Facebook Headquarters Palo Alto, California 1:58 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much, Facebook, for hosting this, first of all. (Applause.) My name is Barack Obama, and I’m the guy who got Mark to wear a jacket…
Archive: April 20, 2011
“We were deeply saddened to hear that journalist Chris Hondros has died as the result of injuries sustained while covering the conflict in Misrata. Chris’s tragic death underscores the need to protect journalists as they cover conflicts across the globe. …
In the two years since President Obama laid out his vision for a world without nuclear weapons in Prague, the United States has pursued an aggressive nonproliferation agenda at the United Nations. Today the United States and the other members…
Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough welcomed African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping to the White House today. The two discussed the ongoing situations in Libya, Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire and Somalia and how the…
We were saddened to learn of the death of film director and photographer Tim Hetherington while working in Misrata, and we are deeply concerned about the well being of other journalists who were wounded alongside him. Journalists across the globe…
President Obama spoke with British Prime Minister David Cameron today as part of his ongoing consultations with coalition allies and partners on Libya. The President and Prime Minister agreed that United Nations Security Council resolutions on Libya must be fully…
One year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded, killing eleven men and ultimately releasing an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. That catastrophic event deeply affected the lives of millions of Americans, from…
En Route San Francisco, California 11:45 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: I have no announcements or statements so I will just take your questions. Q On some of the criticism from the Republicans on the Hill over the President’s plan for…
