1:22 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: We’ll, I’m very grateful to have my dear friend, Nicolas Sarkozy, here. And I think Nicolas has agreed that at the top I want to just make a few comments about the situation in Tucson,…
Archive: January 10, 2011
The President has received the resignation of retired Major General Arnold Fields as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Shortly after being appointed SIGAR in June of 2008, General Fields established offices in Washington, DC and Afghanistan and…
Last night the President continued to call the families of the victims from the terrible tragedy in Arizona and will continue to do so throughout the week. The President is assuring them that all is being done to try and…
Vice President Biden has arrived in Afghanistan. The primary purpose of the trip is to assess progress toward the transition to Afghan-led security beginning this year, and to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to a long-term partnership with Afghanistan. While…
Air Force Two En route Kabul, Afghanistan 6:33 P.M. (Local) SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thanks. Can you all hear, more or less? So we are setting down in Afghanistan in about 40 minutes, if all goes well. And this…
