NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 September 2013 – Samples collected by the United Nations chemical weapons inspection team in Syria will begin to be transferred to laboratories tomorrow, according to a spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “The whole process will be done strictly adhering to the highest established standards of verification recognized by[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2013 – 1:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in Syria in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century.  Yesterday the United States presented a powerful case that the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2013. Hi, everybody. This Labor Day weekend, as we gather with family and friends, we’ll also come together as a nation to honor some of our own – the working men and women of America who, across the generations, built this country up and helped make us[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 August 2013 – As the situation in Syria continues to rapidly evolve, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cut short an official visit in Europe to return to the world body’s New York Headquarters for a series of consultations with Member States today, while UN inspectors are wrapping up[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2013.  President Obama has spent many days now consulting with Congress and talking with leaders around the world about the situation in Syria. And last night, the President asked all of us on his national security team to consult with the leaders of Congress as well, including[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2013 – 2:22 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, obviously, I’m very grateful to have my fellow Presidents here, as well as the Vice President.  Before I begin, I want to say a few words about the situation in Syria.  As you’ve seen, today we’ve released our unclassified[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2013.  The United States of America, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, and the Republic of Lithuania reaffirm our commitment to strengthening our relations by jointly expanding trade ties in pursuit of economic prosperity, enhancing strategic cooperation to address global security challenges, and advancing democracy[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2013.  The United States Government assesses with high confidence that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs on August 21, 2013. We further assess that the regime used a nerve agent in the attack. These all-source assessments are based on human,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013.  Following on the President’s calls with House and Senate leaders over the last day, and building on extensive Cabinet Member outreach to Congress over the past week, this evening Senior Administration Officials held an unclassified phone call with congressional leaders and the Chairs and Ranking Members[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)-August 29, 2013 – 1:15 P.M. EDT  MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  It’s nice to see all of you.  A couple of announcements at the top before we get started.  The first is, today the administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out[Read More…]