2:10 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Before I take your questions I’d just like to say to you that the President has made the decision not to release any of the photographs of the deceased Osama…
Archive: May 4, 2011
This morning, I called President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria to congratulate him on his election victory and to commend the people of Nigeria for their resolve and patience during last month’s historic presidential, legislative and gubernatorial elections. The success of…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Dennis J. Erby to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Mississippi and Edward M. Spooner to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Florida. “Dennis J. Erby…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Dana L. Christensen, Katherine B. Forrest, Justice John M. Gerrard, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Edgardo Ramos, and Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. for District Court judgeships. “These individuals have demonstrated the talent,…
WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Judge Christopher Droney for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Droney currently serves as a United States District Judge for Connecticut. “At every step of his…
Ryan C. Crocker, of Washington, Personal Rank of Career Ambassador, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Anthony Frank D’Agostino, of Maryland, to be a Director of the Securities…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: · Laura A. Cordero, Member, Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation · Barbara McQuiston, Assistant Secretary of Defense…
The President welcomed His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to the White House today, affirming the strength and depth of the alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom. The President thanked His Royal Highness for the important…
On May 20, the President will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting at the White House. The leaders look forward to discussing the full range of issues of mutual interest to the United States and Israel.
The President tonight declared an emergency exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on April 27, 2011, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes…
