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President Obama Speaks on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, Russia and Ukraine, and the Situation in Gaza
Posted byon July 18, 2014 at 12:58 PM ESTPresident Obama delivers a statement to the press in the wake of the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 yesterday, and on the current situation in Gaza.
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Vice President Biden Meets India's Future Scientists and Engineers
Posted byon July 25, 2013 at 3:50 PM ESTAt the Indian Institute of Technology, Vice President Biden meets group of women he called “India’s future”—the country’s next generation of scientists and engineers.
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Vice President Biden Discusses the U.S. Economy While in India
Posted byon July 24, 2013 at 3:30 PM ESTVice President Biden delivers remarks in Mumbai, India where he discussed how America’s partnership with India could improve the economies of both nations.
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Vice President Biden and Indian Leaders Discuss U.S.-India Engagement
Posted byon July 23, 2013 at 8:15 PM ESTOn his second day in New Delhi, Vice President Biden meets with Indian leaders to discuss the increasingly important bilateral relationship between our two countries.
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In New Delhi, Vice President Biden Tours Gandhi Smriti
Posted byon July 22, 2013 at 3:15 PM ESTAhead of series of meetings in New Delhi, the Vice President and Dr. Biden had the opportunity to meet with Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter and tour the building where Gandhi spend the last months of his life, which is now the Gandhi Smriti museum.
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President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Meet in Washington, D.C.
Posted byon May 10, 2013 at 4:16 PM ESTKicking off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and reflecting on the past accomplishments and progress of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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Vice President Biden Addresses the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community
Posted byon May 10, 2013 at 11:33 AM ESTVice President Joe Biden delivered keynote remarks before nearly 1,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) national, state, and local community leaders at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Gala Awards Dinner.
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Watch Live: White House Highlights AAPI Women as "Champions of Change"
Posted byon May 6, 2013 at 8:57 AM ESTAs a part of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the White House will honor fifteen Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women as "Champions of Change" who are doing extraordinary work to create a more safe, equal, and prosperous future for their communities and the country.
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Weekly Address: Ending the War in Afghanistan and Rebuilding America
Posted byon January 12, 2013 at 5:30 AM ESTPresident Obama discusses how we will end the war in Afghanistan and how our goal of ensuring that al Qaeda never again uses Afghanistan to launch attacks against America is within reach.
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President Obama's Call with the Prime Minister of India
Posted byon August 9, 2012 at 10:21 AM ESTPresident Obama discusses the shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh