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Archive: March 19, 2013

Ben Gurion International Airport Tel Aviv, Israel 12:55 P.M. IST      PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Shalom.  (Applause.)  President Peres, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and most of all, to the people of Israel, thank you for this incredibly warm welcome.  This is my third…

East Room 5:47 P.M. EDT   THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Good evening, everybody.   AUDIENCE:  Good evening.   THE PRESIDENT:  Welcome to St. Patrick’s Week here at the White House — not just today, we get a week.    …

U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 1:05 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Please, everybody, have a seat. To our host, Speaker Boehner, to the distinguished members of the House and the Senate, thank you all for…

Oval Office 10:41 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome back Taoiseach Kenny to the Oval Office, to the White House and his entire delegation.  Obviously, we cherish this opportunity once a year to reaffirm…

Eisenhower Executive Office Building Washington, D.C. 11:39 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hello!  (Applause.)  Good afternoon — morning.  It’s still morning.  How is everyone?  You all, rest yourselves.  (Laughter.)  I hear we’ve been keeping you pretty busy, right?  Well, I’m really…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Michael Kenny O’Keefe and Robert Okun to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  “Throughout their careers, these nominees have displayed unwavering commitment to justice and integrity,” said President Obama. …

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Patricia E. Campbell-Smith and Elaine D. Kaplan to serve on the United States Court of Federal Claims. “These nominees have dedicated their careers to serving the public good,” said President Obama. “And in…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Patricia E. Campbell-Smith, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Lawrence Baskir, retiring. Elaine D. Kaplan, of the…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: • Cathy Russell – Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues, Department of State “Cathy is a longtime advocate for justice…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of…