growth and development through education and empowerment of women entrepreneurs. Colombia: Vocational Training for At-Risk Young Adults Dr. Biden […]
In this week’s address, President Obama says that the United States Senate will soon take action to fix our broken immigration system with a commonsense bill, and urges lawmakers to act quickly to pass this bill so that we can continue to live up to our traditions as a nation of laws, and also a […]
President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the National Conference on Mental Health in the East Room of the White House, June 3, 2013. Standing with the President, from left, are: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) One […]
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the Affordable Care Act, at the Fairmont San Jose in San Jose, Calif., June 7, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Today President Obama was in California to talk about how the Affordable Care Act benefits people in the state, and across the country. First, for […]
Ed Note: This is a cross post from the blog of dhs.gov. You can find the original post here. Today, I am proud to announce the launch of the redesigned Blue Campaign, the Department of Homeland Security’s unified voice for combating human trafficking. Human trafficking is often hidden in plain sight, even in our own communities. Everyone […]
