11:02 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Thank you very much. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you. Hello, Pittsburgh! (Applause.) It is good to be back. Thank you, Senator Casey, and Mayor Ravenstahl, County Executive Dan…
Archive: June 24, 2011
Sanitas Tea Garden Gaborone, Botswana 12:27 P.M. (Local) MRS. OBAMA: Well, hello everyone. It is such a pleasure to be with all of you today. It’s a beautiful sunny day. A little chilly. It’s okay, I’m from Chicago, I…
As we mark the anniversary of the United Nations’ Convention Against Torture, I join people around the world in honoring the victims of torture, paying tribute to all those who are courageously working to eradicate these inhuman practices from our…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Sung Y. Kim, Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Department of State Adrienne O’Neal, Ambassador to the Republic of Cape Verde, Department…
On June 24, 2011, the President signed into law: S.J.Res. 7, which reappoints Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and S.J.Res. 9, which reappoints Robert P. Kogod as a citizen…
Nearly five years have now passed since Hamas terrorists crossed into Israel and abducted Gilad Shalit. During this time, Hamas has held him hostage without access by the International Committee of the Red Cross, in violation of the standards of…
On Monday, the President and Vice President will hold meetings at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to discuss the status of the negotiations to find common ground on a…
Today, President Obama will travel to the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh to launch the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, a national effort to bring together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in…
Today, at Carnegie Mellon University, President Obama launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance our…
12:52 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: I have a week ahead. Do you want me to read that, or do you want to go to questions — Q Can you put it at the end? MR. CARNEY: Let’s…
