Ritz Carlton Washington, D.C. 7:25 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) You all should know better than to listen to the Ambassador. Thank you all very, very much. Mr. Deputy Prime Minister, it’s great to be…
Archive: June 4, 2013
Private Residence Washington, D.C. 6:07 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, my goodness! (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! MRS. OBAMA: Love you too! And yes, I’m here because I love you. (Laughter.) And I’m here because I love my husband…
Oval Office 12:05 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to welcome President Piñera and his delegation to the Oval Office. It gives me an opportunity to return the extraordinary hospitality that they showed during my visit to Santiago and…
Rose Garden 10:28 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. So one of the most important responsibilities of a President is to nominate qualified men and women to serve as judges on the federal bench. And…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Kenny Alameda – United States Commissioner, Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and…
Via Telephone 4:18 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thanks, everybody, for joining this call. We wanted to preview the President’s upcoming meeting with President Xi of China. Just to reiterate ground rules, we’re going to do this on background. We…
The United States is deeply concerned by the verdicts issued today by an Egyptian court against representatives of non-governmental organizations in what was a politically-motivated trial. The court’s decision undermines the protection of universal human rights and calls into question…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, Jr., elevated. Cornelia T. L. Pillard, of the District of Columbia, to be United…
Deputy National Security Advisor Antony Blinken met yesterday with Secretary-General Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the ongoing U.S.-OIC partnership and to explore areas for expanding cooperation. Their conversation focused on the deeply concerning…
The United States and Chile share a strong commitment to expanding economic growth and job creation through integration into global markets. Our bilateral Free Trade Agreement and joint work to form the Trans-Pacific Partnership are recent examples of efforts to…
