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Archive: May 28, 2013

East Room 5:48 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Everybody, please have a seat.  Thank you so much.  Aloha! AUDIENCE:  Aloha! THE PRESIDENT:  Welcome to the White House, everybody.  And thank you, Joan, for…

REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, IN STATEMENT TO THE PRESS Diplomatic Center Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago   3:47 P.M. AST VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Thank you very much.  Good afternoon, everyone.  Mr. President, Madam Prime Minister, distinguished leaders…

Kitchen Garden 1:24 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hey!  What’s going on?  How are you guys doing? CHILDREN:  Good! MRS. OBAMA:  It’s exciting!  Look!  Look what you did — it grew!  It’s very exciting.  Well, welcome back.  We’ve got a few…

Asbury Park Convention Hall Asbury Park, New Jersey 1:26 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, New Jersey!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Jersey. AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back!  (Applause.)  Let me, first…

On Friday, May 31, President Obama will welcome NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to the White House.  As the most successful alliance in history, NATO lies at the heart of the transatlantic relationship, serving as the bedrock for building shared…

WASHINGTON — Alan Krueger, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), announced his plans to return to his position as Bendheim Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He will return to Princeton in time for…

National Security Advisor Tom Donilon travelled to Beijing May 26-28 to advance preparations for the upcoming meeting between President Obama and President Xi Jinping in California in early June. Mr. Donilon had constructive and broad-ranging meetings with senior Chinese officials,…

In his meeting today with 15 Presidents, Prime Ministers and other senior ministry officials from the Caribbean region, Vice President Biden discussed the United States’ commitment to deepening economic collaboration and expanding prosperity and social inclusion in the region.  The…

Today, Vice President Biden met with the Prime Ministers, Presidents, and senior ministry personnel from 15 Caribbean nations in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, where they discussed our comprehensive regional partnership to improve citizen security in the Caribbean. Working…

Aboard Air Force One En Route New Jersey 10:56 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good morning, everyone.  Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way to New Jersey.  I think you have been provided information about today’s visit to…