Category: May 2012

McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois 11:57 A.M. CDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: All right. Good morning, everybody. It is a great pleasure to welcome President Karzai to my hometown of Chicago after he…

McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois 12:52 P.M. CDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I just want to not only welcome Secretary General Rasmussen to my hometown of Chicago — my understanding is he’s…

McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois 2:15 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary General. Anders, I want to take this opportunity on behalf of all of us to…

WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama discussed Wall Street reform that he put in place to protect consumers, make Wall Street play by the same set of rules,…

Our imperative is to promote growth and jobs. The global economic recovery shows signs of promise, but significant headwinds persist. Against this background, we commit to take all necessary steps…

“There have been increasing disruptions in the supply of oil to the global market over the past several months, which pose a substantial risk to global economic growth. In response,…

Camp David, Maryland, United States May 18-19, 2012 Preamble 1. We, the Leaders of the Group of Eight, met at Camp David on May 18 and 19, 2012 to address…

Camp David, Maryland 9:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: All right, everybody, listen up. First of all, I want to welcome all the leaders here. The press, you’re welcome as long…

Aspen Cabin Camp David, Maryland 6:04 P.M. EDT Good afternoon, everybody. It has been a great pleasure to host the leaders of some of the world’s largest economies here at…

WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, May 21, the President will travel to Joplin, Missouri, where he will deliver the commencement address at Joplin High School’s 2011-2012 graduation ceremony. After devastating…