2:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good to see you. Everybody, please have a seat. Well, it is wonderful to see all of you here today, to be with all of you. I want to make some special acknowledgements. …
Archive: October 8, 2010
Rose Garden 1:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. When I took office, I pledged to do whatever was required to protect the American people and restore American leadership in the world. And over the past 20 months, that’s…
11:40 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. It is good to be here at Ernest Maier Block. I just had a chance to take a quick tour, a look around with Brendan Quinn, President and CEO of Ernest…
President Obama called Prime Minister Reinfeldt of Sweden today to congratulate the Prime Minister on his re-election. The President thanked the Prime Minister for Sweden’s leadership on a broad range of issues, including Swedish support for the International Security Assistance…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 902(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations…
On October 8, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 714, which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park; H.R. 1177,the “5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act,” which requires the Department of the…
The Vice President spoke today to Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani to reiterate U.S. Government support for an inclusive Iraqi government that reflects the results of the election. The two agreed that all winning coalitions should be included in…
I am grateful to Jim Jones for his service to this administration – and to our nation. In a time of extraordinary challenge and change, he led our national security team with a steady hand, sound judgment and genuine decency. …
I welcome the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Mr. Liu Xiaobo. Last year, I noted that so many others who have received the award had sacrificed so much more than I. That list now includes…
