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Archive: August 30, 2013

Via Telephone 5:07 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  Thank you so much.  Hi, everyone.  Thanks for joining us this afternoon.  This conference call is to talk to you about the President’s upcoming trip to Sweden and to Russia for the…

Via Conference Call 1:20 P.M. EDT   MS. HAYDEN:  Hi, everyone.  Thanks for joining us on what we know is a busy day.  We are doing this call on background with senior administration officials to talk to you about the…

2:22 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, obviously, I’m very grateful to have my fellow Presidents here, as well as the Vice President.  Before I begin, I want to say a few words about the situation in Syria.  As you’ve seen,…

The President and President Hollande spoke today as part of their continuing consultations regarding the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons on August 21.  The two leaders agreed that the international community cannot tolerate the use of chemicals weapons and…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE   August 30, 2013   Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)   I am transmitting an alternative plan for…

  TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE August 30, 2013 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am transmitting an alternative plan for pay increases…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Rear Admiral Gerd F. Glang – Commissioner, Mississippi River Commission Lynnae M. Ruttledge – Member, Commission on Long-Term Care James J. Zogby…

President Obama hosted Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, along with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Latvian President Andris Bērziņš, for a meeting in the White House on August 30.  The visit underscored the close ties between the United States and…

President Obama hosted Latvian President Andris Bērziņš, along with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, for a meeting in the White House on August 30.  The visit underscored the close ties between the United States and the…

President Obama hosted Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, along with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Latvian President Andris Bērziņš, for a meeting at the White House on August 30.  The visit underscored the close ties between the United States and the…