An Update on the Situation in Ukraine:

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Monday, July 21, 2014             Featured An Update on the Situation in Ukraine: This morning, President Obama made a statement on the current situation in Ukraine, in the wake of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 being shot down last week over territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine. He insisted that "our immediate focus is on recovering those who were lost, investigating exactly what happened, and putting forward the facts." The President also addressed the situation in Gaza, reiterating that our focus should be "to bring about a ceasefire that ends the fighting and that can stop the deaths of innocent civilians -- both in Gaza and in Israel." Watch the President's full statement here:       Top Stories President Obama Signs a New Executive Order to Protect LGBT Workers In the East Room of the White House this morning, the President signed an Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. READ MORE Weekly Address: Equipping Workers with Skills Employers Need Now and for the Future In this week's address, the President discussed the importance of ensuring that the economic progress we've made is shared by all hardworking Americans. Through his opportunity agenda, the President is focused on creating more jobs, educating more kids, and working to make sure hard work pays off with higher wages and better benefits. READ MORE The Top 5 Best Moments from the 2014 Kids' State Dinner On Friday, the First Lady welcomed fifty-four young chefs from all over the country to the State Dining Room for the 2014 Kids' State Dinner. These 54 kids were selected from more than 1,500 recipes that were submitted for the Epicurious Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Time (ET) 9:30 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:15 AM: The President signs an Executive Order to protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination 10:50 AM: The President delivers a statement on the situation in Ukraine 11:45 AM: The President participates in a town hall focusing on the importance of the My Brother's Keeper Initiative 12:00 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention 1:00 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest 3:05 PM: The President awards Ryan M. Pitts, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor   Facebook     Twitter    |   More Ways to Engage Did Someone Forward This to You? Sign Up for Email Updates This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111