Month: November 2013

Presidential Palace Panama City, Panama 11:42 A.M. EST PRESIDENT MARTINELLI: (As interpreted.) Thank you very much. First of all, I would like to welcome Vice President Joseph Biden and his…

Good afternoon—thank you so much, Andrew . It’s always a good rule of thumb to have a friend introduce you, and Andrew and I go back a long way. We’re…

Today, the President hosted a meeting at the White House with chairmen, ranking members, and other members of the Senate Banking Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Armed Services Committees,…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: · Stephanie Cutter – Member, President’s Committee on the Arts and the…

BET’S 106 & PARK Black Entertainment Television Studios New York, New York 3:00 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Hello! Q Well, hello! MRS. OBAMA: This is nice. (Applause.) Q So, welcome…

Sheraton Hotel & Towers New York, New York 12:41 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Well, good afternoon. (Applause.) Are you all fired up? Just how fired up are you? (Applause.) This…

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco called President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi of Yemen today to reaffirm the U.S. government’s strong support for Yemen’s political…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Thomas E. Perez, resigned. Marc A. Kastner, of Massachusetts, to be Director…

The people of the United States were saddened to learn of the passing of former President Glafcos Clerides on Friday. Throughout his life, President Clerides was devoted to the highest…