3:26 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Before we get going with questions let me make four short announcements. Announcement number one, on April 12th and 13th the President will host the Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center — obviously…
Archive: February 26, 2010
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama named the following individuals to serve on the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform being co-chaired by former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senate Whip Alan Simpson:…
Announces New Department of Labor Regulations to Protect Workers’ Retirement Savings WASHINGTON, DC – Vice President Joe Biden, Chair of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class, today released the Middle Class Task Force’s Annual Report, which lays…
“We are enormously grateful to Desiree Rogers for the terrific job she’s done as the White House Social Secretary. When she took this position, we asked Desiree to help make sure that the White House truly is the People’s House,…
En nombre del pueblo estadounidense, les envío mis mejores deseos a quienes celebran el Día Nacional de la República Dominicana, tanto aquí en Estados Unidos como en la República Dominicana. Estados Unidos valora la cooperación y las relaciones positivas de…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm during the period of January 20-25,…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Michael J. McCord, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense Katherine M. Gehl, Member, Board of Directors of the…
The President will welcome Prime Minister Papandreou of Greece to the White House on March 9. Greece is a long standing ally of the United States in our shared efforts to promote stability and prosperity both in its region and…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama signed a new Executive Order re-establishing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A copy of the Executive Order…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama signed an executive order, which can be viewed here, renewing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the White House East Room. This event demonstrates the President’s strong appreciation for…
