John Hope Bryant Statement of Condolences on the Passing of Shimon Peres

I was deeply saddened to learn this week that one of the world’s true peace makers had passed — the Honorable Shimon Peres of Israel. And frankly, it is limiting to only call him a leader only for Israel. Mr. Peres was a world leader. A leader for a world...

Freedman’s Bank Renaming Ceremony: Full Text Remarks by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew

I was without words yesterday at the formal ceremony for the formal renaming of the Freedman’s Bank Building in Washington, D.C., across from the U.S. Treasury Department and the White House. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and his team could not have been more...