Michael D. Shear
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 00:00
President Obama shook hands with President Raul Castro of Cuba on Tuesday, offering a friendly gesture freighted with symbolism to one of America’s most enduring Cold War foes.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 06:28
President Obama hailed the agreement reached with Russia over the weekend to seize and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons as a “foundation” that could eventually lead to a political settlement of the civil war.
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 00:00
Latin America analysts noted the lack of any agreement or formation of a special group to discuss security. They also said it was significant that Mr. Obama referred to Mexico as still forming its security agenda with the United States
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 00:00
With a bipartisan group of lawmakers seeking to navigate legislation through Congress this month, White House officials are hoping that Mexico's new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, treads carefully in any public comments
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 00:00
By reinforcing the 340 Guard members already monitoring border crossings and analyzing intelligence, the initiative echoes 2006's Operation Jump Start, in which President George W. Bush devoted 6,000 guardsmen to a two-year commitment in support of the Bo
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 00:00
Aides had said last week that the Oval Office meeting would focus on efforts to shut down the drug trade and the stalled Colombian-U.S. free trade agreemeent. But the world's attention shifted over the weekend to Honduras
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 00:00
President Obama yesterday announced a series of steps aimed at easing the U.S. relationship with Cuba, breaking from policies first imposed by the Kennedy administration