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Archive: July 11, 2012

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Dorothy Kosinski, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016, vice Ricardo Quinones, term expired. Dawn M. Liberi, of Florida,…

Today, the United States is easing restrictions to allow U.S. companies to responsibly do business in Burma.  President Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma continue to make significant progress along the path to democracy, and…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the “order”) that modifies the scope of the national…

Faith and Community Leaders From California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee chosen for work to solve childhood obesity WASHINGTON—First Lady Michelle Obama today announced the winners of the Let’s Move! Communities on the Move video challenge, which…

WASHINGTON, DC — The President believes that entrepreneurs and small businesses are engines of innovation and economic growth and are at the forefront of the nation’s economic recovery. This is why the Obama Administration has worked to enact 18 small…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:10 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Welcome to the White House.  Thanks for coming.  I have no announcements so I will go straight to questions.  Mr. Babbington. Q    Thank you,…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance…