U.S. Government Statements and Reports published by The White House
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Op-ed in Miami Herald by President Obama: Improving our Partnership with Latin America |
| Author/Source: | Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | I went because this is a moment of great promise for our hemisphere. Today, almost all the people of the Americas live in democracies. Latin America has some of the world's fastest growing economies. |
| Location: | Brazil, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Vice President Biden, Dr. Jill Biden to Travel to Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Vice President The White House |
| Brief: | This trip will be an important chance to discuss our collective efforts to promote economic growth and development, access to energy and our ongoing collaboration on citizen security. |
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
| Location: | Chile |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Sebastian Pinera of Chile |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | President Obama will host President Sebastian Pinera of Chile at the White House on Tuesday, June 4. |
Saturday, May 4, 2013
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Migration, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Weekly Address: Fixing our Immigration System and Expanding Trade in Latin America |
| Author/Source: | Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | We've put more boots on that border than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000. But we've got more to do - not just to secure the border but to fix an immigration system that is badly brok |
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Economy And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Fact Sheet: United States Support for Economic Growth and Development in Central America |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | For 2012, the United States committed $437 million to Central America to support nutrition, health, education, agriculture, women’s entrepreneurship, the protection of workers' rights, the elimination of child labor, construction of transportation infra |
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Politics And Security, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Fact Sheet: United States Support for Central American Citizen Security |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | FY 2012's $135 million commitment to CARSI represented a 33 percent increase over 2011 funding, and the Administration has requested $161.5 million in FY 2014. |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: Cecilia Munoz sobre la visita del Presidente Obama a Mexico y Costa Rica – Un Mutuo Destino |
| Author/Source: | Cecilia Munoz The White House |
| Brief: | Esta semana, el presidente se sintio muy orgulloso de visitar a Mexico por cuarta vez durante su presidencia y poder reunirse con lideres centroamericanos en Costa Rica. |
| Location: | Costa Rica |
| Category: | Economy And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by President Obama at Meeting with Business Leaders |
| Author/Source: | Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | I've emphasized that although I understand why there's been a great focus over the last several years on security issues -- security is important. It's very hard to create a strong economy when people are personally feeling insecure. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by the President to the People of Mexico |
| Author/Source: | Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | And in the United States, we recognize our responsibilities. We understand that much of the root cause of violence that's been happening here in Mexico, for which many so Mexicans have suffered, is the demand for illegal drugs in the United States. |
Friday, May 3, 2013
| Location: | Central America Regional, Costa Rica |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Politics And Security, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by President Obama and President Chinchilla of Costa Rica in a Joint Press Conference |
| Author/Source: | Barack Obama, Laura Chinchilla The White House |
| Brief: | I'm not interested in militarizing the struggle against drug trafficking. This is a law enforcement problem. And if we have effective law enforcement cooperation and coordination, and if we build up capacity for countries in Central America, then we can |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Costa Rica |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by the President at a Working Dinner with SICA Leaders |
| Author/Source: | Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | Number one, we need to think about investments in our infrastructure -- roads, bridges, border crossings, customs, electricity grids; all of which can allow for more trade, more growth, more jobs. |
Thursday, May 2, 2013
| Location: | Costa Rica, Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | President Obama Visits Mexico and Costa Rica |
| Author/Source: | Cecilia Munoz The White House |
| Brief: | On this journey, the President hopes to highlight and reinforce the deep cultural, familial, and economic ties that so many Americans share with Mexico and Central America, and to promote economic growth across the region. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: Ben Rhodes Previews President Obama's Trip to Mexico and Costa Rica |
| Author/Source: | Colleen Curtis The White House |
| Brief: | We asked Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, to preview the upcoming trip and some of the issues the President would be discussing in his meetings |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | FACT SHEET U.S. - Mexico Partnership |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | President Obama reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to work in partnership with Mexico on the security challenges facing both countries. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by President Obama and President Pena Nieto of Mexico in a Joint Press Conference |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | President Obama's administration has expressed his will, as we know, to cooperate on the basis of mutual respect, to be more efficient in our security strategy that we are implementing in Mexico. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Joint Statement between the United States and Mexico |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | Specifically, the Presidents focused on: 1) economic competitiveness; 2) people-to-people connections; 3) leadership on regional and global issues; and 4) citizen security. |
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Economy And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | News Conference by the President |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | So I'm not going to yet judge how this will alter the relationship between the United States and Mexico until I've heard directly from them to see what exactly are they trying to accomplish. |
Thursday, April 25, 2013
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Drug Policy, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | 2013 National Drug Control Strategy |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | Continuing our collaborative, balanced, and science-based approach, the new Strategy provides a review of the progress we have made over the past four years. It also looks ahead to our continuing efforts to reform, rebalance, and renew our national drug c |
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
| Location: | Venezuela |
| Category: | Elections, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Venezuela |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | The United States notes the acceptance by both candidates for an audit of the ballots and supports calls for a credible and transparent process to reassure the Venezuelan people regarding the results. |
Thursday, March 28, 2013
| Location: | Costa Rica, Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Trip to Mexico and Costa Rica |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | This trip is an important opportunity to reinforce the deep cultural, familial, and economic ties that so many Americans share. |
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | FACT SHEET: Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | America's immigration system is broken. Too many employers game the system by hiring undocumented workers and there are 11 million people living in the shadows. Neither is good for the economy or the country. |
Monday, December 3, 2012
| Location: | Colombia, Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Readout of Vice President Biden's Meetings with President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | Vice President Biden met with President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico while in Mexico City to attend his inauguration on Saturday.Vice President Biden also met with President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia while in Mexico City. |
| Location: | Cuba |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney |
| Author/Source: | Jay Carney The White House |
| Brief: | We continue to ask for the Cuban government to grant Alan Gross's request to travel to the United States to visit his 90-year-old mother, Evelyn Gross, who is gravely ill. This is a humanitarian issue. |
Thursday, November 29, 2012
| Location: | Chile |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Economy And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Readout of the President's Phone Call with President Sebastian Pinera of Chile |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | The Presidents discussed opportunities to strengthen the global economy through job creation and expanded trade, including by moving together expeditiously on the Trans-Pacific Partnership |
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks of President Obama and President-Elect Pena Nieto of Mexico Before Bilateral Meeting |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | And we do have the opportunity to grow, but not only that, we also have the opportunity to integrate North America, to be participating in this part of the world. And I am so pleased that this is the situation we're in. |
Monday, November 26, 2012
| Location: | Colombia, Honduras |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Deputy National Security Advisor McDonough's Travel to Colombia and Honduras |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | Deputy National Security Advisor Denis R. McDonough will travel to Bogota, Colombia November 26-27 and to Honduras November 27-28. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Vice President Biden to Lead Presidential Delegation to Mexico to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Enrique Pena Nieto as President of the United Mexican States |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Vice President The White House |
| Brief: | The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr., Vice President of the United States, will lead the delegation. |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
| Location: | Bolivia, Venezuela |
| Category: | Drug Policy, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Presidential Memorandum -- Presidential Determination on the annual Presidential Determination on Major Illicit Drug Transit and Drug Producing Countries |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | I hereby designate Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have failed demonstrably during the previous 12 months to adhere to their obligations. |
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Statement by the Press Secretary on the Government of Colombia's Peace Negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | President Obama today welcomed the announcement that Colombian President Santos reached a framework for peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC. |
Friday, June 15, 2012
| Location: | El Salvador |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Statement by the President on the Senate Confirmation of Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte has been a highly effective advocate for the United States in El Salvador, earning respect from across the political spectrum, from civilians and military leaders, and from public and private officials. |