Category: July 2012

Oval Office Please see below for a correction (marked with an asterisk*). 10:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Hope you guys are all staying cool. Well, listen, I just…

Private Residence McLean, Virginia 6:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Well, it is good to be with all of you. And I just want to say to Earl…

Private Residence McLean, VA 6:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Well, it is good to be with all of you. And I just want to say to Earl…

WASHINGTON – Today, as part of his We Can’t Wait initiative, President Obama announced that the Atlanta Regional Multimodal Passenger Terminal project will be expedited as a nationally and regionally…

On Friday, July 27, 2012, the President signed into law: S. 2165, the “United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012,” which enhances security cooperation between the United States and…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe…

The President met earlier today in the Oval Office with Ambassador Ryan Crocker to receive an update on the situation in Afghanistan and to thank the Ambassador for his superb…

Cabinet Room 2:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, this is a good opportunity for me to bring my Cabinet together to thank them for the extraordinary work that they’re doing…

National Security Advisor Tom Donilon had a positive and productive visit to Japan on July 26, where he met with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and other senior officials to discuss…

On Thursday, July 26, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 3001, the “Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act,” which provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul…