New Directive to Make Federal Services Available on Mobile Devices, Spur “App Economy” and Entrepreneurship WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Obama Administration is launching a new initiative to accelerate efforts to make new and useful services available to consumers on…
Category: Statement and Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: • Jonathan Lippman – Member, Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute The President also announced his intent to appoint…
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, President Obama will visit TPI Composites, a wind manufacturer in Newton, Iowa where he will urge Congress to act on the “To Do List,” specifically highlighting the need to invest in clean energy by passing…
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, President Obama will visit a wind manufacturer in Newton, Iowa. Newton is a city of roughly 16,000 residents, located 35 miles east of Des Moines. For many years, Maytag manufactured washers and dryers at its…
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, May 29th, President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medal of Freedom is our Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national…
At the 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon, the United States, our NATO Allies, ISAF partners, and the Government of Afghanistan agreed to transfer responsibility for securing Afghanistan from ISAF to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in a transition process…
Supporting Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) that are sufficient to the task of securing Afghanistan and financially sustainable by the Afghan government and the international community is the foundation of NATO’s transition strategy. A sufficient and sustainable ANSF will help…
At the 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon, NATO Heads of State and Government agreed to an enduring partnership between NATO and Afghanistan that would last beyond the transition of full security responsibility for Afghanistan from ISAF to Afghan forces by…
At the Chicago Summit, President Obama and the 27 leaders of the other Allied nations acted to further strengthen and deepen NATO’s ties with partner nations. Enhancing NATO’s global network of partnerships is a top priority for the United States…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Thomas M. Durkin to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. “I am honored to put forward this highly qualified candidate for the federal bench,” President Obama…
