President Obama To Deliver Remarks on Events in the Middle East and North Africa
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President Barack Obama will deliver a speech on events in the Middle East and North Africa and U.S. policy in the region on Thursday, May 19 at 11:40 a.m. (EDT). The speech will be live-streamed from the State Department and available on WhiteHouse.gov/live. Immediately afterwards, the live-stream will switch to a follow-up Twitter chat with Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, during which you can pose questions and reactions via Twitter. Please use the hashtag #MESpeech. You can learn more here. more »
