by Pete Souza | Jul 24, 2015 | Monitor
Today, President Obama visits Kenya — the 50th country he has visited during his Administration. It’s also my 50th country traveling with the President. To mark the occasion, as I did when the President visited his 50th state, I chose one photograph from each country...
by Jenna Brayton | May 5, 2015 | Monitor
President Barack Obama delivers remarks announcing Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. as the nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Gen. Paul J. Selva, far right, as the nominee for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Rose Garden of the White...
by Lindsay Holst | Sep 3, 2014 | Monitor
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest released the following statement about U.S. Military personnel in Iraq. Today, the President authorized the Department of Defense to fulfill a Department of State request for approximately 350 additional U.S....
by Tanya Somanader | Aug 18, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube This afternoon at the White House, President Obama delivered a statement on the latest developments in Iraq and in Ferguson, Missouri — two issues he has been following closely each day. First, the President relayed to the nation that the...
by David Hudson | Aug 8, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube Tonight, in a statement addressing the current crisis in Iraq, President Obama announced that he authorized two operations in the country — "targeted airstrikes to protect our American personnel, and a humanitarian effort to help save...