Ed. note: You can always keep up with Secretary Chu through his Facebook page. Before joining President Obama in China on Monday, I am visiting India, another crucial partner for the United States as we meet the challenge of climate change and help speed the transition to a clean energy economy. India has three times […]
The President looks back at a week where we honored those who serve on Veterans Day, and mourned those we lost at Fort Hood. He discusses the review he has ordered into the Fort Hood incident, and pledges to stand by our servicemen and women, as well as our veterans, as his most profound responsibility. […]
Ed. Note: Learn more about Darienne’s work here at the White House in a New York Times audio slideshow. In my family, military service is tradition. My grandfathers were infantry and airmen. My mother is a Gulf War veteran; my father was a Noncommissioned Officer. Among my siblings, three of us are Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans. […]
Click here to see the video. As the President was preparing to leave for his trip to Asia this morning, he took a moment to discuss the economy, which will of course have a central role in his discussions with leaders throughout the trip. He made clear that while we have come back from the brink […]
Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s address to the opening of the Regional Coordination Mechanism meeting at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa on 5 November: I am delighted to be back with you in the warm and historic city of Addis Ababa for this Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting. […]
President Barack Obama greets troops at Emlendorf Air Force Base in Alaska en route to Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) En route to Tokyo, the President made a special stop to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska—"America’s Last Frontier." In his first visit to the state, against […]
NEW YORK, 13 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Eighth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues will take place in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from 16 to 18 November. This annual event is organized jointly by the Office for Disarmament Affairs through its Regional Centre for Peace and […]
Today’s report from the Business Roundtable (pdf) – an association representing leading U.S. companies with more than 12 million employees – confirms that the health care spending path we’re on is unsustainable, and that the bills working their way through Congress are moving us toward cost containment and greater fiscal responsibility. The Business Roundtable (BRT) […]
?One of the things we?ve noted as we travel around the world is the importance of regional cooperation to deal with terrorism,? said Mike Smith, Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, because ?most terrorists operate across borders?. Mr. Smith was speaking at a Headquarters press conference of a three-day workshop, conducted by the United Nations […]
Earlier today, the President left for Asia, stopping over in Alaska before heading to Tokyo, Japan. During this trip, we’re going to try something new. To offer an inside perspective to everyone back here in the U.S., Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, will provide frequent updates on the trip. Watch […]
