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2016 Public Papers 1649 - Statement on the 80th Birthday of Pope Francis

Publication Title: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Barack Obama (2016-2017, Book II)

Category: Budget and Presidential Materials

Collection: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

Event Date: December 16, 2016

President: Barack H. Obama

Page Number Range: Page 1649

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Front Matter

Remarks Following a Briefing on Zika Virus Response and Prevention Efforts

Friday, July 1, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Statement on the Death of Elie Wiesel

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Remarks at an Independence Day Celebration

Monday, July 4, 2016

Remarks at a Fundraiser for Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Charlotte, North Carolina

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Statement on the Death of Former White House Counsel Abner J. Mikva

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Statement on the Final Report of the Commission on Care

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Remarks on United States Military Strategy in Afghanistan

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Statement on the Observance of Eid al-Fitr

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Statement on Congressional Passage of the Global Food Security Act of 2016

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Remarks on the Deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile From Warsaw, Poland

Friday, July 8, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With President Donald Franciszek Tusk of the European Council and President Jean-Claude Juncker of the European Commission in Warsaw

Friday, July 8, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With President Andrzej Duda of Poland in Warsaw

Friday, July 8, 2016

The President's News Conference in Warsaw, Poland

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With King Felipe VI of Spain in Madrid, Spain

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey of Spain and an Exchange With Reporters in Madrid

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Remarks to United States and Spanish Troops at Naval Station Rota in Rota, Spain

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Remarks at a Memorial Service for Victims of the Shooting of Law Enforcement Officers in Dallas, Texas

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Deployment of United States Armed Forces Personnel to South Sudan

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting on Community Policing and Criminal Justice Reform

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Statement on the First Anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action To Prevent Iran From Obtaining a Nuclear Weapon

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Remarks at a Reception for Members of the Diplomatic Corps

Friday, July 15, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Deployment of United States Armed Forces Personnel to Uganda

Friday, July 15, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Remarks on the Shooting of Law Enforcement Officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Statement on the Shooting of Law Enforcement Officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Remarks on Presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles

Monday, July 18, 2016

Letter to the Nation's Law Enforcement Community on the Shootings of Law Enforcement Officers in Dallas, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Monday, July 18, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey, Jr., and Department of Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Remarks at the White House Summit on Global Development

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Statement on the Death of Representative K. Mark Takai

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Remarks Honoring the 2015 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Remarks at an Eid al-Fitr Reception

Thursday, July 21, 2016

The President's News Conference With President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico

Friday, July 22, 2016

Remarks at a Briefing on Implementation of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st-Century Policing

Friday, July 22, 2016

Statement on Signing the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

Friday, July 22, 2016

Statement on Signing the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016

Friday, July 22, 2016

Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016

Friday, July 22, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Statement on Representative Deborah Wasserman Schultz's Resignation as Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Annex to the Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Remarks at the Disabled American Veterans National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia

Monday, August 1, 2016

Remarks at a Welcoming Ceremony for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Joint Statement by President Obama and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Remarks at a State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

The President's News Conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Export Control Regulations

Thursday, August 4, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Designation of David S. Johanson as Vice Chair of the United States International Trade Commission

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Statement on International Youth Day

Friday, August 12, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser in Chilmark, Massachusetts

Monday, August 15, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Remarks Following a Tour of Flood Damage and an Exchange With Reporters in Zachary, Louisiana

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Statement on the 25th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Statement on the Colombian Peace Agreement

Thursday, August 25, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Statement on the Death of Juan Gabriel

Monday, August 29, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Remarks at the 20th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit in Stateline, Nevada

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting an Alternative Pay Plan for Members of the Uniformed Services

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting an Alternative Pay Plan for Civilian Federal Employees

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Remarks at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Remarks on the Expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument on Midway Atoll

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Final Report of the Commission on Care

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Statement on the Death of President Islom Karimov of Uzbekistan

Friday, September 2, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Remarks Announcing the Formal Entry of the United States Into the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement in Hangzhou, China

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Xi Jinping of China in Hangzhou

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Joint Statement--United States-China Climate Change Cooperation Outcomes

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom and an Exchange With Reporters in Hangzhou, China

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in Hangzhou

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Letter to the Nation's Workforce on the Observance of Labor Day

