WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Daniel B. Baer – United States Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with rank of Ambassador, Department…
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Mark T. Nethery – Member, Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation President Obama…
Today, President Obama and President Xi agreed on an important new step to confront global climate change. For the first time, the United States and China will work together and with other countries to use the expertise and institutions of…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2013 Dear Mr. Speaker: As a matter of comity, and consistent with 31 U.S.C. 1107, I am transmitting to the Congress, without…
I want to congratulate Congressman John Dingell on becoming the longest-serving member of Congress in our country’s history. First elected in 1955 to the seat formerly held by his father, John Dingell Sr., John has always worked tirelessly for people…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Jimm Larry Hendren, retired. Jeffrey Alker Meyer, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Jeffrey Alker Meyer and Timothy L. Brooks to serve as district court judges. “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench,” President Obama said. “They will be…
Fairmont Hotel San Jose, California 9:01 A.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. It is wonderful to see all of you, and I want to thank everybody who is here. I think there’s only one problem, and that is that…
The Vice President met with His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain, this afternoon in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The Vice President emphasized U.S. support for Bahrain…
Calls on FCC to leverage E-Rate program to have 99 percent of students connected within 5 years WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama today unveiled a bold, new initiative called ConnectED to connect 99 percent of America’s students to the internet…
