TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE January 19, 2012 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d))…
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CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Implementing Provisions of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 Relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline Permit The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 requires a determination, within 60…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS AND THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Monrovia, Liberia to attend the inauguration of Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, on January 16, 2012. The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton,…
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For nearly four centuries, men and women have immigrated to America’s shores in pursuit of religious freedom. Hailing…
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FEDERAL HOLIDAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On a hot summer day nearly half a century ago, an African American preacher with…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Certification Concerning U.S. Participation in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Consistent with Section 2005 of the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on the Eligibility of South Sudan to Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as Amended By…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Delegation of a Certain Function and Authority Conferred upon the President by Section 1235(c) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 By the authority vested in me as…
