Barack Obama

Several years ago, a fruit vendor in Tunisia essentially made a statement to the world about the need for a government that represented ordinary people and an end to corruption.

The United States has a huge investment in making sure that Tunisia's experiment is successful.

We want to work with Tunisia to help on some of the border security issues that it's confronting with respect to the Libyan border.

My Administration is dedicated to engaging Americans through service.

They look forward to continued progress in these areas at the meeting of the Joint Military Commission to be held in Tunis in May 2014.

Every American should have a chance to pursue their education in peace and security.

The good news is, is that in Tunisia, where this began, we have seen the kind of progress that I think all of us have been hoping for.

The United States and Tunisia seek to broaden and deepen bilateral trade and business relations.

We want nothing more than Tunisians to determine their own destiny.

Today, the President declared a major disaster in the State of Oregon.

By performing acts of service, we can shape a Nation big enough and bold enough to accommodate the hopes of all our people.

We move this country forward by giving of ourselves to others and caring for those around us.

Thank you for allowing us to set this roadmap for the future.

The use of force, the use of coercion, the threat of force, and other means of intimidation are unacceptable as vehicles for advancing China's territorial claims.

We will work with the Libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people.

This legislation is going to put millions of additional dollars into that research.

I want to thank all the legislators who are standing behind me here today.

Life is never going to go as planned.

I know that the President and I are just torn apart when things like this happen.

I hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens determined to meet one or more of the criteria would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.

Being an Olympian is about heart, it's about guts, and it's about giving it your all no matter what stands in your way.

These brave men and women serve with valor and distinction, and when at home they need to feel safe.

Nothing is more challenging for a family than to go through something like this.

In her memory we needed to make sure that we get more money into research for the National Institute of Health.

The Fort Hood community is strong and resilient, and the President emphasized the importance of doing everything we can to ensure the community has every resource needed to recover, heal, and come back stronger than before.