U.S. Shifts from Military to Civilian-Led Mission in Iraq
President discusses mission change in nationally televised speech
The United States has ended its seven-and-a-half-year-old military operation in Iraq and is shifting to a civilian-led mission to build a partnership with Iraq that will strengthen its government, industry and people, President Obama says.
“As our military draws down, our dedicated civilians — diplomats, aid workers and advisers [...]
When the White House Joined Facebook
Obama’s New Media Director explains what he received from the Bush administration..
It was time to visit the most powerful center in the world; the White House, like a modern Rome, of the first African-American President. Intense body searches, marble stairs and an imposing room with wooden touches and portraits of “our Nation’s Fathers.”
Our appointment, always [...]
U.S. Supports Greek Prime Minister’s Economic Measures
Efforts in Europe and the United States to curb excessive financial speculation, believed to be a significant factor in the global recession, will be on the agenda for the annual meeting of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said after a White House meeting with President Obama March [...]
A World Free of Nuclear Weapons
“I state clearly and with conviction America’s commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. I’m not naive. This goal will not be reached quickly — perhaps not in my lifetime. It will take patience and persistence.”
—U.S. President Barack Obama, April 5, 2009
In 1931, Albert Einstein described himself as [...]
Obama’s Commitment
In Prague last April, President Obama set forth an ambitious and bold agenda: to achieve the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. Other presidents have articulated that goal, but President Obama has made clear that he will aggressively work toward it.
Achieving a nuclear-free world, the president said, would take patience and persistence [...]
United States Condemns Unjust Executions of Iranian Dissenters
The Obama administration says Iran’s execution of two Iranians who were accused of being involved in protests following the country’s June 12, 2009, presidential election is “unjust” and marks a “low point” in the government’s crackdown against people’s peaceful exercise of their rights to free speech and free assembly.
Speaking to reporters January 28, White [...]
Obama Bolsters Climate Commitments in State of the Union
In his first State of the Union address to Congress on January 27, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to American leadership on climate change, touting innovation and clean-energy initiatives as crucial elements in America’s economic recovery and in spurring job creation.
New energy technologies will be essential for remaining competitive in a 21st century global economy, [...]
Putting Washington at the Service of the Middle Class
In his State of the Union Address tonight, the President laid out an agenda attempting to attack one problem from every conceivable angle: the terrible squeeze felt by America’s middle class. Fundamentally, that means prying government away from special interests and dedicating it to measures that put Americans to work and lay the foundation for [...]
Barack Obama’s Cabinet Selections Complete
Top priorities for the new president will be the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But there are many other important domestic and international concerns.
Ramadan Message
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Video of the President’s message is available HERE.
On behalf of the American people – including Muslim communities in all fifty states – I want to extend best wishes to Muslims in America and around the world. Ramadan Kareem.
Ramadan is the month in which Muslims believe the Koran was revealed to the [...]
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