An engine firing on January 11 will be the biggest maneuver that NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft will perform on its flight between Earth and Mar...
President Obama issues a proclamation for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, in which the United States recommits to ensuring peop...
The State Department releases a fact sheet on the 100,000 Strong Initiative, which works to help educational organizations and institutions increase their ...
A White House fact sheet outlines action at the November 18 Association of Southeast Asia Nations Leaders Meeting and future collaborative actions.
Publications
The Olympic Games remind us of certain universal human values. Every Olympian has a story that echoes the shared human struggle for excellence and our devo...
Articles
A camera aboard one of NASA’s twin GRAIL lunar spacecraft has returned a 30-second video clip from the far side of the moon.
A young Congolese delegation to the United States takes home more than new basketball skills.
When a group of artists from Turkmenistan visits Washington, the members are eager to share their culture with their U.S. hosts. At a November 28 symposium...
Photo Galleries
The future leaders of the Asia-Pacific region will show up to watch its current leaders in action — and make their voices heard.
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok, for a state dinner at the White House ...
Thirty-three miners who endured 69 days in a collapsed copper and gold mine in Chile’s Atacama Desert were rescued in October 2010, marking a joyful end to...
Videos
Curators and community members discuss the significance of the new Islamic art exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Community members and museum curators discuss the relationship between the local Muslim community and the new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in ...
Curator Navina Najat Haidar does a show-and-tell in the beautiful new Moroccan Courtyard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
