7:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. I am going to be brief, because on a night like tonight my job is to get out of the way and let…
Archive: May 11, 2011
2:36 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hey! Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Good afternoon! AUDIENCE: Good afternoon! MRS. OBAMA: Like that. That’s good. I like the (inaudible) part. (Laughter.) Well, again, let me welcome you all to…
Austin, Texas Please see below for a correction (marked with asterisks) to the transcript. Internationally, we’ve gone through a **Teutonic [tectonic] shift in the Middle East that could have enormous ramifications for years to come. And in addition to these…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on May 3, 2011, and continuing. The President’s…
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: William J. Burns, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service with the Personal Rank of Career Ambassador, to be Deputy Secretary of State, vice James Braidy Steinberg.
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Richard G. Andrews, of Delaware, to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, vice Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., retired. Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of California, to be United States District Judge…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Haiti to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Michel Martelly on May 14, 2011. The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Mark Acton, Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary, Department of State Robert G. Taub, Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission Mark P. Wetjen, Commissioner, Commodity Futures…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Richard G. Andrews, Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo and Jeffrey J. Helmick to serve on the United States District Court bench. President Obama said, “Throughout their long and impressive legal careers, Richard G.…