Sunday, September 4, 2016

The President's News Conference in Hangzhou, China

Monday, September 5, 2016

Remarks at a State Luncheon Hosted by President Bounnyang Vorachit of Laos in Vientiane, Laos

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Joint Statement--Joint Declaration Between the United States of America and the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Remarks in Vientiane, Laos

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in Vientiane

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Memorandum on the Emergency Leave Transfer Program for Federal Employees Adversely Affected by the Severe Storms and Flooding in Louisiana

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Remarks at the Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) Visitor Centre in Vientiane, Laos

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall Meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Association of Southeast Asian Nations Leaders in Vientiane, Laos

Thursday, September 8, 2016

The President's News Conference in Vientiane

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Statement on North Korea's Nuclear Test

Friday, September 9, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Remarks at a Wreath-Laying Ceremony Commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With Congressional Leaders

Monday, September 12, 2016

Statement on the Observance of Eid al-Adha

Monday, September 12, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Statement on the United States Trade Enforcement Action Against China

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Fundraiser in New York City

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma and an Exchange With Reporters

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Joint Statement by President Obama and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Message to the Congress on Modifying Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program for Burma

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Statement on the Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States and Israel

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Message to the Congress on Termination of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to Côte d'Ivoire

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Remarks at the Our Ocean Conference at the Department of State

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Statement on the Death of Former Governor Rose Mofford of Arizona

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Annual Awards Gala

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Business, Government, and National Security Leaders To Discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership and an Exchange With Reporters

Friday, September 16, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Remarks at a Fundraiser for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in New York City

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Remarks on the Bombings in New York City and Seaside Park, New Jersey, From New York City

Monday, September 19, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq in New York City

Monday, September 19, 2016

Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria in New York City

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Remarks at a Luncheon Hosted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations in New York City

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Remarks at a Roundtable Discussion on Refugees With Business Leaders in New York City

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Remarks at the Leaders' Summit on Refugees in New York City

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Joint Statement on the Leaders' Summit on Refugees

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Remarks at the United States-Africa Business Forum in New York City

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in New York City

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon of Colombia in New York City

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Memorandum on Climate Change and National Security

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Remarks on Presenting the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the Accession of Montenegro to the North Atlantic Treaty

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Remarks at a Reception Celebrating the Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Friday, September 23, 2016

Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

Friday, September 23, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Remarks During a Teleconference Call With Rabbis on the Observance of Rosh Hashanah

Monday, September 26, 2016

Remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference

Monday, September 26, 2016

Statement on the Death of Arnold Palmer

Monday, September 26, 2016

Statement on the Death of Former President Shimon Peres of Israel

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Remarks Honoring the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Remarks to United States Troops at Fort Lee, Virginia

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Memorandum on Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Remarks Honoring the 2016 United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Joint Statement--2016 United States-India Cyber Dialogue

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Designating Funds for Overseas Contingency Operations and Global Counterterrorism

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Designating Emergency Funding for Zika Response Efforts

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Remarks at a Memorial Service for Former President Shimon Peres of Israel in Jerusalem

Friday, September 30, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Statement on the White House South by South Lawn Festival

Monday, October 3, 2016

Remarks During a Panel Discussion on Climate Change at the White House South by South Lawn Festival

Monday, October 3, 2016

Remarks Following a Briefing on Hurricane Matthew Preparedness Efforts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Remarks on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Remarks Honoring the 2016 Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Remarks Following a Briefing on Hurricane Matthew Preparedness and Response Efforts and an Exchange With Reporters

Friday, October 7, 2016

Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Luncheon in Chicago, Illinois

Friday, October 7, 2016

Statement on the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon of Colombia

Friday, October 7, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Termination of the Emergency With Respect to the Actions and Policies of the Government of Burma

Friday, October 7, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Remarks at a Fundraiser for Senatorial Candidate L. Tammy Duckworth in Chicago, Illinois

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Statement on the Observance of Yom Kippur

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Greensboro, North Carolina

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Remarks During a Panel Discussion at the White House Frontiers Conference at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Remarks at the White House Frontiers Conference at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Statement on the Death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Statement on the Election of António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Statement on the Death of James J. "Jack" Greenberg

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Remarks at a Fundraiser for Senatorial Candidate Theodore Strickland in Columbus, Ohio

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio

Friday, October 14, 2016

Statement on United States-Cuba Normalization

Friday, October 14, 2016

Directive on United States-Cuba Normalization

Friday, October 14, 2016

Statement on Signing the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

Friday, October 14, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the War Powers Resolution Report for Yemen

Friday, October 14, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Statement on the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Remarks at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School

Monday, October 17, 2016

Remarks on Receiving Vice President Joe Biden's Report on the Cancer Moonshot and an Exchange With Reporters

Monday, October 17, 2016

Remarks at a Welcoming Ceremony for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Remarks at a State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Remarks on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Miami, Florida

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Miami Gardens, Florida

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronauts Commander Scott J. Kelly and Captain Mark E. Kelly and an Exchange With Reporters

Friday, October 21, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Friday, October 21, 2016

Remarks at BET's "Love and Happiness: A Musical Experience"

Friday, October 21, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Remarks to an Overflow Crowd at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton and Democratic Senatorial Candidate Catherine Cortez Masto in North Las Vegas, Nevada

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton and Democratic Senatorial Candidate Catherine Cortez Masto in North Las Vegas

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Fundraiser in La Jolla, California

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Remarks at a Reception for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in La Jolla

Monday, October 24, 2016

Remarks During a Conference Call With Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Enrollment Assisters and Volunteers

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Orlando, Florida

Friday, October 28, 2016

Remarks at a Halloween Party for Local Schoolchildren and Children of United States Servicemembers

Monday, October 31, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan

Monday, October 31, 2016

Remarks to an Overflow Crowd at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Columbus, Ohio

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Columbus

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Statement on the Shootings of Police Officers in Des Moines and Urbandale, Iowa

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Miami, Florida

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Remarks to an Overflow Crowd at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Jacksonville, Florida

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Jacksonville

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Remarks to an Overflow Crowd at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Friday, November 4, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Fayetteville

Friday, November 4, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Charlotte, North Carolina

Friday, November 4, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Kissimmee, Florida

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Monday, November 7, 2016

Remarks to an Overflow Crowd at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Durham, New Hampshire

Monday, November 7, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Durham

Monday, November 7, 2016

Statement on the Death of Former Attorney General Janet Wood Reno

Monday, November 7, 2016

Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Monday, November 7, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Remarks on the Presidential Election

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burundi

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With President-Elect Donald J. Trump

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Remarks Honoring the National Basketball Association Champion Cleveland Cavaliers

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Memorandum on Advancing Fair Practices by Education and Training Institutions Serving Servicemembers, Veterans, Eligible Spouses, and Other Family Members

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting Budget Amendments for Fiscal Year 2017

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Remarks at a Veterans Day Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia

Friday, November 11, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, November 12, 2016

The President's News Conference

Monday, November 14, 2016

Remarks During a Conference Call With Grassroots Supporters and Organizing for Action Alumni

Monday, November 14, 2016

Remarks During a Conference Call With Democratic National Committee Stakeholders

Monday, November 14, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Prokopios Pavlopoulos of Greece in Athens, Greece

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Alexios Tsipras of Greece in Athens

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Remarks at a State Dinner Hosted by President Prokopios Pavlopoulos of Greece in Athens

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Remarks in Athens, Greece

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The President's News Conference With Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in Berlin, Germany

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Town Hall Meeting in Lima, Peru

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Xi Jinping of China in Lima

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Malcolm B. Turnbull of Australia in Lima, Peru

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Justin P.J. Trudeau of Canada in Lima

Sunday, November 20, 2016

The President's News Conference in Lima

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Remarks at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Statement on the Death of Former President Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz of Cuba

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Message to the Congress Transmitting an Alternative Pay Plan for Civilian Federal Employees

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Remarks During a Meeting With the 2016 United States Nobel Prize Recipients

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Remarks on Lighting the National Christmas Tree

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Secretary-General-Designate António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of the United Nations

Friday, December 2, 2016

Statement on the Report of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

Friday, December 2, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Remarks at the Kennedy Center Honors Reception

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Statement on the Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire in Oakland, California

Monday, December 5, 2016

Statement on Releasing the "Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States' Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations"

Monday, December 5, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Global Deployment of United States Combat-Equipped Armed Forces

Monday, December 5, 2016

Remarks to United States Troops at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Remarks on United States Counterterrorism Strategy at MacDill Air Force Base

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Statement on Senate Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Joint Statement--Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and United States Leaders' Statement on the Situation in Aleppo, Syria

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Statement on the Death of Former Senator John H. Glenn, Jr.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Message to the Congress Transmitting the United States-Brazil Social Security Agreement

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting an Alternative Pay Plan for Civilian Federal Employees

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Memorandum on the Minnesota World's Fair 2023--Wellness and Well Being for All

Friday, December 9, 2016

Memorandum on the Minnesota World's Fair 2023--Wellness and Well Being for All

Friday, December 9, 2016

Message to the Senate Transmitting the United States-Kiribati and United States-Micronesia Maritime Boundary Treaties

Friday, December 9, 2016

Message to the Senate Transmitting the Arms Trade Treaty

Friday, December 9, 2016

Message to the Senate Transmitting the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration

Friday, December 9, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Regarding Designation of Emergency Funding Under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as Amended

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders Designating Funds for Global Counterterrorism and Overseas Contingency Operations

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Remarks on Signing the 21st Century Cures Act

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Remarks at a Hanukkah Reception

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Remarks at the "My Brother's Keeper" National Summit

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Remarks at a Hanukkah Reception

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

The President's News Conference

Friday, December 16, 2016

Statement on Signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act

Friday, December 16, 2016

Statement on the 80th Birthday of Pope Francis

Friday, December 16, 2016

Statement on Signing the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act

Friday, December 16, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Statement on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans on the Outer Continental Shelf From Mineral Leasing

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Joint Statement--United States-Canada Joint Arctic Leaders' Statement

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Portions of the United States Arctic Outer Continental Shelf From Mineral Leasing

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the Atlantic Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf From Mineral Leasing

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Statement on Signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Friday, December 23, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Remarks at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Statement on the Observance of Kwanzaa

Monday, December 26, 2016

Remarks With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Statement on the Designation of Bears Ears National Monument and Gold Butte National Monument

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Statement on United States Actions in Response to Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment by the Russian Government

Thursday, December 29, 2016

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Message on the President's Farewell Address to the Nation

Monday, January 2, 2017

Remarks During a Meeting With Department of Defense Leadership

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Remarks at an Armed Forces Full Honor Review Farewell Ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Letter to the Nation on Cabinet Member Exit Memorandums

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Interview on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act With Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff of Vox

Friday, January 6, 2017

Statement on the Observance of Orthodox Christmas

Friday, January 6, 2017

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Farewell Address to the Nation From Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vice President Joe Biden

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Statement on the United States Trade Enforcement Action Against China and the Administration's Trade Enforcement Record

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Statement on the Cuban Immigration Policy of the United States

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Statement on the Designation of National Monuments Honoring Civil Rights History and on the Expansion of National Monuments in Oregon and California

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions

Friday, January 13, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels

Friday, January 13, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

Friday, January 13, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya

Friday, January 13, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

Friday, January 13, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Ukraine

Friday, January 13, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela

Friday, January 13, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Zimbabwe

Friday, January 13, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Designation of Rhonda Schnare Schmidtlein as Chair of the United States International Trade Commission

Friday, January 13, 2017

The President's Weekly Address

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Remarks Honoring the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs

Monday, January 16, 2017

Statement on the First Anniversary of the Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action To Prevent Iran From Obtaining a Nuclear Weapon

Monday, January 16, 2017

Remarks During White House Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest's Final Briefing and an Exchange With Reporters

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Memorandum on Delegation of Authority to the Secretary of State Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Message to the Senate Transmitting the United States-Serbia Extradition Treaty

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Message to the Senate Transmitting the United States-Kosovo Extradition Treaty

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The President's News Conference

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Message to the Nation on Serving as President

Thursday, January 19, 2017

A - Digest of Other White House Announcements

July 1, 2016

B - Nominations Submitted to the Senate

July 1, 2016

C - Checklist of White House Press Releases

July 1, 2016

D - Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register

July 1, 2016

Subject Index

July 1, 2016

Name Index

July 1, 2016

Document Categories List

July 1, 2016