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Michelle Obama
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Remarks at "Broadway At The White House" - Nov. 16, 2015
November 16, 2015
MRS. OBAMA: Thanks so much. (Applause.) Rest yourselves. Yes, I agree, it’s too loud! (Laughter.) Well, good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Broadway at the White House. (Applause.) Now, before we begin tonight’s show, I want to take a moment to talk about what happened in Paris. As I said this morning, all of us remain heartbroken and outraged over this horrific act. And our thoughts and prayers are very much with the victims, their families, and all of the people of France. And as my husband said on Friday, […]
Michelle Obama
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Remarks at the Fashion Education Workshop - Oct. 8, 2014
October 8, 2014
MRS. OBAMA: Well, hello everyone. How are you doing? AUDIENCE: Great. MRS. OBAMA: Okay. All right, we’re just going to break this up one moment and just say, is this not cool? (Laughter.) I mean, come on. You’re in the White House. There are some of the most impressive people in fashion here to teach you all, and to reach out and to mentor you. And there’s food. (Laughter.) What more could you ask for. Well, welcome to the White House. And let me start by thanking Anna for that […]
Samantha Power
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
The Meaning of U.S. Partnership to Israel at the UN and in Middle East Peace - Dec. 13, 2015
December 13, 2015
Thank you for that wonderful introduction. You don’t get that at the UN every day for some reason. [Laughter] Thank you, Charlotte. Let me begin by recognizing the leadership of Haaretz and the New Israel Fund for co-hosting this conference, as well as the range of Israeli officials and Knesset members in the audience this afternoon. There are many officials – I also want to recognize PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat. It’s an honor to share the stage this afternoon with Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List. And I’m […]
Samantha Power
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Keeping the OGP Vital, Innovative, and True to its Founding Principles - Oct. 28, 2015
October 28, 2015
Thank you. Thanks everybody, and it’s very exciting to be here. It’s been more than five years since we began talking about the ideas of getting governments to work with civil society to create more open, accountable institutions and societies. And, as all of you know, at the beginning the “we” in that sentence was eight governments and nine civil society organizations. And I think that if you had told any of us – when we were having those first conversations – that by 2015, we would have 66 governments […]
Samantha Power
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Making LGBT Rights Universally Respected Human Rights - Oct. 14, 2015
October 14, 2015
Thank you, thank you so much, thank you. So hello, everybody. I am so touched and honored to be here and particularly be with so many people that I have the chance to work with inside government and outside. I have accepted the award but I want to stress that the award goes to this President, to all of the people outside the U.S. Government who give us ideas for how we can move the ball down the field, all of my colleagues within U.S. Government who have taken such […]
Samantha Power
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
The Global Refugee Crisis: Overcoming Fears and Spurring Action - June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016
Thank you, Nancy, for that generous introduction, and more importantly, for your leadership on this and other critical issues, both when you were inside the government and now in this incredibly important role you’re in at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Let me begin with a fact with which you are all familiar: We are in the midst of the greatest refugee crisis since the Second World War. Just like the people at the heart of it, this crisis crosses borders, oceans, and continents. And because it is global in […]
Samantha Power
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Rejecting False Choices: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East - April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016
Thank all of you for coming out. Thanks to Admiral Carter for having me. It is a huge privilege to join you here at the great Naval Academy – especially during your celebration of 40 years of women. [Applause.] I am right now the only woman permanent representative serving on the 15-member UN Security Council. [Applause.] I guess it’s good there’s one [laughter] – but you all are doing a lot better, and I congratulate you on the fact that 25 percent of your remarkable student body is now women. […]
Samantha Power
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
I Know You: Making LGBTI Rights Human Rights at the UN and Abroad - March 12, 2016
March 12, 2016
Thank you, Chad, for such a generous introduction and for everything you do every day to promote human rights law. It’s a great honor to be here with you at such an important event. I’d like to open by telling you all about a conversation – actually, a phone call – that left a lasting impression on me. It was back in December 2011. I was working at the White House at the time, on the National Security Council. And we had organized a conference call to brief LGBTI advocates […]
Michelle Obama
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Remarks at Education Event with D.C. High School Sophomores - Nov. 12, 2013
November 12, 2013
Obama gave this address at Bell Multicultural High School MRS. OBAMA: Well, good morning. How are you all doing? You good? STUDENTS: Yes. MRS. OBAMA: Let me tell you, I’m thrilled to be back here at the Columbia Heights Education Campus. How many of you guys were here when the President and I were here the last time? (Applause.) Yes, show -- applause are good. That will help me out. That’s good. So you guys have made some good progress, and now we’re back because we are so proud of […]
Michelle Obama
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Remarks at the 2015 Annual Toys for Tots Event - Dec. 9, 2016
December 9, 2016
MRS. OBAMA: Well, hello, everyone! (Applause.) Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Where are my children? Merry Christmas! Are you guys excited that in a couple of weeks, a few weeks it’s going to be Christmas, and you’re going to be out of school, and Santa is coming? Come on, don’t act like you’re not losing your minds. I know you are. (Laughter.) They are in my household. It’s always a pleasure to be with you guys. I have to say, this visit is always one of the highlights of the holiday […]