See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. * Secretary Geithner briefed the President on the S&P report on Saturday. 12:28 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. …
Archive: April 18, 2011
The President called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today to convey his best wishes before the start of Passover. Noting that he would host a seder at the White House, the President recalled that the story of Passover is one of…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of California and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by tsunami waves on March 11, 2011. Federal funding is available to…
President Obama will meet with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Among other key bilateral and regional issues, the Presidents will discuss next steps with regard to the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement as well as progress on…
On Thursday, May 5th, the Vice President will host a meeting on deficit reduction with Members of Congress at Blair House. In the President’s fiscal policy speech delivered last Wednesday, he announced that Vice President Biden will lead a bipartisan,…
Today, the President called Michael Hollowell, manager of a Lowes home improvement store devastated by a tornado Saturday in Sanford, North Carolina, to offer his gratitude for Mr. Hollowell’s swift action that saved so many lives.
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE April 18, 2011 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.…
Vice President Biden today met at the White House with former South African President Thabo Mbeki, Chairman of the African Union (AU) High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan, along with fellow panel members, former President of Nigeria Abdulsalami Abubakar, and former…
***The spelling of Cadet Reggie Rembert’s name has been corrected below. 1:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, everybody, please be seated. Welcome to the White House, and congratulations on winning the Commander-in-Chief trophy. (Applause.) For the first time…
