THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release November 17, 2009 PRESS BRIEFING BY WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS; AND AMBASSADOR TO CHINA JON HUNTSMAN; SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS JEFF…
Archive: November 17, 2009
At the invitation of President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China, President Barack Obama of the United States of America is paying a state visit to China from November 15–18, 2009. The Presidents held in-depth, productive and candid…
U.S -China Fact Sheet on Coal (pdf) U.S.-China Fact Sheet on Efficiency Action Plan (pdf) U.S. -China Fact Sheet on Electric Vehicles (pdf) Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation…
12:37 P.M. CST PRESIDENT HU: (As translated.) Your Excellency President Obama, and dear friends from the news media, ladies and gentlemen: I’m very happy to meet our friends from the press and media. To begin with, I would like…
We are dismayed at the Jerusalem Planning Committee’s decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem. At a time when we are working to re-launch negotiations, these actions make it more difficult for…
Julie Simone Brill, of Vermont, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2009, vice Pamela Harbour, term expired. Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: • Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs • Arthur Elkins, Jr., Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency • Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale,…
