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Archive: February 16, 2011

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room     12:43 P.M. EST     MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everybody.  How’s everybody doing today?        Q    Welcome.        MR. CARNEY:  Excellent.  Good.  Well, thank you very much.  I’m glad to be here.  I really…

Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Finland, Russia, and Moldova during the week of March 7, 2011. In each country, the Vice President will meet with key leaders to discuss the full range of bilateral…

I send my best wishes to all those who are observing Lithuania’s national day.  Lithuanians have inspired the world by building a vibrant democracy and free market economy.  Here in America, those who trace their roots to Lithuania have enriched…

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Judge Timothy M. Cain and Judge Scott W. Skavdahl to United States District Court judgeships.   “I am honored to nominate these distinguished individuals to serve on the United States District Court bench,” said President…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice P. Michael Duffy, retired. Scott Wesley Skavdahl, of Wyoming, to be United States District Judge for…

The Vice President met today with Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to further the Administration’s efforts to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Europe.  The two leaders discussed the political and economic relationship between the United States and Macedonia, and…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:   Michelle Gavin, Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, Department of State Thomas M. Harrigan, Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Department of…

5:05 P.M. EST      THE PRESIDENT:  Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. It is great to have you here.  What better place to hold our Great Outdoors event than right here, inside the East Room.  (Laughter.)  We thought it…