25 Communities Selected for Recovery Act “Retrofit Ramp-Up” Awards Washington, D.C. – Vice President Biden will today kick off five days of Administration events around the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with the announcement of the selection of 25 communities…
Category: Statement and Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Luis E. Arreaga, Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, Department of State Rose M. Likins, Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, Department…
WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi, Judge Susan Richard Nelson, Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander, Judge James K. Bredar and Edmond E. Chang to United States District Court judgeships. “I am honored to nominate these outstanding candidates to…
Excerpts of prepared remarks of Gen. James L. Jones at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Michael Stein Address, Soref Symposium 25th Anniversary Soref Gala “Since taking office, President Obama has pursued a two-state solution—a secure, Jewish state of Israel living side by side in peace and security with a viable and independent Palestinian state. This…
25 comunidades seleccionadas recibirán subvenciones de la Ley para la Recuperación a fin de intensificar remodelaciones (“Retrofit Ramp-Up”) Washington, D.C. – El Vicepresidente Biden hoy dará inicio a cinco días de eventos del gobierno en torno al 40º aniversario…
Remarks by National Security Advisor James L. Jones at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Michael Stein Address, Soref Symposium 25th Anniversary Soref Gala Thank you all very much. Thank you, Martin Gross, for your very kind introduction, and for your leadership as the Institute’s new president. You have 25 years of Institute history to…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2014, vice Dennis P. Walsh, to which position he was appointed during…
Michelle and I were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dorothy Height – the godmother of the Civil Rights Movement and a hero to so many Americans. Ever since she was denied entrance to college because the incoming…
The elections held recently in Sudan were an essential step in a process laid out by Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The United States notes the initial assessment of independent electoral observers that Sudan’s elections did not meet international standards. Political…
Obama to discuss jobs and the economy with rural families and businesses WASHINGTON, DC – The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Iowa, Missouri and Illinois on April 27 and 28 for the next stops on…
