Obama and Merkel

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid the White House a visit June 26 and discussed a number of issues with President Obama, among them, climate change.
  • The United States willstand with Germany and lead in confronting the energy and climate change crisis,” Obama said. “Europe in many ways over the last several years has moved more rapidly than the United States on addressing this issue. And I’ve been very blunt and frank with Chancellor Merkel that we are still working through creating the framework where we can help lead the international effort,” he said.