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Category: Press Briefings
Press Filing Center Intercontinental Yorkville Toronto, Canada 2:03 P.M. EDT SECRETARY GEITHNER: How are you all? Nice to see you. It was sunny in Washington, I want to say, when I left. (Laughter.) The G20 leaders…
PRESS BRIEFING BY BEN RHODES, DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS; MIKE FROMAN, DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS; AMBASSADOR JEFF BADER, SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL; AND DANNY RUSSEL, DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN…
10:14 A.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: We may have to make this one quick because it feels like we’re, as I would say, getting closer to the ground on purpose. Fire away. Who’s got something? Q Robert, with regulatory reform now…
PRESS BRIEFING BY DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS BEN RHODES, AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS MIKE McFAUL ON THE UPCOMING VISIT OF PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV OF RUSSIA June 22,…
12:52 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Let me read a quick readout from a meeting the President held this morning. The President had a productive video teleconference this morning with President Karzai. The two leaders focused primarily on plans to stabilize…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:01 P.M. EDT MR. BURTON: So to start out I just want to read out a couple phone calls the President just made to Chancellor Merkel and President Zapatero. The President values his excellent…
Aboard Air Force One En Route Columbus, Ohio 10:50 A.M. EDT MR. BURTON: We’ll make this fast so you guys can eat. Q Why did the President take a shot at China in his G20 letter today — alluded to…
2:12 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon, folks. Is this working? All right. You recognize our special guest. I want to turn this over to Vice President Biden. THE VICE PRESIDENT: You act surprised. (Laughter.) Well, I’m glad to see…
3:10 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: So we’re going to do this in a little bit different order. We’re going to start today with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey to announce a…
