Vice President Biden spoke with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa today to discuss the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Vice President and Deputy President Ramaphosa discussed the critical role that AGOA has played…
Archive: April 13, 2015
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm, and flooding during the period…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Glyn Townsend Davies – Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, Department of State Carol Waller Pope – Member, Federal Labor Relations…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Gabriel Camarillo, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Daniel Ginsberg. Joyce Louise Connery, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term…
TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification, the Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan…
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Washington, DC * 3:30 PM – The First Lady will join students from across the country to plant the White House Kitchen Garden for the seventh year in a row. In 2009, Mrs. Obama planted a vegetable…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for an addendum, marked with an asterisk, on the President’s travel to South Dakota. 12:23 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I see at least…
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION President Abraham Lincoln believed that we are, at heart, one Nation and one people. At…
