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September 06, 2013

Official G20 Documents

September 06, 2013

Joint Statement on Syria

September 06, 2013

United States and China Reach Agreement on Phase Down of HFCs

September 06, 2013

Remarks by President Obama and President Xi of the People's Republic of China Before Bilateral Meeting

September 05, 2013

Briefing by Ben Rhodes on the Bilateral with Japan

September 05, 2013

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan Before Bilateral Meeting at the G20 Summit

September 04, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary

September 04, 2013

Joint Statement by Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Finland, Republic of Iceland, Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of Sweden, and the United States of America

September 04, 2013

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Reinfeldt of Sweden in Joint Press Conference

September 04, 2013

Remarks by President Obama in Statement to the Press -- Stockholm, Sweden

September 04, 2013

Joint Statement by President Obama and Prime Minister Reinfeldt of Sweden

September 03, 2013

Remarks by the President Before Meeting with Members of Congress on the Situation in Syria

August 31, 2013

Statement by the President on Syria

August 30, 2013

Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on Syria

August 30, 2013

Background Conference Call on the President's Trip to Sweden and Russia

August 30, 2013

Remarks by President Obama and the Presidents of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia

August 30, 2013

Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013

August 29, 2013

Readout of Briefing for Congressional Leaders on the Assad Regime’s Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

August 28, 2013

Statement by the President Announcing the Appointment of Ambassador Donald Booth as U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan

August 28, 2013

Statement by the President Announcing the Appointment of Ambassador Donald Booth as U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan

August 27, 2013

Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Cameron of the UK

August 27, 2013

Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Rudd of Australia

August 26, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Advisor Susan Rice’s Meetings with Israeli Delegation

August 24, 2013

Readout of the President’s Meeting with the National Security Council Regarding the Reported Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

August 20, 2013

Statement by the President on the Presidential Elections in Mali

August 15, 2013

Remarks by the President on the Situation in Egypt

August 11, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the release of Rafael Caro Quintero

August 09, 2013

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Paraguay to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara

August 07, 2013

Readout of the President’s Call with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta

August 07, 2013

Readout of President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey

August 07, 2013

Statement by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes on the Expiration of the Ban on Imports from Burma

August 07, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Travel to Russia

August 07, 2013

Statement by the President on the 15th Anniversary of the Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania

August 04, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Inauguration of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

August 04, 2013

Readout of Principals Committee Meeting on Current Threat

August 03, 2013

Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki

August 01, 2013

Readout of the President’s call with Palestinian Authority President Abbas

August 01, 2013

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

August 01, 2013

Joint Statement by the United States and Yemen

August 01, 2013

Statement from the President on the Confirmation of Samantha Power as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

July 31, 2013

Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice At USAID’s Saving Lives at Birth Event

July 29, 2013

Notice -- Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with respect to Lebanon

July 29, 2013

Statement by the President on the Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

July 29, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of Baltic Leaders

July 26, 2013

Readout of Vice President Biden's Meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan

July 25, 2013

Joint Statement by President Barack Obama of the United States of America and President Truong Tan Sang of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

July 22, 2013

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Korea to attend the Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Armistice Agreement to End the Korean War

July 21, 2013

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the Investiture of His Majesty King Philippe, King of the Belgians

July 18, 2013

Readout of the President's Call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

July 17, 2013

Statement by the President and Mrs. Obama on Nelson Mandela International Day