CATEGORY: March 2012
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Michael Peter Huerta– Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation Robert James Grey, Jr.– Member, Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation John G. Levi – Member, Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation Laurie... [Read more]
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michael Peter Huerta, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years, vice J. Randolph Babbitt. Brett H. McGurk, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iraq. James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United... [Read more]
Remarks by President Obama, President Medvedev of Russia, and President Nazarbayev of Kazakstan at Trilateral Announcement
Coex Center Seoul, Republic of Korea 12:00 P.M. KST PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV: (As interpreted.) Well, probably as all of you know that Semipalatinsk nuclear test site was one of the largest nuclear test sites in the world, together with Nevada. And about 500 nuclear tests have been carried out on this test site, 70 of them in the open air. And the polygon was closed by my first decree as the President... [Read more]
Remarks by the First Lady at the National Cherry Blossom Festival Centennial Tree Planting Ceremony
Tidal Basin Washington, D.C. 11:22 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much, it is a true pleasure to be here on this beautiful, little chilly day. (Laughter.) We planned it. This is the only cold day of the week, and we are here. But I am pleased to be here. I want to start by thanking Secretary Salazar for that very kind introduction, and for all of his outstanding work as Secretary... [Read more]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Gilani of Pakistan before Bilateral Meeting
Coex Center Seoul, Republic of Korea 5:16 P.M. KST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to say how much I appreciate the opportunity to meet once again with Prime Minister Gilani and his delegation. Obviously, the United States and Pakistan have a host of mutual interests. We’re both interested in combating terrorism, both internationally and in our respective countries. We both are interested in economic... [Read more]
Obama, Netanyahu Are In Agreement On Iran Despite Indecision On Military Action
With Iran’s growing nuclear program posing a threat, both Obama and Netanyahu have sought to offer a united front despite differences on whether a diploma solution or military action must be sought to defuse the escalating tensions in the Middle East. In a session with reporters in the Oval Office, Netanyahu expressed his doubts over the possibility of a diplomatic solution, by saying “When it... [Read more]
Trilateral Announcement Between Mexico, the United States, and Canada on Nuclear Security
At the March 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, the Governments of Mexico, the United States, and Canada announced the completion of an important joint nuclear security project to convert the fuel in Mexico’s research reactor from highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU). The project was initiated at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C. in April 2010,... [Read more]
Readout by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes on President Obama and President Medvedev’s Bilateral Meeting
Grand Hyatt Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea 1:53 P.M. KST MR. RHODES: This was President Obama’s final bilateral meeting with President Medvedev in his current role as President of Russia. I think as you saw from their remarks, there was a very positive tone to it. President Medvedev and President Obama began by recounting the things that they’d been able to achieve together —... [Read more]
Joint Statement by the United States, Chile, Poland, Nigeria, Morocco, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea on the Nuclear Security Summit Outreach Efforts
In order to promote the goals of the 2010 Nuclear Security Communique to secure nuclear material and prevent nuclear terrorism, and specifically its call to strengthen global nuclear security through dialogue and cooperation with all states, the governments of Chile, Poland, Nigeria and Thailand, and Morocco hosted regional outreach meetings as a forum to collaboratively discuss nuclear security challenges... [Read more]
Belgium-France-Netherlands-United States Joint Statement: Minimization of HEU and the Reliable Supply of Medical Radioisotopes
Gathered in Seoul on the occasion of the second Nuclear Security Summit, leaders of Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United States reaffirm their commitment to minimize the use of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) for civilian purposes, where technically and economically feasible, in order to advance the goal of nuclear security, as stated in the Washington Final Communiqué and Work Plan. Belgium,... [Read more]
