WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Edward (Ned) Alford – Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, Department of State Peter W. Bodde – Ambassador to the…
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President Obama will host President John Evans Atta Mills of Ghana for a meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday, March 8. The President met President Mills in July 2009 and welcomes the opportunity to reciprocate the warm hospitality that…
Via Conference Call 4:22 P.M. EST MS. BARKOFF: Thank you and thanks for everyone for joining the call today. Our hope is to provide you all with a more detailed sense of the Vice President’s schedule and goals during his…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Brian J. Davis and John E. Dowdell to serve on the United States District Court. “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench,” President Obama said. …
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Brian J. Davis, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Richard A. Lazzara, retired. John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the…
For almost three decades, Olympia Snowe has served the people of the great state of Maine. Elected to the state House in 1973, Olympia went on to be the first woman in American history to serve in both houses of…
We are deeply concerned about reports that in 2001, some unidentified portions of remains from the 9/11 attacks were disposed of in a landfill, and about the unacceptable handling of remains at Dover. The President has been briefed on the…
White House Releases Education Blueprint: An Economy Built to Last Today, President Obama delivered remarks to the National Governors Association (NGA) where he challenged governors across the nation to do their part to ensure American students and workers have the…
On Monday, February 27, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 1162, which conveys and declares certain specified acres (including those within Olympic National Park) in the State of Washington to be held in trust for the benefit of the…
The President welcomes today’s news that TransCanada plans to build a pipeline to bring crude oil from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf of Mexico. As the President made clear in January, we support the company’s interest in proceeding with this…
