12:37 P.M. CST PRESIDENT HU: (As translated.) Your Excellency President Obama, and dear friends from the news media, ladies and gentlemen: I’m very happy to meet our friends from the press and media. To begin with, I would like…
Category: Statement and Releases
We are dismayed at the Jerusalem Planning Committee’s decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem. At a time when we are working to re-launch negotiations, these actions make it more difficult for…
Julie Simone Brill, of Vermont, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2009, vice Pamela Harbour, term expired. Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: • Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs • Arthur Elkins, Jr., Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency • Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale,…
“As American families prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, we received an unsettling report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that found that hunger rose significantly last year. This trend was already painfully clear in many communities across our nation, where…
Walter Crawford Jones, of Maryland, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years, vice Mimi Alemayehou. Ian Hoddy Solomon, of Maryland, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: • Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission • Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission • Scott H. DeLisi, Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of…
After Forum, President Obama to Kick-off White House to Main Street Tour with Stop in Allentown, Pennsylvania WASHINGTON, DC- The Obama Administration announced plans today to hold the Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth on Thursday, December 3rd at the…
On November 15, President Obama participated in the 17th Annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ meeting in Singapore. APEC members account for 53% of global GDP, purchase 58% of U.S. goods exports, and represent a market of 2.7 billion consumers. …
THE 17th APEC ECONOMIC LEADERS’ MEETING Singapore 14 – 15 November 2009 “SUSTAINING GROWTH, CONNECTING THE REGION” We, the Leaders of APEC, gathered in Singapore and marked twenty years of cooperation in promoting economic growth and prosperity for our people.…
