CATEGORY: July 2009
President Obama And President Medvedev Of Russia Before Meeting
PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV: (As translated.) — (in progress) — by the way, something I have already had the chance to watch on TV, particularly your speech at the New School of Economics. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV: Because this indeed was a systemic outline of the relations between the United States and Russia on a number of issues both bilateral and international. And also... [Read more]
Remarks By President Obama And Prime Minister Putin Of Russia Before Meeting
PRIME MINISTER PUTIN: (As translated) Mr. President, I’m very glad to meet you here. And I’m glad to have this opportunity to be an acquaintance of yours. The history of relations between Russia and the United States has very many different occasions and events of different, shall we say, color. There were periods when our relations flourished quite a bit and there were also periods of,... [Read more]
The President At The New Economic School Graduation, 7/7/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Well, congratulations, Oxana. And to the entire Class of 2009, congratulations to you. I don’t know if anybody else will meet their future wife or husband in class like I did, but I’m sure that you’re all going to have wonderful careers. I want to acknowledge a few people who are here. We have President Mikhail Gorbachev is here today, and I want... [Read more]
Press Conference by President Obama and President Medvedev of Russia, 7/6/09
PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV: (As translated.) Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen of the press, colleagues, we have just completed our negotiations with the U.S. President. The first visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Russia was a very busy one. The first day showed that we managed to discuss all the items of our agenda, and it was a very big one. I would like from the outset to... [Read more]
Transcript of President Obama’s Interview with Novaya Gazeta
1. Do you agree with the opinion expressed by many Russian and European politicians that the United States is primarily responsible for the economic difficulties that their countries are now living through? No. We all are experiencing a severe economic crisis that is affecting the lives of many people in countries around the world. This crisis resulted from a culture of irresponsibility regarding... [Read more]
President at Independence Day Celebration 7/4/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House. (Applause.) And happy Fourth of July. Michelle and I are honored and proud to have you here on the Fourth. And we’re humbled to be joined up here by heroes — men and women who went beyond the call of duty in battle, some selflessly risking their lives again and again so that others might live. True to form, they — like all of you —... [Read more]
President After Meeting With Energy CEOs, 7/2/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I just held a meeting with the CEOs of some of the most innovative energy companies in America to talk about growth and progress of a sector that represents a big piece of America’s economic future. As our economy adapts to the challenges of a new century, new ways of producing and saving and distributing energy offer a unique opportunity to create... [Read more]
President in an Online Town Hall on Health Care Reform, 7/1/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Good to see you guys. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, Northern Virginia. Thank you very much. What a wonderful welcome. And I’m so grateful to all of you for taking the time to be here. A couple of quick acknowledgments. First of all, I want to thank President Templin and Chancellor DuBois for their wonderful hospitality. We are grateful to both... [Read more]
