NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, vice Ben S. Bernanke, resigned.
Category: Statement and Releases
Today, the President met with the House Democratic Caucus at the White House. The meeting lasted over an hour. The President thanked the House Democrats for their support of the clean, short-term continuing resolution that would re-open the government and…
We, the Leaders of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam, are pleased to announce today that our countries are on track to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. Ministers and negotiators…
Late this morning, the President telephoned Speaker John Boehner from the Oval Office and repeated what he told him when they met at the White House last week: the President is willing to negotiate with Republicans — after the threat…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I am eager to take your questions, so I’ll try to be brief at the top. This morning, I had a chance to speak with Speaker…
The enthusiastic demonstration of support for immigration reform this week has proven to Congress that the broad coalition behind commonsense solutions to our nation’s broken immigration laws is as strong as it has ever been. It’s time for the House…
This afternoon Vice President Biden met the Chairperson of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan and South Sudan and former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki at the White House. Joining the Vice President was United States Special…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, vice Linda Thomas-Greenfield, resigned. Arun Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to a-key Administration posts: Arnold A. Chacon – Director General of the Foreign Service, Department of State Arun M. Kumar – Assistant Secretary and Director General…
On Friday, October 4, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 3233, which extends the Special Immigrant Visa Program for Iraqi Nationals; and S. 1348, the “Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2013” which retroactively reauthorizes from October 1, 2013,…
