3:10 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: All right, fire away. Q Any more details you can tell us about the plane crash? MR. GIBBS: No — as I said earlier, John Brennan briefed the President. We’ve gotten a number of updates…
Archive: February 18, 2010
El Presidente Obama tuvo el placer de almorzar con el Rey Juan Carlos I de España en su comedor privado de la Casa Blanca. El Presidente estuvo acompañado por la secretaria de Estado Clinton y el General Jones, asesor de…
Names former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senate Whip Alan Simpson as Commission Co-Chairs WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama will sign an executive order establishing the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform and…
“El Presidente se reunió esta mañana en la Casa Blanca con Su Santidad el Dalai Lama XIV. El Presidente declaró su firme respaldo por la preservación de la singular identidad religiosa, cultural y lingüística de Tibet, y la protección de…
“The President met this morning at the White House with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. The President stated his strong support for the preservation of Tibet’s unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity and the protection of human rights for…
“My Administration is dedicated to ensuring that federal agencies treat all our citizens fairly, and the settlement in the Pigford case reflects that commitment. I applaud Secretary Vilsack for his efforts to modernize operations at the USDA, as well as…
Hoy el Presidente se reunió con 24 activistas de derechos humanos que estaban en Washington para asistir a la Cumbre de Derechos Humanos organizada por dos organizaciones no gubernamentales de Estados Unidos, Freedom House y Human Rights First. La reunión…
Presidirán la comisión el antiguo jefe de gabinete de la Casa Blanca Erskine Bowles y el ex encargado de disciplina republicana en el Senado Alan Simpson WASHINGTON – Hoy, el Presidente Obama firmará un decreto ejecutivo constituyendo la Comisión Nacional…
Today the President met with 24 human rights activists who are in Washington to attend a Human Rights Summit organized by two U.S. nongovernmental organizations, Freedom House and Human Rights First. The meeting was hosted by National Security Advisor General…
10:20 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. When I took office, America faced three closely linked challenges. One was a financial crisis, brought on by reckless speculation that threatened to choke off all lending. And this helped to spark…
