6:12 P.M. CEST PRESIDENT OBAMA: I just want to, very briefly, say how glad I am to have an opportunity to discuss important issues with Prime Minister Kan once again. As I’ve said so often, we have one of the…
Archive: May 26, 2011
12:59 P.M. CEST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Let me just make a brief statement. It is good once again to see my friend and partner, Dmitry Medvedev. Over the past two years, I think that we have built an outstanding relationship…
On Thursday, May 26, 2011, the President signed into law: S. 990, the “PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011,” which extends certain surveillance authorities included in the USA PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: · Scott Charney, Member, President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee · Dick Costolo, Member, President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee · David…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Kathleen Kerrigan, of Massachusetts, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for the term of fifteen years, vice Harry A. Haines, term expired. Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, to…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on May 29, 2011. The Honorable Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State…
The Vice President called President Boris Tadic of Serbia this morning to congratulate him and the Serbian Government on the arrest of indicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. The Vice President noted that this arrest was an important step in helping…
7:54 P.M. CEST MR. RUSSEL: The fact of the matter is that the two leaders somewhat stole my thunder by giving you an accurate preview in their opening statements about what they were going to discuss. And they followed up…
Fifteen years ago, Ratko Mladic ordered the systematic execution of some 8,000 unarmed men and boys in Srebrencia. Today, he is behind bars. I applaud President Tadic and the Government of Serbia on their determined efforts to ensure that Mladic…
Earlier today, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper met on the margins of the G-8 and discussed the implementation of their Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness as well as progress through the U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council. These…
