On Friday, March 18, 2016, the President signed into law: H.R. 1755, which amends the Federal charter of the Disabled American Veterans to state the specific purposes of the corporation and add a plan for transfer of assets upon dissolution;…
Category: Statement and Releases
President Obama will host the leaders of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden at the White House for a U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit on May 13, 2016. This event follows the convening of Nordic leaders during the President’s trip to Sweden…
President Obama spoke by phone today with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and French President Francois Hollande to congratulate them on the arrest in Brussels today of Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the November 13, 2015 ISIL terrorist attacks in…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Section 704 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United…
Via Telephone 12:18 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. Thanks for joining the call. I’m not going to be long because Valerie and others are giving you some of the background on this. As you now know, I nominated Chief…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Jeffrey A. Rosen – Governor, Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service President Obama announced his intent to…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Anne Hall – Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, Department of State James X. Dempsey – Member, Privacy and Civil Liberties…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Justice Lisabeth Tabor Hughes to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. “Justice Lisabeth Tabor Hughes has a long and impressive record of service and a history of…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice “Seizing a Transformational Moment in the Western Hemisphere” As Prepared Remarks at the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center The Atlantic Council Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 17, 2016 Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Fred,…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Heidi Neel Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2017, vice Eric J. Tanenblatt, term expired.…
