Washington, DC – Vice President Joe Biden today called Shane Terblanche, General Manager of the Navistar Modec Electric Vehicle Alliance at Navistar International Corporation, and the rest of the Indiana-based Navistar electric truck team to congratulate them on shipping the…
Category: Statement and Releases
Today, the President submitted to the Senate the New START Treaty, which he signed last month in Prague. The entire Treaty package includes: • Letter of transmittal from the President to the Senate, • Letter of submittal from the Secretary of State…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark Feierstein, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Paul J. Bonicelli. Osvaldo Luis Gratacós Munet, of Puerto Rico, to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank,…
Earlier today, the Vice President called United Kingdom Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The Vice President congratulated Clegg on his new role as Deputy Prime Minister and said he looked forward to working with the new government in the United…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key administration posts: Thomas R. Acevedo, Member, National Advisory Council on Indian Education Derek J. Bailey, Member, National Advisory Council on Indian Education Robin A.…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the…
On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interest, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.…
WASHINGTON, DC–President Barack Obama today announced the designation of the following individuals to be United States Delegates to the Sixty-third World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization from May 17-21, 2010: U.S. DELEGATION TO THE 63RD WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY…
“The President will welcome Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon to the White House on May 24. The Prime Minister’s visit is a symbol of the close and historic relationship between Lebanon and the United States. This will be the…
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster which can seriously damage the economy and environment of our Gulf states and could jeopardize the livelihoods of thousands of Americans who…
