Month: September 2012

University of Miami Miami, Florida 2:15 P.M. EDT Q Please welcome the President of the United States. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Q Welcome. Thank you for being here with…

Private Residence Tampa, Florida 6:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) It is so good to see all of you, and I’m going to have a chance to, I…

Report Highlights Progress Made Since President Obama Signed Tourism Executive Order WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this year, President Obama issued an Executive Order on travel and tourism that directed federal…

No veteran who fought for our nation should have to fight for a job at home, but Republicans in Washington are blocking a common sense plan to create the Veterans…

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, President Obama nominated Jennifer A. Dorsey, Andrew Patrick Gordon, and Judge Michael J. McShane for District Court judgeships. “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified…

Earlier today, the President held a video conference with President Karzai of Afghanistan, as a part of their regular consultations and following on their phone call last week. The two…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Jennifer A. Dorsey, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Larry R. Hicks, retiring. Andrew Patrick Gordon, of…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Sylvia M. Becker, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term…

President Obama met today with Burmese Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and expressed his admiration for her courage, determination and personal sacrifice in championing democracy and human rights over…

North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina 2:35 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Yes! All right. (Applause.) Wow! Yes! Thank you so much. (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years!…