Today, the President, joined by senior members of his response team, attended a meeting with electric utility executives and trade association representatives at the Department of Energy to discuss lessons learned during the response to Hurricane Sandy, as well as…
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Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago during the week of May 26th, 2013. In each country, the Vice President will meet with key leaders to discuss the full range…
President Obama will host President Ollanta Humala of Peru at the White House on Tuesday, June 11. The President looks forward to following up on U.S. efforts to support the Humala Administration’s agenda of social inclusion, broad based economic growth,…
The full text of the op-ed by President Obama is printed below. The piece was published yesterday in the Miami Herald and can be found HERE. Improving our Partnership with Latin America By Barack Obama Last week, I…
For six decades, the U.S.-ROK Alliance has served as an anchor for stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and increasingly around the world. President Barack Obama of the United States of America and President…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his authority under the International Emergency Economic…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency, unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration,…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation, vice Ray LaHood. Michael Froman, of New York, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, vice Ronald…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Colin Stirling Bruce, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice Michael P. McCuskey, retiring. Sara Lee Ellis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe winter storm during the period of April 9-11, 2013. Federal…
