Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Travel EGYPT Embassy Cairo’s Twitter Feed Elections / Concerns About Human Rights Issues Freedom of Expression MIDDLE EAST Secretary Kerry’s Trip / Personal Diplomacy Israel-Turkey Normalization Arab Peace Initiative KOSOVO / SERBIA Talks in Brussels / Lady Ashton’s Statement[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama on Reducing Gun Violence, April 3, 2013
Denver, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2013 – 3:19 P.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be back in Colorado. It is wonderful to be back in Denver. I want to thank Chief White for that introduction. [Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, April 3, 2013
En Route Denver, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2013 – 2:14 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Thanks for joining us today on our flight to Denver, where, as you know, the President will be meeting with law enforcement officials and others at the Denver Police Academy where he will discuss the need for[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se After Their Meeting
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome Foreign Minister Yun here today to Washington. This is his first visit as the Foreign Minister, and it’s my first visit with him as Secretary of State. And we’re both delighted to start off[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Lee of Singapore Before Bilateral Meeting
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013 – 2:14 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a great pleasure for me to welcome my good friend, Prime Minister Lee, to the Oval Office. He and I have had interacted in a whole range of international forums, and not surprisingly, he has proven to[Read More…]
UN General Assembly Approves Global Arms Trade Treaty
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 April 2013 – The United Nations General Assembly has approved a global arms trade treaty that failed to achieve unanimous support last week but which garnered the support of a majority of Member States when put to a vote today. The resolution containing the text of the treaty,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, April 2, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DPRK / ROK Secretary Kerry’s Meeting with ROK Foreign Minister United States will not Accept North Korea as a Nuclear State Cooling Tower SYRIA UN Contingency Planning Regarding Syria / U.S. Support for Stable Syrian Transition Special Representative Brahimi’s role EGYPT Application[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Kerry on the Historic Arms Trade Treaty
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. The United States is pleased that the United Nations General Assembly has approved a strong, effective and implementable Arms Trade Treaty that can strengthen global security while protecting the sovereign right of states to conduct legitimate arms trade. The Treaty adopted today will establish a common[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at the ’42’ Film Workshop
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013 – 11:57 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Well, hello! How’s everybody doing? AUDIENCE: Good. MRS. OBAMA: Welcome to the White House. (Laughter.) It’s nice. Let’s do this. (Applause.) I know sometimes it’s hard to know how are you supposed to act in the White House. (Laughter.) Everybody[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the BRAIN Initiative and American Innovation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013 -10:04 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Well, first of all, let me thank Dr. Collins not just for the introduction but for his incredible leadership at NIH. Those of you who know Francis also know[Read More…]
