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Archive: April 12, 2010

Naval Observatory Washington, D.C. THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Before we begin, I would like to ask for a moment of silence for the passing of our colleague, Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who with other members of the Polish government perished this…

El Presidente Viktor Yanukovych y el Presidente Barack Obama reafirmaron hoy la alianza estratégica entre Ucrania y Estados Unidos, y su intención de que alcance su pleno potencial. Con este fin, se comprometieron a expandir el Acuerdo de Alianza Estratégica…

President Obama met with Armenian President Sargsian on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit earlier today.  The President commended President Sargsian for his courageous efforts to achieve normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey and encouraged him to fulfill…

“We welcome this important announcement from Prime Minister Harper, which demonstrates Canada’s strong leadership on nuclear security, and its close partnership with the United States on key global issues.” BACKGROUND: Today, Prime Minister Harper announced Canada’s intention to transfer high…

New Orleans Mayor-Elect Landrieu Hosted Officials from the White House and a Dozen Federal Agencies along with Senator Landrieu, Congressman Cao and other Louisiana Officials NEW ORLEANS—Representatives from twelve federal agencies and the White House met Sunday and Monday in…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring January 12, 2013, vice Gracia M. Hillman, term expired. S. Leslie Ireland, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary…

El Vicepresidente recibió hoy a líderes y funcionarios de 11 países en anticipación a la Cumbre de Seguridad Nuclear. Entre los presentes estuvieron jefes de estado y otros representantes de países en África, Asia y América Latina que son miembros…

WASHINGTON – With Tax Day approaching, huge numbers of American families are taking advantage of important tax savings made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  See below for some examples of these critical tax savings.  On Saturday, during…

Vice President Biden hosted leaders and officials from 11 nations today in advance of the Nuclear Security Summit.  Those attending included heads of government and other representatives from nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America that are members of the…

President Viktor Yanukovych and President Barack Obama today reaffirmed the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United States and their intention to realize its full potential.  To this end, they committed to build upon the United States-Ukraine Charter on Strategic…