President Obama
Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary – July 27, 2014 President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke again today by phone about the situation in Gaza.
Readout of the President’s Call with President Putin of Russia
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary – July 17, 2014 President Obama spoke with Russian President Putin today about the situation in Ukraine and the additional sanctions on Russian individuals and entities that the United States announced on July 16.
Ολοταχώς για νέες κυρώσεις κατά της Ρωσίας ο Πούτιν και οι σύμμαχοί του
Ο πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ Μπαράκ Ομπάμα και τέσσερις Ευρωπαίοι ηγέτες με τους οποίους συνομίλησε σήμερα τηλεφωνικά συμφώνησαν ότι η Ρωσία δεν ανταποκρίθηκε στους όρους της ειρηνευτικής συμφωνίας για τον τερματισμό της κρίσης στην Ουκρανία και προτίθενται να συνεργαστούν για να συντονίσουν την απάντησή τους που θα “επιβάλει το κόστος” στη Μόσχα. “Ο πρόεδρος (Ομπάμα) σημείωσε […]
President Obama Offers Easter and Passover Greetings
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary – SATURDAY, April 19, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – In this week’s address, the President offered his warmest greetings as millions of Americans celebrate Easter this Sunday and recounted the Passover Seder he hosted at the White House earlier this week, joining Jewish families around the world […]
Statement by the President on Easter Weekend
This weekend, Michelle and I join our fellow Christians in marking Good Friday and celebrating Easter. We will reflect on the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for us and rejoice in the triumph of the Resurrection. This season reminds us that God is always with us, in suffering and in celebration. We give thanks for […]
Ομπάμα στον Πούτιν: Θα πληρώσεις το κόστος, θα σου επιβάλω κυρώσεις…
Ο αμερικανός πρόεδρος Μπαράκ Ομπάμα είπε στον ομόλογό του της Ρωσίας Βλάντιμιρ Πούτιν κατά τη διάρκεια τηλεφωνικής επικοινωνίας ότι οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες απορρίπτουν το αποτέλεσμα του δημοψηφίσματος στην περιοχή Κριμαία της Ουκρανίας και προειδοποίησε ότι η Ουάσιγκτον είναι έτοιμη να επιβάλει κυρώσεις στη Μόσχα. Θα πληρώσεις το κόστος, φέρεται να του είπε…
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu before Bilateral Meeting
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary – March 3, 2014 – Oval Office – 2:04 P.M. EST REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it’s a pleasure to welcome once again Prime Minister Netanyahu to the Oval Office. There’s nobody I’ve met with more or consulted with more […]
Letter to President Obama on Recent Developments in Turkey
“Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is increasingly undermining a central pillar of the decades-long, strategic U.S.-Turkish partnership: Turkey’s growing democracy. We are writing because of our deep dismay at this development and to urge you to make clear to the Turkish public America’s concern about Turkey’s current path. Silence will only encourage Prime Minister Erdoğan […]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister Erdogan
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary – February 19, 2014 President Obama spoke by phone today with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey on a range of bilateral and regional issues. The President affirmed the value he places on a strong, mutually respectful bilateral relationship with the Republic of Turkey and expressed his […]
The United States needs to tell Turkey to change course
By Morton Abramowitz, Eric Edelman and Blaise Misztal Whatever his achievements over the past decade, Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is destroying his country’s parlous democracy. That is a profound problem for Turks and Turkey’s Western allies. Staying silent, out of fear that speaking out would harm some short-term interests, risks Turkey’s longer-term stability.