White House Week

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks at Mulberry School for Girls in London, England. The First Lady visits the school to discuss cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom to improve educational opportunities for girls around the world through the Let Girls Learn initiative June 16, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

This week, the First Lady was in London to launch her new project, Let Girls Learn. This new initiative is dedicated to expanding access to education for adolescent girls around the world. Mrs Obama received a rapturous welcome at the Mulberry School for Girls in London, where she delivered an empowering speech and answered questions from the audience with Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia.





On Thursday, President Obama delivered a statement on the tragic shooting in South Carolina.