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President Obama Announces United States-Peru Higher Education Partnerships

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Lima, Peru - Yesterday, in Lima, Peru, President Obama announced the first Peru-specific 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund grants competition. It will create 20 new higher education institutional partnerships exclusively between Peruvian and U.S. colleges and universities to increase student exchanges in the fields of water conservation, climate change, STEM, and environmental sciences.

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

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Washington, DC - Today, during a town hall with 1000 young leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, President Obama will announce a series of investments and new programs in support of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) which was launched in 2015.  Through YLAI, the United States is investing in the next generation of Latin American and Caribbean leaders, and has committed significant resources to enhance leadership skills, bolster entrepreneurship, and connect young leaders with one another, the United States, and the American people.

Upcoming Guidance for Dr. Jill Biden

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Washington, DC - On Monday, November 21, at 1:30 PM ET, as part of her Joining Forces initiative, Dr. Jill Biden, joined by General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, Founder and President of Give an Hour, will deliver remarks at a special ceremony at the Pentagon marking the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Guard Bureau and Give an Hour in support of the emotional well-being of Guard members and their families.

The United States’ Commitment to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

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Washington, DC - The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has set a global standard designed to help promote the open and accountable management of extractive industry resources.  With 51 countries implementing the standard, including the United States, the EITI is working to strengthen citizens’ understanding of their country’s oil, gas, and mining sectors by promoting the disclosure of extractive industry revenues paid by companies and received by governments. 

White House Administration Announces New Actions to Bring Clean Energy Savings to All Americans

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Washington, DC - Through President Obama’s Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative and beyond, we are making progress opening up opportunities for all American’s to go solar and retrofit their homes and businesses to be more energy efficient. Since President Obama took office, the amount of electricity we generate from the sun has increased more than 30 fold, we added solar jobs 12 times faster than the rest of the economy, and we’ve cut the price of residential solar energy systems more than 50 percent. 

President Obama’s Meeting in Berlin with the Leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom

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Washington, DC - President Obama met in Berlin Friday morning with Chancellor Merkel, President Hollande, Prime Minister Renzi, President Rajoy, and Prime Minister May to discuss common challenges facing the transatlantic community.  The leaders agreed on the necessity of working collectively to move the transatlantic agenda forward, particularly on bringing stabilization to the Middle East and North Africa, as well as securing diplomatic resolution to the conflicts in Syria and eastern Ukraine. 

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