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Archive: May 19, 2012

Aspen Cabin Camp David, Maryland 6:04 P.M. EDT Good afternoon, everybody.  It has been a great pleasure to host the leaders of some of the world’s largest economies here at Camp David.  I think the surroundings gave us an opportunity…

9:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  All right, everybody, listen up.  First of all, I want to welcome all the leaders here.  The press, you’re welcome as long as you don’t break anything.  (Laughter.)  This is, by the way, the largest…

President Obama discusses the reforms to Wall Street that he put in place to protect consumers and make Wall Street play by the same set of rules — and calls on lawmakers to finish implementing these reforms so that we…

Camp David, Maryland, United States May 18-19, 2012 Preamble 1. We, the Leaders of the Group of Eight, met at Camp David on May 18 and 19, 2012 to address major global economic and political challenges. The Global Economy 2.…

A year after the historic events across the Middle East and North Africa began to unfold, the aspirations of people of the region for freedom, human rights, democracy, job opportunities, empowerment and dignity are undiminished.  At the Camp David Summit,…

At the Camp David Summit, G-8 Leaders recognized that the development of and universal access to environmentally safe, sustainable, secure, and affordable sources of energy is essential to global economic growth and to their overall efforts to address climate change. …

“There have been increasing disruptions in the supply of oil to the global market over the past several months, which pose a substantial risk to global economic growth.  In response, major producers have increased their output while drawing prudently on…

Our imperative is to promote growth and jobs.  The global economic recovery shows signs of promise, but significant headwinds persist. Against this background, we commit to take all necessary steps to strengthen and reinvigorate our economies and combat financial stresses,…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Chicago, Illinois 8:23 P.M. EDT MR. RHODES:  Hi, guys.  All right, so I’ll just give you a readout of the bilat with Chancellor Merkel.  You saw obviously the communiqué and the briefing from earlier…

Camp David Filing Center Camp Round Meadow Maryland 1:12 P.M. EDT        MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here at Camp David for the G8 Summit.  For your briefing today I have two guests…