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DCPD-201500495 - The President's News Conference

Summary

Category: Budget and Presidential Materials

Collection: Compilation of Presidential Documents

Publisher: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration

Event Date: July 15, 2015

President: Barack H. Obama

Document Categories: Interviews With the News Media : News conferences

Subjects: Africa : Trade with U.S.
Atomic Energy Agency, International (IAEA)
Civil rights : Racial equality
Communications : News media, Presidential interviews
Congress : Bipartisanship
Cuba : Relations with U.S.
Decorations, medals, and awards : Medal of Honor
Defense, Department of : Joint Chiefs of Staff
Education : Early childhood education programs
Energy, Department of : Secretary
Foreign policy, U.S. : Civil and human rights, promotion efforts
Iran : Diplomatic relations with U.S.
Iran : Economic growth and development
Iran : International and U.S. sanctions
Iran : International diplomatic efforts
Iran : Multilateral arms embargo
Iran : Nuclear energy, civilian usage
Iran : Nuclear weapons development
Iran : Supreme Leader
Iran : Terrorism, sponsorship
Iran : U.S. citizens, detention
Iraq : Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization
Iraq : Prime Minister
Iraq : Reconciliation efforts
Iraq : Security cooperation with U.S.
Israel : Ambassador to U.S.
Israel : Prime Minister
Israel : Security cooperation with U.S.
Justice, Department of : Attorney General
Kenya : Corruption issues
Kenya : Democracy efforts
Kenya : Terrorism
Law enforcement and crime : 2014 crime rate, decline
Law enforcement and crime : 21st-Century Policing, President's Task Force on
Law enforcement and crime : Criminal justice system, reform efforts
Law enforcement and crime : Law enforcement officers, service and dedication
Law enforcement and crime : Sentencing requirements, reform
Law enforcement and crime : Sexual assault
Lebanon : Hizballah political-paramilitary organization
Middle East : Economic growth and development
Middle East : Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Missouri : Ferguson :: Death of Michael Brown
New York : New York City :: Death of Eric Garner
State, Department of : Political Affairs, Under Secretary for
State, Department of : Secretary
Syria : Civil war and sectarian conflict
Syria : Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization
Syria : President
Terrorism : al-Shabaab terrorist organization
Terrorism : Counterterrorism efforts
White House Office : "My Brother's Keeper" initiative
White House Office : Assistants to the President :: Press Secretary
Yemen : Political unrest and violence

Names: Abadi, Haider al-; Abedini, Saeed; Asad, Bashar al-; Booker, Cory A.; Copeland, Jeffrey; Dempsey, Martin E.; Dermer, Ron; Durbin, Richard J.; Earnest, Joshua R.; Hekmati, Amir M.; Holder, Eric H., Jr.; Kerry, John F.; Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-; Lee, Michael S.; Levinson, Robert A.; Lynch, Loretta E.; Lynch, Loretta, E.; Moniz, Ernest J.; Netanyahu, Benjamin; Paul, Randal H.; Rezaian, Jason; Rouhani, Hassan; Sawyer, El; Sherman, Wendy R.; Warner, Robert.

Locations: Washington, DC

Notes: The President's news conference began at 1:25 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, the President referred to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei; Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer; Saeed Abedini, Amir M. Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, and Robert A. Levinson, U.S. citizens imprisoned or missing in Iran; former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.; rehabilitated ex-offenders Jeffrey Copeland, El Sawyer, and Robert Warner of Philadelphia, PA; White House Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest; and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. He also referred to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran. A reporter referred to actor and comedian Bill Cosby.