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  • Young Men from The Institute for Responsible Citizenship Visit the White House

    Twenty accomplished young men from the Institute for Responsible Citizenship (I4RC) visit the White House to discuss responsibility, respect, personal faith, and to share their anxities about their future.


  • Jeter's Leaders at the White House

    Last Friday, the Office of Public Engagement was delighted to welcome 100 high school students from Jeter’s Leaders to the White House.


  • Growing Our Economy Through the Great Outdoors

    The President of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association discusses how the Obama Administration's work to protect our outdoor spaces is important for small businesses and our economy.


  • Colombian-American Leaders Visit White House on Colombian Independence Day

    In recognition of Colombian Independence Day, the White House hosts nearly 100 Colombian-American leaders for a policy briefing on both international and domestic issues, highlighting the strong relationship between the United States and Colombia as well as the important role Colombian-Americans are playing as a growing sector of the Hispanic community in the United States.


  • First Lady Michelle Obama Leads Presidential Delegation to the Olympics

    First Lady Michelle Obama is cheering on Team USA from London.


  • The Nation's First High Speed Rail

    Dan Richard, chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, explains the work that has gone into establishing California's High Speed Rail over the past four years.


  • Committed to American Innovation, American Jobs, and Environmentally-Friendly Mass Transportation

    As Chief Executive Officer, David Bennett leads Proterra as it continues to highlight the growing market for zero-emission solutions in the transit industry.


  • Improving Efficiency through Simple Technology

    Through David Barger's personal commitment and committee stewardship a policy-level Federal advisory committee tasked with developing a common understanding of NextGen priorities in the context of overall NextGen capabilities and implementation constraints, with an emphasis on the near- and mid-term. The NAC provides a venue where the FAA can solicit a consensus-based set of recommendations on modernizing the air traffic control system and other issues that are critical to the successful implementation of NextGen.


  • Telling the Big Story of America’s Rivers

    RiverWorks Discovery is an innovative outreach program that tells the big story of America’s rivers – Commerce, Culture, and Conservation. Created in 2004 by then-AEP River Operations president Mark Knoy and continuing under current AEP River Operations president Keith Darling, RiverWorks Discovery brings towboat pilots as well as environmental educators to learners across the country to show how important river commerce is to our nation’s economic and fiscal security. An RWD national exhibit will soon be traveling the United States.


  • Building Pedestrian Friendly Environments

    As a senior planner at WalkBoston, Bob Sloane is bringing his extensive experience to bear in a way that prioritizes including the community in the development of a resource that helps people get from Point A to Point B in a timely fashion—a resource that is designed to highlight community assets and help people value the places in which they walk.


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