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March 15, 2013

Presidential Memorandum -- Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians

March 15, 2013

Vice President Biden to Lead Presidential Delegation to Attend the Mass for the Inauguration of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Francis

March 14, 2013

Press Briefing by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro

March 13, 2013

Statement from the Vice President on His Holiness Pope Francis

March 13, 2013

Statement from the President on His Holiness Pope Francis

March 13, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Advisor Tom Donilon’s Meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan

March 12, 2013

Remarks by President Obama and His Majesty Sultan of Brunei Darussalam After a Bilateral Meeting

March 12, 2013

Message -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran

March 12, 2013

Notice -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran

March 08, 2013

Fact Sheet: Implementation of Export Control Reform

March 08, 2013

Executive Order -- Export Control Reform

March 07, 2013

Statement from the President on the Confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

March 06, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary on the visit of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam to the White House

March 05, 2013

Statement of President Obama on the Death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

March 05, 2013

One-Year Update on the Implementation of the National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security

March 01, 2013

Message -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in Zimbabwe

March 01, 2013

Notice -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in Zimbabwe

February 27, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken’s Meetings with Iraqi Delegation

February 26, 2013

Readout of the President’s Phone Call with Egyptian President Morsy

February 25, 2013

Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call with Syrian Opposition Coalition President Moaz al-Khatib

February 22, 2013

Joint Statement by the United States and Japan

February 22, 2013

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan After Bilateral Meeting

February 22, 2013

Notice -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba

February 22, 2013

Message -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba

February 22, 2013

Letter from the President -- Concerning Niger

February 21, 2013

Press Briefing on the Visit of Prime Minister Abe of Japan

February 20, 2013

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Sierra Leone to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma

February 15, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan

February 13, 2013

Readout of the President's Call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

February 13, 2013

Notice -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Libya

February 13, 2013

Message -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Libya

February 12, 2013

Fact Sheet: Afghanistan

February 12, 2013

Presidential Policy Directive -- Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

February 12, 2013

FACT SHEET: PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AND RESILIENCE

February 12, 2013

Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

February 12, 2013

Executive Order -- Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

February 12, 2013

Statement by the President on North Korean announcement of nuclear test

February 11, 2013

Presidential Memorandum -- Presidential Determination Regarding Drawdown Under Section 506 (a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, for Chad and France to Support Their Efforts in Mali

February 11, 2013

Statement by the President on His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

February 05, 2013

Statement by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan on Bulgaria’s Announcement of Hizballah’s Role in the 2012 Burgas Terrorist Attack

February 04, 2013

Notice -- National Emergency with respect to Côte d’Ivoire

February 04, 2013

Message -- National Emergency with respect to Côte d’Ivoire

February 04, 2013

Remarks to the Press by the Vice President and French President Hollande

February 02, 2013

Readout of Vice President Biden's Meetings with United Nations and Arab League Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi and Syrian Opposition Coalition President Moaz al-Khatib

February 02, 2013

Readout of Vice President Biden's Meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

February 02, 2013

Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden to the Munich Security Conference. Hotel Bayerischer Hof Munich, Germany

February 01, 2013

Statement from the Press Secretary on the explosion in Mexico City

February 01, 2013

Remarks by the Vice President at a Meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel

January 31, 2013

Presidential Memorandum -- Delegation of Authority to Suspend the Provisions of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996

January 31, 2013

Conference Call on the Vice President's Trip to Germany, France and the United Kingdom