NATIONAL CHILD’S DAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION All children deserve the chance to follow their passions, chase their dreams,…
Archive: November 19, 2012
THANKSGIVING DAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On Thanksgiving Day, Americans everywhere gather with family and friends to recount the joys and blessings of the past…
Aboard Air Force One En Route Phnom Penh, Cambodia 4:33 P.M. ICT MR. CARNEY: All right. Thanks for joining us as we make our way from Burma to Cambodia. I have joining me Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for…
President Obama will host President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico at the White House on Tuesday, November 27. The President looks forward to meeting President-elect Peña Nieto and hearing about his vision for leading Mexico over the next six years. …
On November 19, 2012, President Obama met with the leaders of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) to deepen our diplomatic, economic, security, and people-to-people ties with the key Asian multilateral organization. With a…
Today, at the U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, President Obama and Leaders of the ten ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) states welcomed the launch of the “U.S.-ASEAN Expanded Economic Engagement” (E3) initiative – a new framework for…
Following the dinner tonight, President Obama called President Morsi of Egypt. The two leaders discussed ways to de-escalate the situation in Gaza, and President Obama underscored the necessity of Hamas ending rocket fire into Israel. President Obama also offered condolences…
On behalf of the President, I want to congratulate John Gagliardi on his retirement as the winningest coach in college football history. Over the course of 64 seasons – 60 of them at his beloved Saint John’s – Gagliardi’s 486…
Aung San Suu Kyi Residence Rangoon, Burma 1:05 P.M. MMT DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI: I would like to say how happy I am to receive President Obama in my country and in my house. The friendship between our…
Parliament Building Rangoon, Burma 11:12 A.M. MMT PRESIDENT SEIN: (As interpreted.) First of all, the entire people of Myanmar, including myself, join me in welcoming here Excellencies — Mr. President, the first ever visit of a U.S. President to…
