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April 02, 2015

Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel

April 02, 2015

Readout of the President’s Call With King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia

April 01, 2015

Statement by the President on the Nigerian Elections

March 27, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on the President’s Call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia

March 25, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on the Situation in Yemen

March 24, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on Lisa O. Monaco’s Meeting with Lebanese Minister of the Interior Nouhad al-Machnouk

March 07, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on the Death of Canadian Sergeant Andrew Joseph Doiron

February 27, 2015

Statement by the Press Secretary on Reauthorization of the Collection of Bulk Telephony Metadata Under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act

February 27, 2015

Statement of Principles on Security Cooperation between the Governments of the United States and Mexico

February 25, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on Recent ISIL Attacks

February 20, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice’s Meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura

February 20, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice’s Meeting with Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Dayri

February 19, 2015

Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism

February 15, 2015

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Murder of Egyptian Citizens

February 14, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on the Shooting in Copenhagen

February 14, 2015

Readout of the President's Call with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine

February 14, 2015

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

February 06, 2015

Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

January 31, 2015

Statement by the President on the Death of Kenji Goto

January 27, 2015

Statement by the President on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

January 22, 2015

Statement by the President on the Death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz

January 16, 2015

Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom in Joint Press Conference

January 12, 2015

Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel

December 28, 2014

Statement by the President on the End of the Combat Mission in Afghanistan

December 21, 2014

Readout of the Vice President’s Call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko

December 17, 2014

FACT SHEET: Charting a New Course on Cuba

December 16, 2014

Letter from the President -- Funding Designations for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism

December 16, 2014

Statement by the President on the Confirmation of Antony Blinken as Deputy Secretary of State

December 06, 2014

Statement by the President on the Death of Luke Somers

December 01, 2014

Readout of the President's Call with European Council President Donald Tusk

November 16, 2014

Statement by the President on the Death of Abdul-Rahman Kassig

November 16, 2014

FACT SHEET: The G-20 Brisbane Summit

November 16, 2014

G20 Leaders’ Communiqué

November 15, 2014

United States and Japan Announce $4.5 Billion in Pledges to Green Climate Fund (GCF)

November 15, 2014

Readout of the Vice President's Central America Events Today

November 15, 2014

FACT SHEET: United States Support for Global Efforts to Combat Carbon Pollution and Build Resilience

November 15, 2014

G20 Leaders’ Brisbane Statement on Ebola

November 15, 2014

Remarks by President Obama at the University of Queensland

October 14, 2014

Remarks by the President After Meeting with Chiefs of Defense

October 06, 2014

Remarks by the President After Meeting on Ebola

October 06, 2014

FACT SHEET: The U.S. Response to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa

September 28, 2014

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Ashraf Ghani, President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

September 27, 2014

Readout of National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice's Meeting with the Syrian Opposition Coalition

September 27, 2014

Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

September 27, 2014

Weekly Address: America is Leading the World

September 26, 2014

Statement by the Press Secretary on United Kingdom and Belgian Parliament Decisions to Authorize Air Strikes Against ISIL

September 24, 2014

FACT SHEET: Announcing New U.S. Open Government Commitments on the Third Anniversary of the Open Government Partnership

September 24, 2014

FACT SHEET: The U.S. Global Anticorruption Agenda

September 24, 2014

Remarks by the First Lady at United Nations Global Education First Initiative

September 24, 2014

Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by President Barack Obama, Address to the United Nations General Assembly