South Court Auditorium 3:16 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated. I am very pleased to welcome my friend and partner, Prime Minister Harper, back to the White House. Whenever we get together it’s a chance to…
Archive: December 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Preeta D. Bansal – Member, Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States Boris Bershteyn – Member (Government Official), Council…
We condemn the Iranian government’s efforts to deny their people the freedom to access America’s recently launched Virtual Embassy Tehran. Through this action, the Iranian government has once again demonstrated its commitment to build an electronic curtain of surveillance and…
The President and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone this afternoon, continuing their ongoing consultations on the financial situation in the eurozone. As before, the President expressed his appreciation for the efforts the Chancellor and other European leaders are…
Today, the United States and Canada enjoy the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world. Total trade and investment between the United States and Canada topped $1.1 trillion in 2010, and those numbers are growing. The United States…
On Wednesday, December 07, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 394, which amends certain Federal laws of civil procedure related to Federal district court jurisdiction and venue of civil actions, including procedures for removal of certain actions from State…
Seventy years ago today, a bright Sunday morning was darkened by the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor. Today, Michelle and I join the American people in honoring the memory of the more than 2,400 American patriots—military and civilian, men, women…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:31 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everybody. Thanks for coming to this gaggle. I’m pleased to be joined today by Neal Wolin, the Deputy Treasury Secretary, to discuss the need to get Richard…
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On December 15, 1791, the United States adopted the Bill of Rights, enshrining in our Constitution the protection of our inalienable freedoms, from the right to speak our minds…
