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Archive: May 24, 2010

On Wednesday, June 2nd, the President and First Lady will host a concert in the East Room honoring Paul McCartney, who will be awarded the 3rd Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress.  President Obama will present…

Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych spoke today by telephone.  They discussed the steps Ukraine is taking to put its economy on a stable path to recovery.  They also discussed issues of bilateral and regional importance, including…

The President reiterated the Administration’s sense of urgency for dealing with the oil spill, assured the governors that the federal government is bringing the best science and expertise to the table and underscored his commitment to continuing our strong collaboration…

Beijing, China To the participants of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue, Last summer, I was proud to welcome many of you to the White House as our two countries launched this Strategic and Economic Dialogue.  I want to thank…

President Obama fully supports President Lee in his handling of the ROKS Cheonan incident and the objective investigation that followed.  The measures that the government of the Republic of Korea announced today are called for and entirely appropriate.  The Republic…

3:17 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS:  Good afternoon.  As we get started today we’re going to hear from a couple of different people that are working on the administration’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf.  First you’ll hear from…