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Archive: May 23, 2011

5:55 P.M. IST      THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  (Applause.)  Hello, Dublin!  (Applause.)  Hello, Ireland!  (Applause.)  My name is Barack Obama — (applause — of the Moneygall Obamas.  (Applause.)  And I’ve come home to find the apostrophe that we lost somewhere along…

Farmleigh House Dublin, Ireland 11:50 A.M. IST PRIME MINISTER KENNY:  If everybody can hear.  Obviously this is the first occasion in world history I think there is two bilaterals with an American President in the space of 67 minutes. But…

Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Administration), vice Rajkumar Chellaraj, resigned.   Charles Thomas Massarone, of Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the…

Washington, DC – The Vice President announced today that his longtime aide and Press Secretary Elizabeth Alexander will be leaving at the end of May to practice law.  She will be succeeded by Kendra Barkoff, who most recently served as…

The United States welcomes the decision of the European Union to expand its sanctions on Iran through the designation of over one hundred additional individuals and entities associated with Iranian proliferation-related activities.  So long as Iran refuses to fulfill its…

Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in the tornadoes and severe weather that struck Joplin, Missouri as well as communities across the Midwest today.  We commend the heroic efforts…

The Federal Government operates the largest fleet of light duty vehicles in America.  We owe a responsibility to American citizens to lead by example and contribute to meeting our national goals of reducing oil imports by one-third by 2025 and…