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Archive: May 8, 2014

Fairmont San Jose San Jose, California 7:50 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Hello, California!    AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you!   THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back!  It is good to be back in San Jose.  (Applause.)  I…

Private Residence La Jolla, California 1:47 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Well, first of all, let me just say thank you to Irwin and Joan and the whole Jacobs family.  They have been great friends…

East Room 11:11 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Good afternoon, everyone.  It’s a — afternoon or morning?  Good morning.  (Laughter.)  Well, hello, everyone, and welcome to a little museum that we like to call the White House.  (Laughter.)   …

Today, the Vice President called Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to discuss his upcoming visit to Brazil to attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Vice President informed President Rousseff of his plans to attend the June 16th match in Natal…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Pamela Harris, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice Andre M. Davis, retired. Brenda K. Sannes, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Brenda K. Sannes to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. “I am proud to nominate Brenda K. Sannes to serve on the United States…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Pamela Harris to serve on the United States Court of Appeals. “Throughout her career, Pamela Harris has shown unwavering integrity and an outstanding commitment to public service,” said President Obama. “I am proud…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Robert Stephen Beecroft – Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Department of State Stuart E. Jones – Ambassador to the…

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority today in Ramallah.  On Israeli- Palestinian negotiations, Ambassador Rice underscored that while we have come to a pause in the parties’ talks, the United States believes…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(b), (d)) (the “Act”), the text…