(First Lady Michelle Obama congratulates an award recipient during the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities Coming Up Taller event in the State Dining Room of the White House, Nov. 4, 2009. Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton) Yesterday afternoon in the historic State Dining Room, First Lady Michelle Obama, honorary chair of the […]
With National Cybersecurity Awareness Month now finished, I would like to remind everyone that cybersecurity is not an issue that requires our attention only one month a year. Instead, we need to be thinking about cybersecurity every time we turn on a computer. Further, as the threat of cyber attacks continues to increase, the U.S. […]
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s video message to the Beijing Forum 2009: Mr. Zhou Qifeng, President of Peking University, Distinguished guests, scholars and leaders of the Beijing Forum, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Congratulations on holding the Beijing Forum 2009. I thank Peking University, the Korea Foundation and my good friend, […]
All day today we will be live streaming the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of the Interior, including opening and closing remarks from the President and discussions ranging from jobs to energy to housing to health care. As part of President Obama’s sustained outreach to the American people, this conference will provide […]
Click here to see the video. Yesterday, my staff and I hosted a Clean Energy Economy Forum with 164 stakeholders from 39 states across the country. Participants represented a broad-based network of organizations and institutions – including sportsmen and women, business leaders, conservationists, and Indian country. Thank you to all who attended in person and who participated […]
Calling for more attention to be paid to water management, two experts warned this afternoon that the main effects of climate change would revolve around water use. Speaking at a Headquarters press conference, Colin Chartres, Director‑General of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research at the International Water Management Institute, said some countries might get […]
Earlier today, President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin to spotlight one of the most exciting and innovative initiatives in education reform history: the Race to the Top Award. Designed to reward schools that take initiative to improve, the award provides grants—there is $4 billion on the […]
