Subscribe
Archive: March 14, 2012

South Grounds Tent 9:01 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good evening, everyone.  Please have a seat.  Welcome to the White House.  I was just telling the Prime Minister that, so far, the evening has been successful because I have not stepped…

Remarks by Vice President Joseph Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at an Official Luncheon Honoring British Prime Minister David Cameron Benjamin Franklin Room U.S. Department of State 1:30 P.M. EDT SECRETARY CLINTON:  Thank you all very much.  Please…

State Dining Room 1:55 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Well, isn’t this beautiful?  Every time I see this — see, I’m getting to see the full effect along with you all.  The placements are beautiful. Well, welcome.  Good afternoon.  How’s everybody…

Rose Garden 12:27 P.M. EDT   PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Please have a seat.  Again, it is a great honor to welcome my friend and partner, Prime Minister David Cameron, back to the White House for this official visit. …

South Lawn 9:33 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good morning, everyone. AUDIENCE:  Good morning! PRESIDENT OBAMA:  The storied relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is steeped in tradition.  And last night, as President, I shared with the Prime…

The President spoke by phone this afternoon with Korean President Lee Myung-bak of Korea to welcome the entry into force of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) at midnight on March 15 in both countries.  The President noted that the…

The United States welcomes the conviction by the International Criminal Court of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for war crimes relating to enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 and causing them to participate actively in hostilities in…

Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight’s State Dinner. Additional details about the State Dinner are available HERE. THE PRESIDENT and MRS. OBAMA THE RIGHT HONORABLE DAVID CAMERON, M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN…

On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, the President signed into law: S. 1134, the “St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act,” which authorizes the St. Croix River Crossing Project with the inclusion of mitigation measures as enforceable conditions of the project;…

The President sends his deepest condolences to the victims and their families of last night’s bus accident in Switzerland.  The loss of so many young lives is especially heartbreaking.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the Belgian communities of Lommel…