Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016 President Obama spoke by phone today with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom to discuss the outcome of yesterday’s referendum on membership in the European Union, in which a majority of British voters expressed their desire to leave the EU. The President assured Prime[Read More…]
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Interior Secretary Jewell Applauds President Obama’s Designation of Stonewall National Monument
First National Monument to Honor Story of LGBT Americans WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell applauded President Obama’s historic designation of Stonewall National Monument, the first national monument that honors the history of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in the[Read More…]
Transcript: Jake Sullivan, Jennifer Palmieri Criticize Trump’s Egomaniacal Brexit Response
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Below is a transcript of today’s press call with HFA Senior Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan and Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri: JAKE SULLIVAN: Thanks everybody for joining. We wanted to take a few minutes to talk about the implications of the UK’s vote to leave the European[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General’s Statement on the Outcome of the British Referendum on the EU
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016 The British people have decided to leave the European Union. As it defines the next chapter in its relationship with the EU, I know that the United Kingdom’s position in NATO will remain unchanged. The UK will remain a strong and committed NATO Ally, and will continue[Read More…]
In Wake of UK Vote to Leave EU, Secretary General Ban Says UN to Continue to Work with Both ‘Important Partners’
European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Carmen Cuesta Roca NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 June 2016 – Following the vote in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the UN looks forward to continuing to work with both “important partners.” “The Secretary-General expects[Read More…]
US Labor Department Announces $64.5M in Grants as Part of Obama Administration’s Efforts to Break cycle of Poverty, Crime and Incarceration
Awards provide services for at-risk youth; currently and formerly incarcerated individuals WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. What’s next for the 600,000 people released from federal and state prisons annually, millions more leaving county and local jails, and others in danger of falling into the cycle of poverty, crime and incarceration?[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Brexit Vote
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Hillary Clinton released the following statement after the people of Great Britain voted to leave the European Union: “We respect the choice the people of the United Kingdom have made. Our first task has to be to make sure that the economic uncertainty created by these[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the UK Referendum
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016 The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision. The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is enduring, and the United Kingdom’s membership in NATO remains a vital cornerstone of U.S. foreign, security, and economic policy. So too[Read More…]
Detainee Transfer Announced, June 22, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Abdel Malik Ahmed Abdel Wahab Al Rahabi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Montenegro. On Dec. 5, 2014, a Periodic Review Board consisting of representatives from the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security,[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, June 22, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016 – 12:31 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I do not have any announcements at the top, so we can go straight to your questions. Darlene, would you like to start? Q Thanks. So a federal judge has struck down administration regulations on hydraulic[Read More…]
