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Archive: January 19, 2011

7:51 P.M. EST      PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good evening, everybody.  Please have a seat.  On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.  And thank you for joining us as we host President Hu and the Chinese delegation, and…

Eisenhower Executive Office Building 12:36 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, first of all, thanks to all of you for joining, both American and Chinese business leaders.   President Hu and I have had some excellent discussions, both last night in…

1:27 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good afternoon.  It is my pleasure to welcome President Hu to the White House and to return the hospitality that he showed when I visited China last year.  This is our eighth meeting.  Together we’ve…

Howard University Washington, D.C.   10:51 A.M. EST   MRS. OBAMA:  Well, it is wonderful to be here.  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  I am very excited.   I want to start by thanking President Ribeau for that very…

9:20 A.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good morning, everyone.  President Hu, members of the Chinese delegation, on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.  And on behalf of the American people, welcome to the United States.      Three…

The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the signing of a government-to-government agreement with the People’s Republic of China to establish a Center of Excellence in China to promote effective nuclear security and safeguards. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu…

Today, President Obama and President Hu agreed to enhanced cooperation on climate change, clean energy, and the environment. Toward this end, the leaders welcomed new public-private partnerships and collaboration on the development and deployment of clean energy technologies that will…

During the state visit of President Hu Jintao to Washington, D.C., President Obama and President Hu highlighted specific means to cooperate on a variety of global and bilateral challenges, including the following:   Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security  …

New Agreement Will Support the Establishment of a First-of-its-Kind Training Center in Asia The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China that paves the way for the…

China is a key market for U.S. exports.  Those exports are generating jobs in every corner of the United States and across every major sector.  These involve some of our country’s largest companies, but also an increasing number of small…