TOWN HALL AT ELECTRATHERM RENO, NEVADA 11:50 AM PDT On Thursday, the President will conduct his third town hall meeting in three days and discuss his plan for getting America’s finances in order through shared responsibility and shared prosperity at…
Category: Statement and Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: · Susan Athey, Member, President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science · Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges, Member, Board of Trustees…
Vice President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Putin this morning and discussed a range of issues including Russia’s World Trade Organization accession, the Obama Administration’s commitment to terminate Jackson-Vanik’s application to Russia, and next steps on missile defense cooperation. The…
Rating period ends Friday, April 29 at 11:59 PM ET WASHINGTON – Public review and rating of the six high school finalists in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge begins today and ends Friday, April 29 at 11:59 pm ET. …
One year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded, killing eleven men and ultimately releasing an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. That catastrophic event deeply affected the lives of millions of Americans, from…
President Obama spoke with British Prime Minister David Cameron today as part of his ongoing consultations with coalition allies and partners on Libya. The President and Prime Minister agreed that United Nations Security Council resolutions on Libya must be fully…
We were saddened to learn of the death of film director and photographer Tim Hetherington while working in Misrata, and we are deeply concerned about the well being of other journalists who were wounded alongside him. Journalists across the globe…
Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough welcomed African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping to the White House today. The two discussed the ongoing situations in Libya, Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire and Somalia and how the…
In the two years since President Obama laid out his vision for a world without nuclear weapons in Prague, the United States has pursued an aggressive nonproliferation agenda at the United Nations. Today the United States and the other members…
“We were deeply saddened to hear that journalist Chris Hondros has died as the result of injuries sustained while covering the conflict in Misrata. Chris’s tragic death underscores the need to protect journalists as they cover conflicts across the globe. …
