The USNS Comfort, a U.S. Navy hospital ship, will be docking in Haiti on Friday, September 11th. The United States has invited the Cuban Ambassador in Port-au-Prince and five Cuban medical workers to tour the ship and witness its capabilities.…
Category: Statement and Releases
The President today spoke with over 500 rabbis from the four major American Jewish religious denominations to mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown on September 13. In addition to wishing the Rabbis and their congregations…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Representative Barbara Lee – Representative of the United States to the Seventieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Cassandra Q. Butts, of the District of Columbia, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Barbara Lee, of California, to…
Today, the Senate took an historic step forward and voted to enable the United States to work with our international partners to enable the implementation of the comprehensive, long-term deal that will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Richard Franklin Boulware, II, of Nevada, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2019, vice Ketanji Brown Jackson, term expired. Charles R. Breyer, of California, to…
Education and job training are among the surest pathways to the middle class. To mark the beginning of the school year, the President, the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, and Secretary Arne Duncan will travel across the country in the…
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, President Obama nominated Judge Richard Franklin Boulware II and Judge Charles R. Breyer to serve on the United States Sentencing Commission. “Throughout their careers these distinguished individuals have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to justice,” said President…
THE PROMISE OF EQUAL FUTURES The United States launched the Equal Futures Partnership in September 2012 to help galvanize efforts by governments around the world to address barriers to women’s economic and political participation. In three years, a partnership that…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced the appointment of the following individuals to key Administration posts: Regina Blye – Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board Christopher Stephen Hart – Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers…
