1:08 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I wanted to just make a brief statement on the latest situation in Haiti so that the American people are fully up to date on our efforts there. This morning I spoke…
Archive: January 15, 2010
Sala de Recepciones Diplomáticas 1:08 P.M. EST EL PRESIDENTE: Buenas tardes a todos. Deseo hacer breves declaraciones sobre la más reciente situación en Haití para que el pueblo estadounidense esté totalmente al día de nuestros esfuerzos allá. Esta…
Attached is a letter from the President to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Chairmen and Ranking Members of The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and The Chairman and Ranking Member of the…
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today at the St. Bernard Recreation Center in New Orleans, Vice President Joe Biden announced new procedures to allow local governments in Louisiana and Mississippi that received Special Community Disaster Loans (Special CDL) following Hurricanes Katrina…
BACKGROUND On November 5, 2009, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, U.S. Army, entered the Army Base at Fort Hood, TX, and opened fire on a group of fellow soldiers. Before he could be stopped by law enforcement officers, Hasan fatally shot…
President Obama spoke for roughly thirty minutes with President Preval of Haiti this morning. President Obama said that the world has been devastated by the loss and suffering in Haiti, and pledged the full support of the American people for…
National Security Advisor Jim Jones concluded a week-long visit to the Middle East in Lebanon today. Throughout his trip, General Jones discussed the full range of regional challenges and opportunities at this critical time in the Middle East. While in…
2:00 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Let me go through a quick week ahead and then I want to go through one announcement before I work through your questions today. As you heard the President announce, tomorrow he will meet with…
