NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Pedro A. Delgado Hernández, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, vice Daniel R. Dominguez, retired. Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be United States District…
Archive: June 26, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Pedro A. Delgado Hernández, Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks and Judge Alison Renee Lee for District Court judgeships. “These individuals have demonstrated the talent, expertise, and fair-mindedness Americans expect and deserve from their…
Today I am proud to announce my intention to renominate General Marty Dempsey as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Sandy Winnefeld as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. These two superb officers have…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Celebration of the Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union in Zagreb on June 30, 2013. The Honorable Kenneth H. Merten, U.S. Ambassador…
I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has…
Aboard Air Force One En Route Senegal 12:00 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: So this is the only paper statement, only statement from the President on the Supreme Court decision on DOMA. So I’m just here to provide you that statement…
Aboard Air Force One En Route Senegal 9:40 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, as we begin our trip to Africa. I know that you’ve been briefed and given a preview of the trip, so I won’t…
TO MODIFY DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Section 502(b)(2)(G) of the Trade Act of…
