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Archive: May 20, 2011
See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. * Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg was in the region and spoke with President Abbas. 2:27 P.M. EDT MR.…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm during the period of April 29…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Idaho and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, Tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the period of March 31…
Washington, DC – Today, while visiting the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, Vice President Biden announced that a Colorado-based start-up company has signed the first agreement under the Department of Energy’s new “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” challenge.…
West Point, New York May 20, 2011 AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY— Hello everyone, and thank you for that wonderful welcome. I want to thank Lieutenant General Huntoon for that very kind introduction, as well as Secretary of the Army John…
WASHINGTON – Today President Barack Obama granted pardons to the following eight individuals: Randy Eugene Dyer – Burien, Wash. Offense: Conspiracy to import marijuana (hashish), 21 U.S.C. § 963; conspiracy to remove baggage from the custody and control of the…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Charles Massarone, Commissioner, United States Parole Commission, Department of Justice President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Joyce A. Barr, Assistant Secretary of State for Administration, Department of State Anne W. Patterson, Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt,…
This afternoon President Obama met with K-6 teachers who received the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Earlier in the day, the teachers met briefly with Dr. Jill Biden during their tour of the White…
