Today, at Carnegie Mellon University, President Obama launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance our…
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Today, President Obama will travel to the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh to launch the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, a national effort to bring together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in…
On Monday, the President and Vice President will hold meetings at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to discuss the status of the negotiations to find common ground on a…
Nearly five years have now passed since Hamas terrorists crossed into Israel and abducted Gilad Shalit. During this time, Hamas has held him hostage without access by the International Committee of the Red Cross, in violation of the standards of…
On June 24, 2011, the President signed into law: S.J.Res. 7, which reappoints Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and S.J.Res. 9, which reappoints Robert P. Kogod as a citizen…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Sung Y. Kim, Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Department of State Adrienne O’Neal, Ambassador to the Republic of Cape Verde, Department…
As we mark the anniversary of the United Nations’ Convention Against Torture, I join people around the world in honoring the victims of torture, paying tribute to all those who are courageously working to eradicate these inhuman practices from our…
On June 26, 2008, by Executive Order 13466, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign…
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, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in…
WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Steven Richard Frank, Martin John Pane and David Blake Webb to serve as U.S. Marshals. “These dedicated law enforcement professionals have spent their careers protecting their fellow Americans,” said President Obama. “I am honored to…
