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December 19, 2013

Statement by the President on South Sudan

December 19, 2013

FACT SHEET: U.S. Assistance to the Central African Republic

December 16, 2013

Daily Briefing by the Press Secretary, 12/16/2013

December 05, 2013

Joint Fact Sheet on Strengthening U.S.-China Economic Relations

November 24, 2013

Readout of the President’s call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

November 24, 2013

Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on First Step Agreement on Iran's Nuclear Program

November 23, 2013

Fact Sheet: First Step Understandings Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Nuclear Program

November 23, 2013

Statement By The President On First Step Agreement On Iran's Nuclear Program

November 22, 2013

Joint Statement on the Inaugural Meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Working Group on Threats to and in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the Context of International Security

November 13, 2013

Statement by the President Encouraging Americans to Support Relief Efforts in the Philippines

September 27, 2013

Background Briefing on Iran

September 24, 2013

Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials

September 24, 2013

Remarks by President Obama and President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority Before Bilateral Meeting

September 24, 2013

FACT SHEET: Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Lebanese Host Communities and Refugees from Syria

September 24, 2013

FACT SHEET: U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon

September 24, 2013

Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly

September 24, 2013

FACT SHEET: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance in Response to the Syrian Crisis

September 23, 2013

Remarks by President Obama Before Bilateral Meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria

September 23, 2013

Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

September 23, 2013

Remarks by President Obama at Civil Society Roundtable

September 23, 2013

Readout of the President’s Call with Chancellor Merkel of Germany

September 22, 2013

Readout of the President’s Call with President Kenyatta of Kenya

September 21, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the Attack in Nairobi

September 21, 2013

Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor For Strategic Communications, on the President’s Trip to the United Nations General Assembly

September 20, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Advisor Rice’s Meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia

September 20, 2013

Remarks to the Press by Vice President Joe Biden and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto

September 20, 2013

Statement on the U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research

September 20, 2013

FACT SHEET: U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue

September 17, 2013

Message to Congress -- Social Security Agreement with the Slovak Republic

September 17, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary on Postponement of the State Visit of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil

September 17, 2013

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Mali to Attend the Inaugural Ceremony of His Excellency Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

September 16, 2013

Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on the UN’s Report on Chemical Weapons Use

September 16, 2013

Statement by the NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the Presidential Determination with Respect to Syria

September 16, 2013

Presidential Determination -- Syria

September 14, 2013

Weekly Address: Pursuing a Diplomatic Solution in Syria

September 12, 2013

Readout of the President’s Calls with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Prime Minister-Elect Tony Abbott of Australia

September 11, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice’s Meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo

September 10, 2013

Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Syria

September 10, 2013

Statement on Additional Countries in Support of September 6 Joint Statement on Syria

September 10, 2013

Readout of the President’s Calls with French President Hollande and British Prime Minister Cameron

September 09, 2013

Statement on Additional Countries in Support of September 6 Joint Statement on Syria

September 08, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary Congratulating Tokyo on its Selection for the 2020 Olympics

September 07, 2013

Weekly Address: Calling for Limited Military Action in Syria

September 06, 2013

Remarks by the President to Civil Society Leaders

September 06, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of the Amir of Kuwait

September 06, 2013

Remarks by President Obama in a Press Conference at the G20

September 06, 2013

Remarks by President Obama and President Hollande of France after Bilateral Meeting

September 06, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Advisor Rice's Meeting with Russian Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ushakov

September 06, 2013

United States, China, and Leaders of G-20 Countries Announce Historic Progress Toward a Global Phase Down of HFCs

September 06, 2013

FACT SHEET: The G-20 St. Petersburg Summit